Project Development Coordinator

JR United Kingdom; England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider in the UK is seeking a Project Development Coordinator to manage the delivery of new schools. You'll be responsible for tracking project opportunities and liaising with stakeholders, ensuring effective project delivery while providing invaluable support across various departments. This role offers a competitive salary, home-based work with travel, and an exceptional benefit package.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a project management environment, ideally with property development exposure.
• Strong organisational skills to prioritize and work independently.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain project register, manage site leads, and ensure internal visibility.
• Coordinate timely site viewings and prepare information for approval processes.
• Support Property Development Managers for smooth school handovers.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Initiative

Tools

MS toolbox

SharePoint

Job description

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Outcomes First Group

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Posted:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit*

Job title: Project Development Coordinator

Location: Home Based with Travel as Required

Salary: £30,000 to £35,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Contract: Permanent

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

JOB PURPOSE

As Project Development Coordinator at Outcomes First Group, you will be an integral to the delivery of new schools across the UK. Working closely across stakeholders to ensure cross-functional delivery you will track all ongoing opportunities from site identification to feasibility to delivery. This is a highly collaborative and fast-paced ever evolving role that plays a critical part in our continued growth and commitment to expanding access to specialist education for neurodivergent children and young people.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain a clear and up-to-date register of all live and potential new school projects. You will manage and log new site leads, ensure internal visibility, and track each opportunity from initial scoping to board approval. Specific Tasks Include:
• Informing external property agents, investors, and developers of target locations.
• Recording new leads for review and as appropriate Coordinating timely site viewings and ensuring prompt feedback from the Team.
• The accurate preparation and coordination of information at each stage of the approval process.
• Stakeholder Support On-Boarding of New Sites
• you will ensure stake holders; Marketing, IT, Legal, Financial and others have accurate property details to enable the registration and set-up of contracts and services.
• Handover Support
• Support Property Development Managers to ensure the smooth handover of new schools in readiness for Ofsted Inspection and DfE Registration. Specific Task as Necessary:
• Stakeholder coordination
• Maintain The Group Property Schedule & Records
• maintain the Group Property schedule, timely updating of new properties and material changes to existing properties.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

ESSENTIAL:

• Demonstrable experience in a project management environment, ideally with exposure to property development projects.
• A initiative-taker with strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and work independently and respond to change.
• Excellent communication skills – able to confidently engage with cross-functional teams and senior leaders.
• Familiarity with MS toolbox and other tools (e.g. Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, Smappen) and collaborative platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Teams).

DESIRABLE

• Experience in mapping out project phases, tracking actions, across multiple concurrent projects.
• An understanding of the property development work stages including acquisition and planning.
• Exposure to working in the independent education sector.

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of specialist education in the UK. We exist to give neurodivergent children and young people access to a great education that caters to their specific needs, abilities and aspirations.

There are three brands in our Outcomes First family: Acorn Education, Options Autism and Momenta Connect. Together, we educate, care for and support children, young people, and adults across the UK, empowering them to be happy and make their way in the world.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Our Vision

Empower every child, whatever their ability, with a world-class education that nurtures potential, inspires lifelong learning, and equips them to thrive in a diverse and evolving world.

Our Mission

We commit to unlocking our pupils’ potential through personalised learning, innovation, and opportunity, supporting growth and aspirations.

We never assume.

We work together.

To make the remarkable happen.

We are accountable.

To each other and for one another.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment and undertake appropriate checks.

All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.