Executive Director of Estates and Capital Projects

Full Time, 37 hours per week, Permanent (1.0 FTE)
Part time/ flexible options will be considered
Excellent suite of total reward benefits
There has never been a better time to join our Team
Stoke on Trent College is an exciting and fast-growing place to be, and we are passionate about getting our learners Skills Ready; Future Ready.
Be part of an Ofsted Good College with good financial health, and contribute to our continuing progress. These are exciting times as we continue on our journey to becoming the innovative, technical and professional College of choice.
We are looking to appoint a new key senior appointment as Executive Director of Estates and Capital Projects at Stoke on Trent College.
The College has two campuses offering a positive and inclusive learning environment to support the Colleges ambition to deliver the highest quality training and learning programmes that help improve the life chances and the economic prosperity of all of our learners, partners, employers and local communities.
We are seeking an exceptional leader with a proven track record of developing and implementing estates development programmes across diverse and complex property portfolios. A positive and natural collaborator, you will possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Our success is through Our People
We have a £14 million capital programme with a range of projects which will equip over 7000 students with skills for the future. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional who wants to join our senior team to support us in making a difference in delivery of our ambition.
This is a strategic role overseeing the Estates Strategy and ensuring that there is robust and managed delivery of the Strategy, and leading an Estates and Capital team to deliver on our ambition.
The successful candidate will need to have experience of leading and managing the transformation of estates and work professionally with external project management companies, stakeholders and the Executive team to effectively lead the delivery of the Colleges capital build and other smaller or minor works projects from bid to occupancy and to ensure completion to agreed quality (including impact and functionality), time and cost objectives.
To successfully deliver the intended outcomes of this important role you will have a successful track record of strategic and operational management of large and multiple capital projects. This will be coupled with experience of working to public sector demands and context or similar, on deadlines, compliance and integrity of projects.
We offer a fantastic competitive reward package, including:
Enhanced leave policies including 39 days annual leave plus bank holidays
A range of Family Friendly policies , including opportunities for Hybrid working as relevant to role
Christmas Closure
Bright, modern facilities , buildings and learning resources
A competitive pension scheme
On-site restaurant facilities and free breakfasts (cooked breakfast or continental options)
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Access to Continuing Professional Development
Health & Wellbeing initiatives and health-related benefits including individual health care plans
Access to the College Sports Academy gym
Free on-site parking
Closing date for applications via CV submission is 12 noon on the 19th August2024.
Interviews provisionally scheduled to take place week commencing 27th August 2024.
We are passionate about promoting equality of opportunity and creating a working environment where diversity is recognised and celebrated and everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. Our environment is diverse in character and student population.
The College is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including previous employment checks, online searches and an Enhanced DBS Check.

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