Programme Manager – Built Environment and Sustainable Development

Location: CorbySalary: £41,400 – £47,971 per annum (DOE and Qualifications)Contract: Permanent – Full TimeHours: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year

Role Overview

We are currently seeking a Programme Manager – Built Environment and Sustainable Development to join our Construction department at The Bedford College Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Curriculum Leadership & Strategic Delivery – Lead the development and management of curriculum provision within a specialist area, ensuring programmes are high‑quality, industry‑aligned and support College strategic priorities.
• Teaching, Learning & Student Outcomes – Drive excellence in teaching, learning and assessment, using performance data to improve attendance, retention, achievement and progression outcomes.
• Curriculum Development & Employer Engagement – Design and enhance innovative, inclusive curriculum pathways that maximise employability and respond to employer and community needs.
• Staff Leadership, Performance & Development – Manage, develop and performance‑manage staff, ensuring effective recruitment, CPD, accountability and a high‑performing team culture.
• Quality Assurance, Compliance & Professional Practice – Lead quality assurance processes, contribute to self‑assessment and improvement plans, and ensure compliance with safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and college policies.

About You

• Qualifications, Teaching & Quality Expertise – GCSE English and maths with a Level 3 specialist qualification, PGCE/Cert Ed and commitment to achieving Level 3 Management and Level 4 IQA qualifications.
• Teaching, Curriculum & Learner Outcomes – Proven experience delivering teaching across a range of programmes, contributing to curriculum development and using data to improve learner achievement, retention and progress.
• Quality Assurance, Compliance & Ofsted Awareness – Strong knowledge of awarding body requirements, inspection frameworks and quality processes (SAR/QIP, IV), ensuring compliant and high‑quality provision.
• Data, Organisation & Continuous Improvement – Highly organised with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, able to coordinate multiple activities, monitor performance and drive improvements through data insights.
• Leadership, Professional Practice & Values – Effective communicator and collaborator, committed to safeguarding, equality and College values, with a proactive, reflective approach and flexibility to work across sites and demands.

Interviews will be held on 18 June 2026.

Values

• Valuing Teamwork – We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously – We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred – At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive – We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring – We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence – We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK; sponsorship not available.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Successful candidate will be subject to enhanced DBS check and thorough vetting.

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