Project Manager

Sielo Search; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sielo Search is seeking a Project Manager for The Perse School in Cambridge. This role involves overseeing projects from conception to completion within a vibrant educational environment, ensuring the delivery of capital and maintenance works. Ideal candidates will have experience in project management or related fields, and an understanding of educational sector dynamics. The position offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, including 30 days annual leave and support for professional development.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Death-in-service cover

Free lunches during term time

Free on-site parking

Cycle-to-work scheme

Access to fitness suite and swimming pool

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in managing capital and maintenance projects.
• Understanding of the educational sector and its stakeholders.
• Background in project management, quantity surveying, architecture, or general construction.

Responsibilities

• Support on major capital schemes and lead all minor works from feasibility to handover.
• Be the key point of contact throughout project delivery.
• Maintain and enhance the academic environment through effective project management.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Working for the right client-side organisation can change everything, especially if you’re coming from a consultancy or the commercial world.

You go from juggling multiple clients to being the one making the decisions. You gain control, ownership, and the satisfaction of actually seeing your projects through, from concept to completion.

The Perse School is one of the leading independent schools in the country, operating across five sites, with 1,710 pupils and around 400 staff. With a 27-acre estate (a rare asset in Cambridge).

You’ll join a forward-thinking Estates team and work directly with the Director of Estates, alongside senior colleagues including the Building Services & Energy Manager, Head of Grounds & Gardens, and Maintenance Manager.

Your focus? Projects.

You’ll support on major capital schemes and lead on all minor works, from feasibility through to handover. Some projects are delivered in-house, while others are handled through consultants and contractors. You’ll be the key point of contact throughout.

Recent multi-million pound capital investment projects include a new sports centre and swimming pool, a new sector leading performing arts centre, and multiple major refurbishments and extensions. Further projects including a major library refurbishment are in the pipeline at this ever evolving estate.

And more importantly, your projects will help maintain and enhance an environment that supports academic excellence. It might sound like a cliché, but here you’ll genuinely see the impact of your work, not just update the bottom line on a spreadsheet.

This role is ideal if you’re looking to take that next step from supporting to owning delivery. You will have worked in project teams delivering capital and maintenance projects, and your background could be in project management, quantity surveying, architecture, or general construction.

You don’t need specific school experience, but you do need to understand the nature of the sector and its stakeholders. Experience working with similarly structured clients or organisations, whether in the third sector, public sector, or similar environments is key.

Now for the benefits. You’ll receive 30 days of annual leave to start with, plus bank holidays. There’s a generous pension scheme with employer contributions of 13.75%, along with death-in-service cover at three times your salary. You’ll enjoy free lunches during term time and parts of the school holidays, free on-site parking, and access to the cycle-to-work scheme. Staff also benefit from free use of the fitness suite and swimming pool, and support for continued professional development.

To apply, please submit your CV below, don’t worry if it’s not completely up to date, we can assist you from there. For an off the record conversation, feel free to contact Tom Morrison on 07537 162 323 or [e-mail].

The Perse School has exclusively retained Sielo Search. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to them.

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