Director of Construction & Building Services (FE)

Casanovas Recruitment Solutions; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Casanovas Recruitment Solutions is supporting a leading FE and skills provider to recruit a Director of Construction and Building Services in Ipswich. This senior role shapes curriculum across multiple sites, overseeing programmes, apprenticeships and commercial training with a focus on learner outcomes.

You will lead Heads and curriculum teams, manage performance and budgets, and build strong employer partnerships while ensuring safeguarding and quality standards across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Senior leader from FE, training, apprenticeships or skills sectors.
• Experience managing curriculum teams and full-time plus apprenticeship provision.
• Strong leadership, commercial awareness and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Curriculum development, quality and learner outcomes.
• Full-time programmes, apprenticeships and commercial provision.
• Leading and developing Heads, Coordinators and curriculum teams.
• Performance, budgets and resource management.
• Employer and industry partnerships.
• Safeguarding, health & safety and quality standards.
• Supporting wider organisational strategy and growth.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Curriculum development

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

People management

Industry partnerships

Education

Degree in education or leadership

Level 5 teaching qualification

Level 2 literacy and numeracy

Postgraduate qualification in construction/building services

Job description

Casanovas Recruitment Solutions is supporting a leading FE and skills provider to recruit a Director of Construction and Building Services in Ipswich. This senior role shapes curriculum across multiple sites, overseeing programmes, apprenticeships and commercial training with a focus on learner outcomes.

You will lead Heads and curriculum teams, manage performance and budgets, and build strong employer partnerships while ensuring safeguarding and quality standards across the organisation.