Group Project Manager
Stowe School
Buckinghamshire
- New
- Salary:
- Circa £65,000 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- February 2025
- Apply by:
- 29 November 2024
Job overview
Contract type: Permanent
Hours of work: Approximately 37.5 hours per week (or as required)
Salary: Circa £65,000 per annum
Closing date: 6.00pm Friday 29th November
Start date: Required from February 2025
Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Job Overview:
We have an exciting new role for the right candidate within our Estates Department. This post reports to the Group Director of Estates with regular contact with the Executive Leadership Team, Heads of Estate Management across the Group and School Governors.
The right person would be able to deliver new build and complex refurbishment projects across the Stowe Group with values ranging from £250K to £10m. To appoint and manage external consultants and contractors throughout the project life cycle; ensuring that projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the agreed specification.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Reporting to the Group Director of Estates to be responsible for the delivery of complex refurbishment and new build projects as instructed, including obtaining all relevant statutory approvals.
- To evaluate, appoint and manage external consultants including Architects, Quantity Surveyors, M&E Consultants, Health and Safety Advisors and where appropriate external Project Managers, and to act as the Client’s representative.
- To lead the procurement of projects including the tender process and selection of contractors. Thereafter to manage the budget and all reporting.
- To act as the key liaison with stakeholders in the Group delivering communication in a timely and efficient manner ensuring that the delivered project is in line with their requirements.
- To ensure compliance with and have a detailed understanding of all relevant Health and Safety and CDM regulations.
- To have a good understanding of construction contracts and processes.
To view our candidate pack please click here.
For the full job description please click here.
To Apply: Please complete an application form, together with a CV and covering letter outlining why you are interested in the role.
Person Specification
The selection of candidates for short-listing will be based on this specification and candidates should bear this in mind when preparing their application and completing the application form:
Qualifications
Essential
- HND/HNC Construction Management/Project Management.
Desirable
- Professional qualification with RICS/ CIOB.
Specialist Skills & Experience
Essential
- Proven track record of multiple projects covering construction and refurbishments within an active operational environment.
- Experience of managing projects up to £10m across complicated buildings.
- Understanding of Planning and Listed Building Consents.
- Understanding of CDM Regulations.
- Understanding of asbestos management legislation.
- Understanding of construction programmes and contracts.
- Instructing and managing external consultants.
- Clear thinking and able to make strategic and tactical decisions to progress the project within the constraints set.
Desirable
- Worked within an educational environment.
- Worked within a Listed Building or Heritage setting.
- Understanding of leases
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Strong leadership approach, engendering collaborative and innovative ways of working.
- Positive communication skills to motivate project team and develop a strong rapport with project stakeholders.
- Tact and diplomacy in order to get the co-operation of all parties.
- Emotional intelligence.
- Collaborative working practices.
- Positive attitude and ability to work independently.
- Strives for excellence.
Desirable
- Safeguarding experience (including leading complaint investigations).
To apply now, please download the application form for this job here.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Attached documents
About Stowe School
Stowe is the contemporary co-educational boarding and day school. Pupils at Stowe are educated in a sublime environment in which we help to build confident young people who are proud of their achievements. We emphasise academic achievement alongside other learning experiences.
At Stowe, we believe that every pupil has abilities and talents and we are committed to helping young people develop their potential to the full. Preparing our pupils for life after Stowe begins in their very first year, with teaching and academic support that helps each and every pupil to achieve excellence in whatever field he or she chooses. Our pupils achieve superb GCSE and A level results and our curriculum is broad and innovative. Pupils explore an exceptionally wide range of subjects. Lessons are exciting and fulfilling. We do not restrict teaching styles, our academic staff are specialists who infuse our pupils with their enthusiasm for their subjects, and Stowe’s unique surroundings and unrivalled facilities provide the best environment in which to learn.
Our value added scores place the School in the top 1% nationally. Academic support is given in the classroom and through our tutor system. Each pupil’s attainment is monitored closely and pupils are challenged to set their sights high. Our Virtual Learning Environment provides teachers and pupils with a resource which can be accessed in and outside the classroom, and helps pupils to continue their studies in their own time. Teachers at Stowe embrace new technologies which are proven to improve pupil learning.
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