Estate Project Manager (FTC 12 months)
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Job Description: The Estate Project Manager role at Lord Wandsworth College involves supporting the Director of Estates in executing strategic plans and managing various construction and refurbishment projects. The position requires effective communication with stakeholders and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations while minimizing disruption to the school community. The role is a fixed-term contract for 12 months, based on the college campus in Long Sutton, England.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee and coordinate multiple projects, including classroom refurbishments, dormitory upgrades, infrastructure works, roof repairs, and external painting.
- Act as the key point of contact between the College, building surveyors, contractors, and external consultants, ensuring smooth communication and efficient project execution.
- Monitor the progress of projects, ensuring that work is completed to the required standard, on time, and within budget. Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety, and building regulations.
- Communicate effectively with staff, pupils, and other stakeholders, ensuring transparency and minimising disruption to teaching and boarding activities.
- Identify potential risks associated with each project and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
- Maintain accurate records of project progress, contractor performance, and financial tracking. Provide regular updates to the Director of Estates.
- Conduct regular site visits to ensure workmanship quality, adherence to agreed specifications, and that works progress efficiently.
Skills Required:
- Project management experience, particularly in construction and refurbishment projects.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement.
- Knowledge of health, safety, and building regulations.
- Ability to monitor project progress and ensure quality control.
- Risk management skills to identify and mitigate potential project risks.
- Organizational skills for maintaining accurate project documentation and reporting.
- Experience in site inspections and quality assurance.
Salary (Rate): £45,000.00 yearly
City: Long Sutton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Role Profile
Responsible to: Director of Estates
Location: On Campus at Lord Wandsworth College and St Neot’s Prep School
Contract: Fixed term contract-12 months
Salary: c£45,000.00 per annum
Role outline and purpose
The primary function of this role is to support the Director of Estates with driving forward and accelerating various strategic plans and projects across LWC. This role will include major construction projects as well as the delivery of refurbishments, maintenance, and infrastructure improvements with minimal disruption to the school community.
Role Responsibilities
- Project Management: Oversee and coordinate multiple projects, including classroom refurbishments, dormitory upgrades, infrastructure works, roof repairs, and external painting
- Liaison & Coordination: Act as the key point of contact between the College, building surveyors, contractors, and external consultants, ensuring smooth communication and efficient project execution
- Quality Control & Compliance: Monitor the progress of projects, ensuring that work is completed to the required standard, on time, and within budget. Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety, and building regulations
- Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with staff, pupils, and other stakeholders, ensuring transparency and minimising disruption to teaching and boarding activities
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks associated with each project and implement appropriate mitigation measures
- Reporting & Documentation: Maintain accurate records of project progress, contractor performance, and financial tracking. Provide regular updates to the Director of Estates
- Site Inspections: Conduct regular site visits to ensure workmanship quality, adherence to agreed specifications, and that works progress efficiently
Appointment Process And How To Apply
Please apply via our LWC website using the Hire Road platform. The closing date for application is 26th June 2025 . The college reserve the right to close the role early. Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence please feel free to contact Lidia Pocock, Director of Estates via pocockl@lordwandsworth.org .
We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.
We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm. Appointments will be made subject to receipt of satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful applicant will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check and references. We are an equal opportunities employer. Lord Wandsworth College is a registered charity (Number: 1143359) providing outstanding caring education for boys and girls since 1922.
£45,000 Per year
Long Sutton, England, United Kingdom
Fixed-Term
Onsite
Other
Mid-Level
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Job Description: The Estate Project Manager role at Lord Wandsworth College involves supporting the Director of Estates in executing strategic plans and managing various construction and refurbishment projects. The position requires effective communication with stakeholders and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations while minimizing disruption to the school community. The role is a fixed-term contract for 12 months, based on the college campus in Long Sutton, England.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee and coordinate multiple projects, including classroom refurbishments, dormitory upgrades, infrastructure works, roof repairs, and external painting.
- Act as the key point of contact between the College, building surveyors, contractors, and external consultants, ensuring smooth communication and efficient project execution.
- Monitor the progress of projects, ensuring that work is completed to the required standard, on time, and within budget. Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety, and building regulations.
- Communicate effectively with staff, pupils, and other stakeholders, ensuring transparency and minimising disruption to teaching and boarding activities.
- Identify potential risks associated with each project and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
- Maintain accurate records of project progress, contractor performance, and financial tracking. Provide regular updates to the Director of Estates.
- Conduct regular site visits to ensure workmanship quality, adherence to agreed specifications, and that works progress efficiently.
Skills Required:
- Project management experience, particularly in construction and refurbishment projects.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement.
- Knowledge of health, safety, and building regulations.
- Ability to monitor project progress and ensure quality control.
- Risk management skills to identify and mitigate potential project risks.
- Organizational skills for maintaining accurate project documentation and reporting.
- Experience in site inspections and quality assurance.
Salary (Rate): £45,000.00 yearly
City: Long Sutton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Role Profile
Responsible to: Director of Estates
Location: On Campus at Lord Wandsworth College and St Neot’s Prep School
Contract: Fixed term contract-12 months
Salary: c£45,000.00 per annum
Role outline and purpose
The primary function of this role is to support the Director of Estates with driving forward and accelerating various strategic plans and projects across LWC. This role will include major construction projects as well as the delivery of refurbishments, maintenance, and infrastructure improvements with minimal disruption to the school community.
Role Responsibilities
- Project Management: Oversee and coordinate multiple projects, including classroom refurbishments, dormitory upgrades, infrastructure works, roof repairs, and external painting
- Liaison & Coordination: Act as the key point of contact between the College, building surveyors, contractors, and external consultants, ensuring smooth communication and efficient project execution
- Quality Control & Compliance: Monitor the progress of projects, ensuring that work is completed to the required standard, on time, and within budget. Ensure compliance with relevant health, safety, and building regulations
- Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate effectively with staff, pupils, and other stakeholders, ensuring transparency and minimising disruption to teaching and boarding activities
- Risk Management: Identify potential risks associated with each project and implement appropriate mitigation measures
- Reporting & Documentation: Maintain accurate records of project progress, contractor performance, and financial tracking. Provide regular updates to the Director of Estates
- Site Inspections: Conduct regular site visits to ensure workmanship quality, adherence to agreed specifications, and that works progress efficiently
Appointment Process And How To Apply
Please apply via our LWC website using the Hire Road platform. The closing date for application is 26th June 2025 . The college reserve the right to close the role early. Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence please feel free to contact Lidia Pocock, Director of Estates via pocockl@lordwandsworth.org .
We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.
We are committed ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm. Appointments will be made subject to receipt of satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. The successful applicant will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check and references. We are an equal opportunities employer. Lord Wandsworth College is a registered charity (Number: 1143359) providing outstanding caring education for boys and girls since 1922.
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