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Job Purpose

An organisation with an ambitious and varied capital programme is seeking an experienced interim Head to lead teams delivering a range of complex education projects and contracts, including school expansion schemes (mainstream and SEND), PFI, and BSF programmes. The post holder will provide strategic leadership in the modernisation of the schools estate, alongside implementing sustainability measures to support Net Zero objectives. Responsibilities also include managing the Strategic Lead for PFI, overseeing contract expiry, and leading BSF teams. The role covers a programme of approximately £80m. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced interim professional who can hit the ground running, support senior leadership, and drive project delivery at pace to achieve meaningful outcomes for communities and the wider environment

2 days remote 3 days in the office.

Your new role

• Managing internal teams of built environment Project Managers, PFI and BSF Teams, Programme Managers and external multidisciplinary consultancy teams to deliver schools expansions and the schools condition programme.
• Leading the development of education programmes and projects working with Sponsors and Users and DfE.
• Working with stakeholders at senior level including Director of Education, DfE, Headteachers, Diocese.
• Ensuring operational effectiveness and compliance with terms of PFI contracts and effective management of contract completion.
• Ensuring sustainability objectives are addressed in projects.
• Preparing and managing project budgets, financial reporting, programming and project planning including risk management plans.
• Project delivery strategy, sustainability in design, quality and cost management.
• Acting as the Intelligent Client on schools.
• Preparing/overseeing consultancy briefs, procuring and managing consultants and service contracts.
• Delivery of the schools capital programme.
• Ensuring all projects have deliverable programmes with milestones, and risk registers.
• Knowledge of DfE Building Bulletins, standards and processes.
• Site visits.
• Ensuring activities are planned to include meaningful one to one conversations, quality annual appraisals and regular workforce planning and development.
• Manages performance and behavioural issues effectively.
• Being fully accountable for managing the council's resources well and complying with statutory requirements. This includes managing time, avoiding unnecessary waste, reuse and recycle resources to reduce personal impact.
• Monitor financial performance and deliver within budget.
• Monitor financial performance, deliver within budget and seek savings and efficiencies by exploring opportunities to draw funding where appropriate.
• Set, monitor, and remain within budget whilst challenging the team to deliver increased efficiencies.
• Explores different options for funding and income generation.
• Include details of the value of budget/financial responsibility and what this budget should be use for.

What you will need to succeed

• Degree in a Built Environment discipline. (e.g. Architecture, Surveying, Engineering).
• RIBA/RICS/CIOB/ACE qualifications essential.
• Construction industry recognised Project Management Qualification (e.g. RICS/CIOB/APM).
• Managing multidisciplinary teams across the built environment.
• Performance Management.
• Client liaison.
• Delivery of schools expansions, improvements and landscape schemes from inception to completion across the full range of RIBA stages.
• Managing project budgets.
• BREEAM, Sustainability, BNG, CDM and Building Regs knowledge.
• Acting as a Client PM for large scale/complex projects.
• Experience of JCT /NEC contract negotiations and contract administration.
• Significant procurement experience and appointment of specialists design team, cost planners, external PMs.
• Planning application processes, development management.
• Working within the public and private sector.
• Experience of writing business cases, reports and knowledge of public sector processes, including procurement.
• Must have the ability to undertake site visits.

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