Job Title: Head of Capital ProjectsSalary: Salary between £63,205 to £71,127 depending on Experience, Skills & QualificationsClosing Date: 2025-12-08About the RoleLuminate Education Group is seeking an exceptional Head of Capital Projects to lead the delivery of our ambitious multi-site investment and estates transformation programme. As one of the UK’s largest and most forward-thinking education groups, we are committed to creating outstanding learning environments that empower our students, staff, and communities. This is a rare opportunity for a visionary capital projects leader to drive strategic development, oversee major construction and refurbishment schemes, and play a pivotal role in shaping the educational landscape for years to come.In this role, you’ll lead the management, development and delivery of our capital projects programme and large revenue projects from shaping the initial brief, through construction, right the way to completion and close-out. You’ll work closely with teams across the Group, building strong relationships with colleagues in MIS, Finance, IT, HR, Property and Maintenance, Capital Projects, Student Recruitment and Marketing.Interviews for this role will be held w/c 5 January 2026.What You Will DoEffectively manage capital and revenue projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and to the agreed specification.Lead, support and motivate the team to meet deadlines and deliver high-quality outcomes.Embed strong systems and processes across your area of responsibility to support consistent and efficient working practices.Produce and submit accurate, timely reports whenever required.Ensure full compliance with all relevant legislation, policies and guidance.Provide support across services and directorates to help maintain capacity, capability and collaborative working.Identify, address and mitigate risks and issues, escalating them appropriately where necessary.About YouEducated to degree level with membership to a relevant professional body i.e. RICSExtensive experience of construction technology, design & project management in a diverse range of construction projectsExperience of delivering complex projects within occupied buildings Previous experience of managing capital projects and the wider team.Previous experience of working to Building Bulletins, DfE 24 standards or other predetermined design standardsSound IT skills in Microsoft Office Suite and project related softwareExperience of managing complex technical relationships between client, consultant, and contractorsBenefitsThe group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidaysCurriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidaysPension schemes with generous employer contributions:Teachers’ Pension SchemeLocal Government Pension SchemePeople’s Pension SchemeCPD opportunities:Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.About UsLuminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDINGAt Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONWe recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.RECRUITMENT AGENCIESWe kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly. We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies. We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.