Facilities Planning Lead for Recreational Cricket

Sport and Recreation; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday 25 days

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Employee health cash-back plan

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Job summary

England and Wales Cricket Board is seeking a Facilities Planning Manager to oversee a portfolio of large capital projects in the recreational game, delivering strategic investments nationwide.

The role focuses on aligning strategy with delivery, collaborating with local partnerships, Local Authorities and the cricket network to ensure inclusive and sustainable facility developments across regions.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK; sponsorship not available.
• Ability to take an objective and strategic view of plans.
• Experience in project management with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills across a wide range of people.
• Ability to use digital systems and tools.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for developing and delivering a portfolio of large scale strategic capital projects with a value of £2m+ per year.
• Support Recreational Cricket Boards to develop local partnerships to deliver projects and drive small scale projects.
• Provide technical expertise to facility design and business planning for sustainable investment.
• Work with Local Authorities in identified urban areas to create facility developments at scale.
• Support agreements with Sport England on Planning issues including consultations.
• Case work on identified projects to progress from concept to delivery.
• Coordinate joined up investment with the professional game on Outground projects.
• Support campaigns and programmes to create a sustainable cricket network.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Negotiation

Digital systems

Stakeholder management

Job description

England and Wales Cricket Board is seeking a Facilities Planning Manager to oversee a portfolio of large capital projects in the recreational game, delivering strategic investments nationwide.

The role focuses on aligning strategy with delivery, collaborating with local partnerships, Local Authorities and the cricket network to ensure inclusive and sustainable facility developments across regions.