The main responsibility of the Division of Operations and Resources (DOR) at the University of Iceland is to ensure the efficient and effective management of the university's physical, financial, and human resources to support its academic and administrative functions.
The Construction Division is responsible for building maintenance and renovations at UI and Facilities Management is responsible for their operations. The Department of Lots and Parking is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the UI campus.
Requests regarding changes to facilities or in relation to furniture and suggestions regarding UI's facilities or campus can be sent via the management system MainManager found on the intraweb (Ugla). It is necessary to read the instructions found there before a request or suggestion is submitted.
Requests and suggestions regarding UI facilities or its campus.
The DOR has supervision with health and safety at UI, access control, security systems and security cameras. The division employs a project manager who also works with the Health and Safety Committee. Facilities Supervisors assume the role of Safety Officer for their respective buildings.
The DOR runs the website for health and safety, which has miscellaneous information and videos on health and safety.
The DOR monitors sustainability and environmental factors in the operations of UI, for example, electricity consumption, water consumption, waste disposal, etc. It also has supervision with the implementation of the Green Steps Program (a government-run initiative) and is responsible for compiling the UI's green accounting which is a tool for measuring the institution's carbon footprint from its operations.
The main projects are:
- Renovation
- Changes to and maintenance of buildings
- Supervision of systems such as electrical, heating, ventilation, control systems
- Indoor and outdoor painting and decorating
- Purchasing and maintenance of furniture and other amenities
- Campus operations and maintenance
- Operates a carpenter's workshop, landscaper's workshop and electrician's workshop
The main projects are:
- assistance to staff
- monitoring and communication with cleaning contractors
- inspections and monitoring of buildings
- health and safety issues
The main projects are:
- supervision of rental contracts
- supervision of room booking
- supervision of shared electric cars for staff
- managing UI Sport Facilities and booking of Sports Hall
- supervision of general building utilization at UI
Kristinn Jóhannesson
Tel: +354 525 5288
Mobile: +354 888 3028
Email: kjohannesson@hi.is
Location: Them Main Building, room A-225
The office of the Division of Operations and Resources (DOR) is headed by its director and it employs project managers. Projects that the office oversees include, but are not limited to:
- buildings
- health and safety
- environmental factors in the operations of UI
- campus planning
- project oversight amongst the division's departments
- conference planning
The Head of Department
Ingibjörg Ólafsdóttir
Email: iolafsdottir@hi.is
Tel: +354 525 5268
Mobile: +354 820 9908
The Construction Division is responsible for building maintenance and renovations and runs its own workshop.The Department of Lots and Parking is part of the division and is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the UI campus.
The division employs master carpenters, carpenters, a master electrician, an electrician, a master painter, a master landscaper, and other staff.
The Head of the Construction Division
Kristinn Kristinsson
Email: kiddik@hi.is
Tel: +354 525 - 5240
Mobile: +354 861-3435
Location: VR-III by Hjarðarhagi, 107 Reykjavík
Facilities Supervisors are employed at the Facilities Supervision department and their responsibilities are various, but not limited to: various assistance to staff and other users of UI buildings, communications with cleaning contractors, inspections and the monitoring of buildings, health and safety issues, and they are Safety Officers for the respective buildings.
The Head of Facilities Supervision
Björn Auðunn Magnússon
E-mail: bam@hi.is
Location: The Main Building (Aðalbygging), in the basement southern end
Tel: +354 525 4365
If you are injured or in danger please call emergency services, 112
Outside of normal opening hours (between 16:00-22:00 on work days and 07:30-17:00 on Saturdays), it is possible to reach the on-call facilities supervisor via the on-call phone number +354 834-6512
Direct connection to the call centre of Öryggismiðstöðin (security contractor) is at +354 530 2400
Requests regarding changes to facilities or in relation to furniture and suggestions regarding UI's facilities or campus can be sent via the management system MainManager found on the intraweb (Ugla). It is necessary to read the instructions found there before a request or suggestion is submitted. Requests and suggestions regarding UI facilities or its campus.
Facilities Operations is responsible for all operations in UI's buildings in general. Some of its projects include: rental contracts, contracts with various servicing contractors, supervision of room bookings, and the monitoring and supervision of general building utilization at UI. It manages the university's shared electric cars which staff can book to carry out work-related errands in the capital area, and also manages the UI Sports Facilities.
The Facilities Supervisor
Ragnheiður Birna Úlfarsdóttir
E-mail: birnul@hi.is
Location: The Main Building (Aðalbygging), in the basement southern end.
Tel: +354 525 4686
The UI Gymnasium is open to all students and staff for a modest fee. The Gym offers scheduled group lessons in the hall and fitness suite facilities. Groups can also hire the hall, for example, for ball games or other sports. For hiring the Sports Hall, contact operations manager.
Note! The Service Desk is responsible for bookings in classrooms and guest accommodation, tel: +354 525 4000.
Requests regarding changes to facilities or in relation to furniture and suggestions regarding UI's facilities or campus can be sent via the management system MainManager found on the intraweb Ugla.
Director of the division
