Project Manager - Capital Development
Harrow School
Harrow
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- Spring 2025
- Apply by:
- 8 December 2024
Job overview
Starting in Spring 2025, fixed term for the duration of the project – approximately three plus years
Three full days per week, all year round, working on site only
The role: Working under the direction of the Governor-led Project Development Steering Group and reporting to the Director of Premises, the Project Manager has responsibility for the project management of the construction of the School's new Sports Centre and associated projects/landscaping. Responsibilities span a broad spectrum, covering all the areas of project management including - project planning, procurement, financial planning, cost and risk management, time management, quality management, change control, contract administration, safety management and liaison with fundraising development office as well as users. The post holder is expected to work proactively with Estates Department managers, external consultants and contractors to manage the project to a high standard.
For more information please review the job description attached as a separate document to the advertisement on the School vacancies page.
The skills: The Project Manager acts as the backbone of the entire programme. It is a position requiring complete and thorough technical knowledge of the construction process coupled with a focus on programme cost, quality and timely delivery. You will have a construction-related degree or qualification and project management (client side) experience in medium – large sized construction projects. Your ability to build strong working relationships will enable you to manage consultants and work with the external project team whilst liaising with key School stakeholders. You will have a thorough understanding of overseeing health and safety and a proven ability to respond flexibly, manage challenging circumstances and formulate solutions to present to board-level managers.
The benefits include:
- Free lunch.
- Free parking.
- Automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme.
- Use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track.
- Subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.
The environment: Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 835 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. Sport has been at the heart of Harrow life for over two centuries. The School has plans for a substantial new centre able to meet the needs of a growing 21st century sports programme. This new building, to be built as the last phase of our Capital Development programme, will provide training facilities worthy of the greats and be widely available for use by our partner schools and the local community.
The new sports centre will include:
- Two substantial new sports halls.
- 25-metre six-lane competition swimming pool, with a viewing gallery and training pool.
- State-of-the-art fitness and performance suites.
- Substantial changing rooms for visiting teams, triage and physio areas.
- Multi-purpose classrooms with flexible walls which open out onto an extensive viewing terrace.
Closing date: Midnight, 8 December 2024.
Applications will be processed as they are received and interviews may take place before the closing date, so early application is recommended.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.
Attached documents
About Harrow School
Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill in north-west London. The School is located on a 324-acre estate which encompasses much of Harrow on the Hill and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 837 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. Employees particularly value the School’s beautiful green estate, the positive working environment, and good relationships with their colleagues.
Harrow School is an independent boarding secondary school for boys aged 13-18. It was established, by royal charter, in 1572 during the reign of Elizabeth I. It is operated as a Royal Charter Corporation, which is a charitable trust whose trustees are the school’s governors. The school licenses the Harrow name to a number of schools in Asia.
Head Master
Alastair Land
Values and vision
Harrow School believes that the success of students should not be measured purely by grades, but by their influence on the wider world.
The school believes that all organisations need strong and clearly expressed values to create identity, focus, unity and drive, and in order to answer the questions: “what do we belong to?”, “what’s important to us?”, "why do our collective efforts matter?”, and “what holds us together?”.
Harrow’s values of courage, honour, humility and fellowship aim to help the school to make decisions from day-to-day that mean members of its community behave and perform better. These four Values link closely to Harrow School’s Christian foundation, and the principles of “Godliness and good learning” established by its founder, John Lyon.
ISI report
“Pupils are high achievers in all areas of their academic lives. Their success owes much to the strong and supportive boarding community to which they all belong and which gives the encouragement to work hard and aim high, and the confidence to set themselves ambitious goals.”
“Pupils invariably work hard and utilise their strong motivation and desire to succeed, and this is one of the main drivers in their success. The strong progress they make, and their all-round excellent achievement is enabled by many innovative approaches and initiatives introduced by school leaders.”
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