Contract | Civic Recruitment Limited | United Kingdom
Posted On 17/04/2026
Job Information
Interim & Executive Management
City Liverpool
Province Merseyside
Postal Code L1
Job Description
5 months contract with a local authority
Job Purpose
* The Interim Head of Schools Capital Projects will provide strategic leadership and operational management for a complex portfolio of schools capital programmes, including mainstream and SEND school expansions, PFI and BSF contracts.
Key Duties/Accountabilities
* Provide leadership across schools capital programmes, including expansions, condition projects, PFI and BSF contracts.
* Manage Programme Managers, Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, Senior Contract Managers and the PFI Strategic Lead.
* Act as the Intelligent Client for schools capital projects, ensuring effective governance and delivery.
* Lead development of education projects in collaboration with sponsors, users and the Department for Education (DfE).
Essential Experience Required
* Significant experience managing large-scale schools capital programmes from inception to completion.
* Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across the built environment.
* Acting as Client Project Manager on complex, high-value projects.
* Strong experience of PFI/BSF contract management and completion.
Essential Qualifications Required
* Degree in a Built Environment discipline (e.g. Architecture, Surveying, Engineering).
* Professional qualification: RIBA, RICS, CIOB or ACE.
* Construction industry recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. APM, RICS, CIOB).
Additional information to note
* Working Hours: 35 hours per week.
* Work pattern- 2 days remote 3 days in Cunard
* We work on bi-weekly schedule.
The role closes on 22 April 2026, apply ASAP.
#J-18808-Ljbffr