Role: Head of Project Delivery - CTEC
Location: Bedford College - Cauldwell Street Campus
Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £47,972 and £62,099 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 35 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Local Government Pension Scheme, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Fixed Term - Full Time - Fixed Until 31 March 2029
This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we're unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.
About the role
We are currently seeking a Head of Project Delivery - CTEC to join our Construction department at The Bedford College Group
As a Head of Project Delivery, you play an important role in the success of our students through:
* Leadership & Representation - Provide strategic leadership across the CTEC Directorate and represent the department at local and Group levels.
* Strategic Delivery - Drive planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of CTEC projects, ensuring alignment with Group priorities, compliance, and industry needs.
* Team & Resource Management - Manage staff performance, development, and well-being while overseeing budgets, resources, and subcontractor relationships.
* Student-Centric Approach - Keep the student experience at the heart of all Directorate activities, ensuring high‑quality provision and engagement.
* Compliance & Governance - Ensure adherence to statutory duties, policies, health & safety, safeguarding, and equality standards across all operations.
About you
* Qualifications & Core Skills - Level 5 Management and Level 2 Maths/English, strong IT literacy, and financial management competence.
* Leadership & Team Management - Proven ability to lead teams, manage performance, mentor staff, and drive organisational change.
* Project & Stakeholder Expertise - Significant experience delivering complex, multi‑site projects, managing budgets, contracts and external partners.
* Sector Knowledge & Compliance - Deep understanding of education, skills and technical training sectors, including funding, policy and regulatory frameworks.
* Professional Attributes - Excellent communication, problem‑solving and analytical skills; resilient, solution‑focused and aligned with TBCG values.
For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.
If you do not hold a recognised, qualified teaching qualification, please see attached PGCE CertEd information.
Interviews to be held: TBC
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
* Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
* Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
* Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
* Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
* Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
* Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.
The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land‑based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community‑based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex‑Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
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