Curriculum Manager - Engineering & Construction Apprenticeships

Dovetail & Slate Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Dovetail & Slate Ltd is seeking a Curriculum Manager to lead engineering and construction apprenticeships across a broad curriculum. You will own the provision, provide strong leadership to teaching and support teams, and drive employer partnerships to meet learner outcomes and funding targets.

The role focuses on developing programmes, managing staff performance, and ensuring high-quality delivery while aligning with regional skills needs and the organisation’s performance targets.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading curriculum provision across engineering or construction.
• Experience managing apprenticeship provision within FE or training providers.
• Ability to use data to improve learner outcomes and curriculum decisions.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Understanding of apprenticeship funding, QA, compliance and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of apprenticeship programmes across engineering, welding/fabrication and professional construction.
• Manage and develop staff, including recruitment, performance management and development.
• Oversee curriculum quality, learning and assessment to ensure strong learner outcomes.
• Monitor recruitment, retention, achievement and progression using data for improvement.
• Ensure provision meets funding, compliance, QA and safeguarding requirements.
• Develop new programmes in response to employer demand and regional skills needs.
• Build and maintain relationships with employers and external stakeholders.
• Manage budgets, staffing and resources to meet targets.
• Contribute to wider apprenticeship strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Curriculum management

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Employer engagement

Staff development

Budget management

Education

Level 5 qualification

Teaching/Assessor qualifications

Job description

Curriculum Manager - Engineering & Construction Apprenticeships

Permanent

Location: the East of England

Salary: £45,000 per annum

Start date: As soon as possible

About the Role

You'll lead and develop apprenticeship provision across engineering, welding and fabrication, manufacturing and professional construction at an education provider. This is an excellent opportunity for an established curriculum or apprenticeship leader to take ownership of a varied and substantial curriculum area.

You'll provide strong leadership to teaching and support teams, strengthen employer partnerships and ensure programmes meet learner needs, industry requirements and the organisation's performance targets.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the development and delivery of high-quality apprenticeship programmes across engineering, manufacturing, welding/fabrication and professional construction.
• Managing, motivating and developing staff, including recruitment, performance management, lesson observations and professional development.
• Overseeing curriculum quality, teaching, learning and assessment, ensuring strong learner outcomes.
• Monitoring recruitment, retention, achievement and progression, using data to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensuring apprenticeship provision meets relevant funding, compliance, quality assurance and safeguarding requirements.
• Developing new programmes and expanding existing provision in response to employer demand and regional skills needs.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with employers, businesses and external stakeholders.
• Managing budgets, staffing and resources effectively, ensuring financial and performance targets are met.
• Contributing to the wider apprenticeship strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

Essential:

• Proven experience in a Curriculum Manager, Head of Department or equivalent leadership role
• A strong background in engineering, manufacturing, welding/fabrication, professional construction or the built environment
• Significant experience managing apprenticeship provision, ideally within Further Education or a training provider
• Experience leading and developing staff and managing curriculum performance
• A strong understanding of apprenticeship funding, quality assurance, compliance and employer engagement
• The ability to use data to improve learner outcomes and make effective curriculum decisions
• Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills

Desirable (but not essential):

• A relevant Level 5 or above qualification, with appropriate teaching and assessor/verifier qualifications

If you're an experienced engineering, construction or apprenticeship leader ready to take on a permanent leadership role, we'd love to hear from you.