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Schools Estate Project Delivery Manager
Job Posted: 2 hours ago
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: London
Expire in: a month
Job Description
About Haringey
Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.
About the Role
This role is to manage Haringey Council's Schools Estate Projects Team, which delivers minor works construction projects for myriad schools across Haringey.
The successful candidate will have a strong surveying and construction project management background, and preferably experience of working for local authorities. The candidate will be expected to report to several boards and steering groups, so excellent communication skills are a must.
The role comes with line-management responsibilities for two Project Managers, so experience of managing staff would also be preferable.
Experience of managing and reporting on a multi-million pound budget would be another advantage.
This is an operational role, on top of the managerial responsibilities, so the successful candidate should be able to also deliver construction projects.
Working for Haringey (Do not fill, unless there are additional benefits)
At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.
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About You
The individual possesses extensive experience in successfully delivering construction and building services projects. This includes a proven track record of working collaboratively with various stakeholders to provide customer-focused services and achieve objectives. Additionally, the candidate has demonstrated proficiency in managing and developing staff, fostering a performance management culture for staff development and achieving strong performance outcomes.
Furthermore, the candidate brings expertise in commissioning and monitoring consultants and construction contractors to ensure effective project delivery. Notably, there is specific experience within the education sector, highlighting an understanding of the unique challenges related to school premises. Budget management is a key strength, with a demonstrated ability to manage budgets, control spending, and generate savings through effective planning and adherence to budget governance principles.
In terms of qualifications, the candidate holds a degree or equivalent relevant professional qualification, such as RICS or MCIOB, and possesses a Project Management qualification to further enhance their credentials.
About the Team
The role will report into the Head of Resilience, Operational Building Management and Safety. The rest of the team consists of two experienced project managers, who report into this role, and a project support officerBefore You Apply
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