Education Senior Projects Officer

About this job

School Investments & Place Planning | Education Service

Help shape the future of education across the Borough.

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Education Project Officer to join our School Investment team. In this key role, you’ll help ensure that every child has access to high-quality, safe and inspiring learning environments.

As a client-side project lead, you’ll manage a diverse range of capital projects — from refurbishments and remodelling to complex new build schemes. You’ll work closely with schools, consultants, contractors and internal teams to deliver projects on time, on budget and in line with statutory requirements.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the delivery of major capital projects across the education estate.
• Developing project briefs and overseeing feasibility, design and construction.
• Managing budgets, timescales and risk, ensuring compliance with CDM, procurement rules and DfE guidelines.
• Building strong relationships with headteachers, governors and partner services.
• Supporting the council’s place planning, SEND expansion and Net Zero objective.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on children’s education and the Borough’s future. If you’re passionate about delivering high-quality capital projects and want to be part of an ambitious, supportive team, we’d love to hear from you.

About you

• Experience delivering capital or construction-related projects.
• Strong project management, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage complex schemes with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of education, property or public sector environments (desirable).
• Degree-level qualification and/or recognised project management accreditation.

About us

Barking & Dagenham is changing. It Starts Here.

Think you know Barking and Dagenham? Think again. While this small corner of east London might have a reputation for needing development, scratch beneath the surface and you’ll find active communities and a place that consistently punches above its weight. The borough is changing – and changing for the better. And It Starts Here.

Yes, the borough has its challenges. But it’s on the cusp of something exciting. With one of the youngest populations in the country, ambitions are high and rightly so. 98% of our schools are rated Good or Outstanding and every year more of our talented teenagers get into Russell Group Universities and hotly sought after apprenticeship schemes.

We have award winning parks, centuries old manor houses full of relics and artifacts you can go and see, and the ruins of one of Anglo-Saxon England's most powerful and wealthiest religious sites. We’re even bringing beavers and white storks to the borough to help rewild the local landscape and boost biodiversity.

Over the past few years, we’ve been working hard to improve how we deliver services and support our community. From tackling inequality to making sure our services are the best they can be, we’re focused on what matters most to local people.

We’re creating the conditions for people to thrive - so everyone can enjoy a good quality of life, feel proud to call this place home, and be part of something bigger.

#ItStartsHere - with our streets, our schools, our neighbourhoods. And with your application to join our determined team who are passionate about doing what’s best for the future of Barking and Dagenham.

As an Investors in People Gold Award employer, we’re serious about supporting our staff. From flexible working, professional training and career development to wellbeing initiatives, we want our people to feel valued and supported in everything they do.

Additional Information

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or support at any stage, please contact the Hiring Manager to discuss your needs.

For an informal conversation please contact Andy Carr at andrew.carr@lbbd.gov.uk