Estates Programme Lead: Transforming Specialist Campuses

Chiltern Way Academy Trust; Wendover; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS membership

Generous annual leave

Wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Chiltern Way Academy Trust is seeking an Estates Programme Manager to lead the planning and delivery of our capital works programme across every campus, ensuring safe, compliant and well-presented environments for learners with ASC and SEMH needs.

You will work alongside the MAT Estates Manager—develop briefs, manage tenders, monitor budgets and report progress to the COO and FPGP Committee, while supporting funding, condition surveys, and asset management plans within a values-led Trust.

Qualifications

• Proven project or programme management experience in estates/facilities.
• Experience across multiple sites is advantageous.
• Strong organisational and stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of estates projects and capital works across multiple campuses.
• Develop briefs, scopes and programmes; manage tenders and contractors.
• Monitor budgets and report progress to senior leadership.
• Support capital funding, grant applications and asset management plans.
• Embed consistent maintenance, compliance and health & safety standards.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Job description

Chiltern Way Academy Trust is seeking an Estates Programme Manager to lead the planning and delivery of our capital works programme across every campus, ensuring safe, compliant and well-presented environments for learners with ASC and SEMH needs.

You will work alongside the MAT Estates Manager—develop briefs, manage tenders, monitor budgets and report progress to the COO and FPGP Committee, while supporting funding, condition surveys, and asset management plans within a values-led Trust.