Surveyor/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 Surveyor/Project Management.

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 part of a newly expanded team, you will be Working closely with the Head of Projects & Procurement, you will be at the ‘coal-face’ of delivering a diverse range of capital projects and programmes across both our Schools and Further Education estates. Projects will range in size and complexity from £30m to £0.5m, from whole new Colleges or Schools to component renewal, making a positive impact into our drive for Net Zero Carbon but most of all, having a real positive impact into the lives of young people striving to aspire in life. Our ideal candidate will:

• Be a great collaborator and expert in managing relationships
• Have a proven level of technical expertise and knowledge in leading complex construction projects
• Be a great communicator
• Have expertise in delivering capital projects and programmes in the education/public sector
• Understand buildings, their services and lifecycles
• Be 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)