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Head of Projects and Procurement

Employer
Bromley College
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
£60,037 - £65,603
Closing date
25 Dec 2020

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Job position
Head of, Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Function
Project Manager

London South East Colleges is a successful and innovative College operating with sites across Bromley, Bexley, Orpington and Greenwich.  With nearly 14,000 students and 1,000 members of staff, the College is a major employer in the area and makes a significant impact on the lives and future prospects of its learners who travel from across London to study with us.  The College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust, a growing Multi Academy which is rapidly developing a track record of academic and financial success.  With a combined turnover of circa £65m and the ambitious growth plans of the group, there has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation.

It’s an exciting time to join the estates team here at London and South East Education Group. We are on a journey of transforming our service, from great foundations to outstanding! We are building both capacity and capability to standout and strive to be a truly outstanding service in support of Education in London and the South East. Are you ready for a new challenge? If so, this is the opportunity to get in at the start of our transformation and shape our future together. We are now looking for outstanding people, with the right knowledge, a brilliant set of skills and proven expertise in Head of Projects & Procurement.

We serve over 13,000 learners across a growing school and further education estate, ensuring over 75,000sqm of space is open, operational safe and compliant. Whilst delivering capital reinvestment and renewal projects currently running at over £50m. We are rationalising our estate and we are building whole new Colleges. We are maximising our income to reinvest in our existing buildings through a long-term masterplan lens - it’s an exciting time!

As the first Head of Projects & Procurement you will be leading both internal and external teams in delivering complex projects and programmes of work, across our Education estate ranging in size and complexity from whole new colleges and schools, to component renewal. With the responsibility for our strategic asset management programming, you will shape and drive a range of focussed reinvestment projects that supports outstanding learning; provides a great environment and experience to lean in; and that our curriculum needs remain the focus. Our ideal candidate will:

  • Be a senior technical leader
  • Have outstanding communication skills
  • Be skilled in managing complex and challenging relationships
  • Have a proven track record of leading complex technical projects and programmes in a large multi-site setting
  • Have considerable expertise in the education/public sector
  • Be an excellent strategic asset management planner
  • Be collaborative whilst remaining resilient

*Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt; we reserve the right to interview before the closing date*.

For enquiries, please email us at humanresources@lsec.ac.uk

As the College supports a number of children and vulnerable adults, all staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Accordingly, most staff will be subject to an ‘Enhanced’ DBS (formerly CRB) check.

(Previous applicants need not apply – if applicable)

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