Assistant School Projects Officer

Job Introduction

We are looking for an experienced Assistant School Projects Officer to support our work in developing and delivering school build projects. The Assistant School Projects Officer will provide support to the Education Capital Delivery Team and may be seeking a career as a Project Manager.    

You will be working alongside School Project Managers to support the planning, development and commissioning of projects across our school estate and will also work alongside local school leaders to help maintain and improve school buildings. You will also be supporting the delivery of an ambitious programme of projects that will increase local specialist places for children and families in the BCP Council area.  

You will work with the Project Team to assist in the delivery of all projects within the Capital Strategy, act as part of the client liaison team, provide client-side project support and assist in the preparation of all internal documentation required to deliver the programme.

You will be required to:  

• Develop strong partnerships both internally and externally, helping to coordinate the best resources to support the delivery of a complex programme of work.
• Learn complex processes and regulations to support in democratic report writing and presentation skills. 
• Manage documents and data to ensure that best practice is adhered to in project delivery and quality management.
• Grow your specialist skills and knowledge of the construction industry, school capital projects and the development of specialist places.

The ideal candidate will have: 

• 3 A levels, NVQ 3, HND or diploma (or equivalent experience).
• Knowledge and experience of delivering projects on time and within capitalised budget limits. 
• Good knowledge of ICT including Excel, Word, Outlook and other programmes relevant to the role. 
• Be working towards PRINCE 2 / AMP / RICS or equivalent project management qualification or have equivalent professional experience.  

Personal Qualities & Attributes:  

• Attention to detail, calm under pressure
• Team and project focussed
• Experience in working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Flexible, highly motivated and enthusiastic towards the work
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

If you are interested in this role and have some questions please do not hesitate to contact Jason Moors jason.moors@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Interviews will be held w/c 12 May 2025. 

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils. 

We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward.  If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.