Schools Capital Programme Development Manager

Salary: £55,581

Location: 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG/Hybrid

Hours per week: 36

Contract Type: Fixed Term/Secondment for 2 years

Closing Date: Sunday 2^nd November at 23:59 2025

Interview: TBC

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. Our education and inclusion service is at the heart of this endeavour ensuring best outcomes for children through supporting teachers and schools to be beacons of outstanding practise

What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved

The Council is undertaking a significant piece of work with schools to review and make changes to the pattern of Education provision to ensure that we meet our sufficiency duty in the context of falling school roles, an increased prevalence of pupils with additional need and acute financial strain within the Camden Schools.

Significantly within this work we are both making strategic changes to our SEND provision and also supporting schools through building adaptations to improve inclusion.

Over the next two-years we will be making further changes, addressing additional specialist places and further adaptations to the estate.

The post is aligned with We Make Camden, it will help ensure that young people have appropriate access to a secure, safe and appropriate education environment to enhance future economic opportunity.

This role will be focused on the delivery of the capital projects within schools and is designed to provide 2 main tasks as detailed in the Job Profile.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.

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All About You

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity it’s essential the successful candidate has previous demonstrable experiencein managing complex construction projects, preferably within the education sector. You will have strong budget management skills, with the ability to monitor expenditure, manage risks, and ensure value for money.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders alongside a good understanding of building design, construction, and property management principles.

Additionally, you’ll be familiar with relevant legislation, regulations, and policies related to construction, health and safety, and education.

If you’re a strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving skills we’d love to hear from you.

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Interest free loans
• Access to our incredible staff networks
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity 

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.