SEND School Project Lead: Commissioning & Opening

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St Joseph’s College in Ipswich is seeking a Project Manager to lead SEND School Commissioning and Development. You will drive the project from early planning through to opening, ensuring the school opens safely, compliantly and ready for learners.

You will coordinate design, planning, regulatory submissions, risk management and pre-opening readiness, working with contractors, Local Authorities and internal stakeholders to deliver across all phases of the project.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex education projects, ideally SEND-related.
• Strong planning, budgeting and risk-management skills.
• Proven ability to work with multi-agency partners and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead SEND school commissioning from early planning to operational mobilisation.
• Coordinate design, planning, regulatory submissions and risk logs.
• Develop project plans, timelines and progress reports for governance.
• Ensure safeguarding, SEND Code of Practice compliance and Ofsted readiness.
• Support staffing models, policies and induction ahead of opening.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory submissions

Education sector experience

Job description

St Joseph’s College in Ipswich is seeking a Project Manager to lead SEND School Commissioning and Development. You will drive the project from early planning through to opening, ensuring the school opens safely, compliantly and ready for learners.

You will coordinate design, planning, regulatory submissions, risk management and pre-opening readiness, working with contractors, Local Authorities and internal stakeholders to deliver across all phases of the project.