Do you want to play a key role in making sure our school buildings and land remain fit for purpose for 21st century education and learning?
Our Schools Strategic Property Team develops and delivers property strategy and asset management plans to support our education property provision.
You’ll be responsible for providing financial and programme management expertise supporting capital initiatives with a focus on education to deliver new schools, school expansions and school maintenance projects across Staffordshire.
Main Responsibilities
This is a wide and varied role working with external and internal stakeholders to develop the Schools Capital Programme and it's Statement of Priorities.
Playing a lead role in working with/influencing Schools and Academies in asset management and planning you will commission our professional procurement partners, monitor project programmes and budgets, and ensure deadlines are met.
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for you to have initiative and drive, be an excellent team player and can demonstrate an ability to build strong influential working relationships and organise and prioritise competing workloads effectively.
You will have: -
* Substantial managerial experience in the delivery and management of capital building programmes within the public sector.
* Substantial and proven experience in leadership and management of budgets.
* Detailed knowledge of relevant legislation, national performance standards and statutory requirements as they relate to capital building programmes.
* A thorough knowledge of asset management planning, performance management related to property and the management of property information.
* Ability to work with a minimum of supervision to achieve agreed outcomes.
* Effective analytical skills to interpret complex issues and information to draw meaningful and relevant conclusions and make recommendations.
For an informal chat about the role please contact Jason Wilkinson, Head of Schools Assets and Strategy, Jason.wilkinson@staffordshire.gov.uk
Interviews will be held during the week starting 31 March 2025.
Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
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Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
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As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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