Senior Project Manager – SEN School Development & Delivery

Excelcare Holdings; Whitmore; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days holiday

Enhanced DBS for children and adult

Contributory Pension Scheme

Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme

Annual Salary Review

Refer a Friend Scheme £500

Blue Light Card discounts

Team Appreciation Days

Job summary

Excelcare Holdings is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee SEN schools commissioning & development in Southeast England. You will guide planning, design, regulatory submissions and mobilisation from feasibility through to opening.

The role requires a senior professional with delivery experience in education or children's services, skills to coordinate multi-agency workstreams, and a commitment to safe, compliant, child-centred practice.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex projects in education, SEN, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of SEND legislation, commissioning, and regulatory processes.
• Knowledge of Ofsted requirements.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Confidence working with multi-agency partners and senior stakeholders.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• Commitment to inclusive, child-centred practice.

Responsibilities

• 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 preopening activities.
• Ensure each school project is delivered on time, within scope and to the required quality standards.

Skills

Senior project management

SEN/education projects

Stakeholder management

Ofsted compliance

SEND legislation

Multi-agency coordination

Problem solving

Job description

Excelcare Holdings is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee SEN schools commissioning & development in Southeast England. You will guide planning, design, regulatory submissions and mobilisation from feasibility through to opening.

The role requires a senior professional with delivery experience in education or children's services, skills to coordinate multi-agency workstreams, and a commitment to safe, compliant, child-centred practice.