JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title:
Estates Project Manager for Academies – Thames Valley & South
Reports to:
Director of Estates
OVERVIEW Responsible for a portfolio of up to 16 schools across Thames Valley & South, you will work on a range of projects with values up to £3m and will support the Director of Estates in striving to achieve United Learning’s strategic aims. This role will play an integral part in ensuring that high-quality school environments are developed to provide great places to learn and work. The Estates Project Manager will liaise with Heads, School Business Managers and Facilities Managers to identify estates priorities, oversee the annual capital investment plan valued £5-12m and be involved in the strategic masterplan for academies in the regions. This includes the allocation and monitoring of funding to ensure that schemes are briefed, designed, developed, and built to an exceptional standard ensuring value for money at all stages. LOCATION The role will be home based and will include regular travel to the 16 academies based in Thames Valley & South within the United Learning Group. Regular travel to the group’s Central Offices (Peterborough and London) is also required. REGION This is a remote-based role, that will be responsible for a portfolio of schools stated below.
▪ INVESTMENT – Develop, monitor and manage capital and maintenance expenditure plans. ▪ TRAINING – Develop guidance, advisory notes and training forums for colleagues dealing with Estates such as school/academy Business Managers, building managers etc. ▪ NATIONAL POLICIES AND STANDARDS – Review and advise on the impact of evolving educational premises legislation. Represent and contribute to relevant interest or policy groups on behalf of United Learning where appropriate. ▪ MARKET STANDARDS – In conjunction with others, review the emerging standards and services of similar organisations and make appropriate recommendations to ensure development of market position. ▪ CONTRACTS – Review existing contracts for services, works and material supply. Develop a quality and value-based framework for services, contractors and suppliers. ▪ STANDARDS – Develop standards for accommodation, design and construction to deliver national and United Learning requirements to ensure compliance to educational needs, flexibly, extendibility, low maintenance and low running costs. PROJECT, SERVICE AND DELIVERY ▪ Manage the capital scheme programme in terms of time, cost and quality for the Academies. ▪ Ensure that both the School’s and United Learning’s project requirements are translated into coherent, achievable, and agreed briefs.
EXTERNAL ▪ Professional organisations working with the Group i.e. Architects, surveyors etc. ▪ Contractors. ▪ ESFA/Government Bodies.
KEY RESULT AREAS
Avonbourne Boys’ Academy Avonbourne Girls’ Academy
Bournemouth Bournemouth
ESTATES CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROUP STRATEGIC AIMS: ▪ Great places to learn – making our schools the best possible place for children to learn in. ▪ Great places to work – making sure our staff have high quality facilities. ▪ A great group to join – ensuring our group services are of the highest quality. ▪ A great contribution beyond the group – a commitment to local communities, the national education system, and the wider world. ESTATES STRATEGIC ▪ GROUP DEVELOPMENT – Liaison with Education Directors, DfE, ESFA and local authorities re new and expanding schools. ▪ SUSTAINABILITY – Review energy usage and generation and develop policy and implementation proposals (in conjunction with others). ▪ CARBON REDUCTION – Work with others across the group to promote our aim to be carbon neutral by 2030, including identifying decarbonisation projects across the schools.
Avonwood Primary School Bournemouth Beacon View Primary Academy Portsmouth Glebe Primary School Harrow Glenmoor & Winton Academies Bournemouth Hanwell Fields Community School Banbury Hill View Primary School Banbury Huish Episcopi Academy Langport Regent’s Park College Oxford Robert Blake School Bridgewater Seahaven Academy Newhaven Southway Primary School Bognor Regis The Cornerstone Academy Poole, Dorset The Victory Primary School London Worle community school
Weston-Super-Mare
COMMUNICATIONS AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS INTERNAL ▪ Director of Estates, Deputy Directors of Estates, Academy Estates Managers, Energy & Sustainability Manager. ▪ School contacts within the Group, in particular Heads/Principals, Business Managers and Facilities Managers. ▪ CFO.
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