Education Place Planning Lead (Hybrid) - Drive School Places

Swindon; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Swindon Borough Council is seeking a School Place Planning Officer to lead long-term education planning and capital delivery in Swindon. You will manage school place planning, oversee building schemes, and coordinate education reorganisations with partners including schools, MATs, and the Department for Education.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, data analysis, and strategic vision, with hybrid working and a 37-hour week. Salary £42,839 p.a. plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent and successful customer service skills.
• Experience working with Schools, Governing Bodies, Members and other customers with strong stakeholder management.
• Able to work as part of a team and also on own initiative.
• Conscientious, willing to go the extra mile and take accountability for your area.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels.
• Able to use IT packages and analyse and interpret data.
• Good attention to detail and strategic vision.

Responsibilities

• Lead range of planning functions including school place planning and client role for building schemes.
• Deliver education reorganisations and capital projects for primary and secondary phases.
• Take strategic lead on long-term education planning for Swindon and assess future demand.
• Data interrogation to develop coordinated responses to drive school places where needed.
• Collaborate with partners such as Schools, MATs, Department for Education and other council directorates.

Skills

Customer service

Stakeholder management

Teamwork

Initiative

Communication

IT skills

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Strategic vision

Job description

Swindon Borough Council is seeking a School Place Planning Officer to lead long-term education planning and capital delivery in Swindon. You will manage school place planning, oversee building schemes, and coordinate education reorganisations with partners including schools, MATs, and the Department for Education.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, data analysis, and strategic vision, with hybrid working and a 37-hour week. Salary £42,839 p.a. plus benefits.