This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Client Project Manager to join the Education Capital Delivery team to assist Enfield in continuing to provide excellent environments for teaching and learning for the benefit of both pupils and staff at our schools. The work of this team contributes toward our young people achieving positive outcomes from their time spent within education in the Borough. We are keen to recruit a highly motivated individual to contribute towards the preparation and delivery of our Schools Capital Programme to ensure suitability, sufficiency and good condition. You will represent the Education Department as the client commissioner and oversee the delivery of a range of major and complex projects that improve the school’s estate and provide the required pupil places. Key to this role will be to support individual schools as key stakeholders in the development and delivery of capital works schemes. Projects will range from programmed maintenance works to the provision of additional and appropriate spaces for all users of education buildings through remodelling, refurbishments, extensions and new builds. This role will also be responsible for the strategic planning and delivery of major and complex construction projects for which you will need to have substantial experience of working in the education sector. We are looking for someone who is experienced in construction related project management and to use this knowledge to ensure that the projects are delivered on time, to budget and to the specifically agreed quality standards. You must be a team player who has the ability to work across multi-disciplined teams as well as having excellent verbal and written communication skills to support and represent Schools as well as reporting to senior management and Members. If this opportunity excites you, and you are ready to make a difference for Enfield’s Children, we are very keen to hear from you. Contact Details - For additional information regarding this role, please contact Bob Seera Head of Capital Delivery via Email: [email protected] If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Andy Kingsbury, Recruitment & Onboarding Advisor on 0208 078 5976 or [email protected] Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis. For more information please visit https://new.enfield.gov.uk/centreofexcellence/about-us/ “This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV. Why it's great to work for Enfield Council: - An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). - Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas. - A blend of remote and office based working for most roles. - Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months. - Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods. - Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family. - Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work. - 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more. If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.