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Head of Schools Capital Projects needed in Liverpool Paying £608.35 per day ref OR99920
Full time hours on a temporary basis
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage internal teams of built environment Project Managers, Programme Managers, and legacy PFI / BSF teams, alongside external multidisciplinary consultancy teams
- Deliver school expansion projects and the schools condition programme from inception through to completion
- Lead the development of education capital programmes and individual projects, working collaboratively with sponsors, users, and the Department for Education (DfE)
- Act as a senior point of contact, engaging with stakeholders including Directors of Education, Headteachers, Diocesan representatives, and the DfE
- Act as the Intelligent Client for schools capital projects, ensuring clarity of brief, robust governance, and effective challenge
- Ensure operational effectiveness and full compliance with the terms of PFI contracts, including effective management through to contract completion
- Prepare and oversee consultancy briefs; procure, appoint, and manage professional consultants and service contracts
- Develop and implement project delivery strategies, ensuring excellence in design quality, sustainability, cost control, and programme management
- Embed sustainability objectives into project briefs, design development, and delivery
- Prepare and manage programme and project budgets, financial reporting, risk management plans, and project programming
- Ensure all projects have clear, deliverable programmes with defined milestones, robust risk registers, and appropriate controls
- Oversee the delivery of the schools capital programme, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed standards
- Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of DfE Building Bulletins, standards, policies, and approval processes, ensuring full compliance across projects
- Undertake site visits as required, monitoring progress, quality, health and safety, and contractual compliance
If you are interested in the role, please email your CV toverity@essentialemploy.co.ukquoting the reference number.
Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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Location: Liverpool
Job Description:
Head of Schools Capital Projects needed in Liverpool Paying £608.35 per day ref OR99920
Full time hours on a temporary basis
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage internal teams of built environment Project Managers, Programme Managers, and legacy PFI / BSF teams, alongside external multidisciplinary consultancy teams
- Deliver school expansion projects and the schools condition programme from inception through to completion
- Lead the development of education capital programmes and individual projects, working collaboratively with sponsors, users, and the Department for Education (DfE)
- Act as a senior point of contact, engaging with stakeholders including Directors of Education, Headteachers, Diocesan representatives, and the DfE
- Act as the Intelligent Client for schools capital projects, ensuring clarity of brief, robust governance, and effective challenge
- Ensure operational effectiveness and full compliance with the terms of PFI contracts, including effective management through to contract completion
- Prepare and oversee consultancy briefs; procure, appoint, and manage professional consultants and service contracts
- Develop and implement project delivery strategies, ensuring excellence in design quality, sustainability, cost control, and programme management
- Embed sustainability objectives into project briefs, design development, and delivery
- Prepare and manage programme and project budgets, financial reporting, risk management plans, and project programming
- Ensure all projects have clear, deliverable programmes with defined milestones, robust risk registers, and appropriate controls
- Oversee the delivery of the schools capital programme, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to agreed standards
- Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of DfE Building Bulletins, standards, policies, and approval processes, ensuring full compliance across projects
- Undertake site visits as required, monitoring progress, quality, health and safety, and contractual compliance
If you are interested in the role, please email your CV toverity@essentialemploy.co.ukquoting the reference number.
Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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Posted: May 2nd, 2026