Estates Projects Manager

United Colleges Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Westminster seeks an experienced Estates Project Manager to oversee a variety of estates projects, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with financial guidelines. You will play a crucial role in developing a new campus and collaborating with internal teams. This role requires expertise in building management, along with the ability to build relationships with stakeholders. Competitive salary and the chance to make a significant impact across the institution's estates portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience in building management or capital works projects.
• Understanding of public sector financial guidelines.
• Ability to work during academic holidays.

Responsibilities

• Oversee estates change projects and manage space moves.
• Lead project management of estates capital works.
• Ensure projects meet financial guidelines.
• Support the development of a new campus.
• Collaborate on stakeholder consultations.
• Ensure compliance with statutory obligations.
• Deliver minor improvements projects.

Skills

Building management

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder consultation

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Estates Project Manager to join our Estates Management Team. In this role, you will oversee a range of estates change projects, including planning and managing space moves, consulting on capital works, and leading the project management of estates capital works. You will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered within financial guidelines, securing and administering capital funding, and coordinating with finance colleagues to minimize impacts on cashflow.

You will also play a key role in supporting the development of a new campus, leading on FFE fit-outs, and collaborating with the Development team on stakeholder consultations. Your expertise will also be essential in ensuring compliance with statutory obligations, delivering minor improvements projects, and working closely with colleagues to enhance resilience and align services with the expectations of both staff and students. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive professional to make a real impact across the College\'s estates portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a range of estates change projects, including planning and managing space moves.
• Consult on capital works and lead the project management of estates capital works.
• Ensure projects are delivered within financial guidelines, secure and administer capital funding, and coordinate with finance colleagues to minimise cashflow impact.
• Support the development of a new campus and lead on FFE fit-outs.
• Collaborate with the Development team on stakeholder consultations.
• Ensure compliance with statutory obligations and deliver minor improvements projects.
• Work with colleagues to enhance resilience and align services with the expectations of staff and students.
• Be available to work during academic holidays to deliver projects outside of term time.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience in building management or capital works projects.
• Understanding of public sector financial guidelines.
• Experience managing budgets and ability to build relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ability to work during academic holidays to deliver projects outside of the academic term time.

About Us

United Colleges Group provides education to over 11,000 learners a year, including 16-18-year-olds, adults, apprentices, and students with high needs, across our five campuses and two colleges; City of Westminster College and College of North West London. The Cockpit Theatre also forms part of the Group.

With an annual turnover of over £50m, we are one of the top 20 largest college groups in the UK. We offer education and training in almost all vocational areas at a variety of levels for a wide range of learners of all ages and starting points.

Our mission is to provide all our learners with the very best knowledge and to break down any barriers to learning. We pride ourselves on enabling our learners to meet their individual needs and aspirations and we deliver a learning experience that is unique, enjoyable and rewarding.