Project Manager - Estates and Capital Projects (Education)

Location: Croydon Contract: Initial Temp Placement with a view to Permanent for successful candidates About the Role We are recruiting an experienced client-side Estates Project Manager to take direct responsibility for the delivery of capital construction and refurbishment projects across a large education estate. This is a delivery-focused role, not a PMO or assurance position. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience managing physical estates projects in live environments, with clear accountability for scope, programme, budget, risk, health and safety, and statutory compliance. Important Clarification - Please Read Before Applying This role is not suitable for candidates whose experience is primarily PMO, portfolio reporting, governance, tooling, or consultancy-only delivery. Applicants must demonstrate direct client-side responsibility for capital estates projects. Key Responsibilities - Capital Project Delivery Act as named client-side Project Manager for SCA projects from feasibility through handover and defects Deliver free school openings and academy conversion capital works Manage multiple live construction and refurbishment projects Maintain ownership of programme, budget and risk Health, Safety and Compliance Manage HandS across all project stages Ensure statutory compliance including CDM, fire safety and building regulations Support estates audits and inspections Essential Experience and Skills Proven client-side estates or ..... full job details .....