Estates Programme Manager

Chiltern Way Academy Trust, Aylesbury, HP22 6NL

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £42,264.00 - £46,650.00 Annually (FTE) Bucks Pay Range 7

Estates Programme Manager job summary

An exciting, life‑changing career with fabulous opportunities. Be part of something extraordinary.

Build something that outlasts you. Chiltern Way Academy Trust is looking for an Estates Programme Manager to lead the planning and delivery of our capital works programme across every campus we run, giving specialist provision for young people with ASC and SEMH needs the buildings and environments they deserve.

Chiltern Way Academy Trust is a highly successful, award-winning specialist Multi Academy Trust with school sites across Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Wokingham. In 2026 we were rated Exceptional for Inclusion by Ofsted and named among the Sunday Times Best Places to Work. Our employees deliver innovative, transformational education and exceptional care that changes life chances every day, and this role sits right at the centre of making that possible: safe, compliant, well-presented sites that our young people and employees can be proud of.

The role:

Working alongside the MAT Estates Manager, you will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of estates projects and capital works across the Trust, from minor works through to refurbishment and condition-improvement schemes. You will develop project briefs, scopes and programmes, manage tenders and contractors, monitor budgets, and report progress to the Chief Operations Officer and FPGP Committee. You will also support capital funding and grant applications, condition surveys, and the Trust's asset management plans, while helping to embed consistent standards for maintenance, compliance and health and safety across all school sites.

About you:

You will bring proven project or programme management experience in an estates, construction or facilities environment, strong organisational and stakeholder skills, and the drive to build a structured career within a growing, values-led Trust. Experience working across multiple sites, or within an education or public sector setting, is an advantage but not essential.

Why Join Us:

• A genuine programme of your own: real capital budgets, real projects, and the autonomy to plan and deliver them from brief to handover.
• A funded development pathway toward the Trust's wider estates leadership function, including recognised qualifications such as IOSH, NEBOSH, or project and programme management routes.
• Variety without chaos: multiple school sites and a live pipeline of works, backed by a Trust that has already invested in dedicated project and programme management capability.
• Work that means something: every improvement you deliver directly supports specialist education for young people with ASC and SEMH needs.
• The recognition of joining an Ofsted Exceptional Inclusion and Sunday Times Best Places to Work employer.
• Local Government Pension Scheme membership, generous annual leave, and access to the Trust's employee wellbeing and assistance programmes.

How To Apply:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Gaynor Howitt, Estates Manager, details below.

Chiltern Way Academy Trust welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do, and we actively promote a culture where everyone is treated fairly and has the opportunity to thrive.

Chiltern Way Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Chiltern Way Academy Trust will comply with its obligations under the GDPR and other data protection legislation.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Chiltern Way Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chiltern-way-academy-trust

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