SEN School Development Lead – Delivery & Readiness

Excelcare; England; Vor Ort; GBP 65.000 - 72.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Excelcare is recruiting a Senior Project Lead to drive the development and delivery of new SEN schools in Southeast England. You will guide projects from planning through mobilization, coordinating multiple workstreams and ensuring safe, compliant openings for learners.

Key responsibilities include leading planning, design, regulatory submissions, risk management, and stakeholder engagement with architects, contractors, local authorities, and internal teams to deliver on time and to the required

Qualifikationen

• Experience delivering complex projects in education, SEN, social care, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of SEND legislation, commissioning, and regulatory processes.
• Excellent organisational and project-management skills.
• Ability to coordinate with multi‑agency partners and senior stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Lead day‑to‑day project management across planning, design, regulatory submissions, and mobilisation.
• Coordinate feasibility studies, timelines, risk logs, and delivery plans.
• Work closely with architects, contractors, local authorities, and internal teams.
• Support the development of operational frameworks, staffing models, policies, and systems.
• Ensure compliance with SEND Code of Practice, safeguarding requirements, and Ofsted expectations.
• Prepare project documentation, progress reports, and readiness assessments.
• Support recruitment, induction, and pre‑opening activities.
• Ensure each school is delivered on time, within scope, and to the required quality standards.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Education sector experience

SEND legislation understanding

Jobbeschreibung

Excelcare is recruiting a Senior Project Lead to drive the development and delivery of new SEN schools in Southeast England. You will guide projects from planning through mobilization, coordinating multiple workstreams and ensuring safe, compliant openings for learners.

Key responsibilities include leading planning, design, regulatory submissions, risk management, and stakeholder engagement with architects, contractors, local authorities, and internal teams to deliver on time and to the required