Programme Manager - Construction
Windsor Forest Colleges Group, Station Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 8BY25 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
21 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Building and construction
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £41,256 to £49,315
Pay scale
- Programme Managers pay scale PM1 to PM7
What skills and experience we're looking for
Windsor Forest Colleges group is looking for a Programme Manager in Construction to join our Slough and Langley College team on a permanent, full-time basis.
Reporting to the Curriculum Director, the Programme Manager in Construction combines classroom teaching and management responsibility. The role involves working 37 hours per week, with a timetable consisting of 18 contact teaching hours per week alongside 7 hours of administrative remission. It offers a salary on the Programme Managers pay scale from PM1 £41,256.00 up to PM7 £49,315.00 depending on Qualifications and Experience.
During the 18 contact teaching hours, the Programme Manager in Construction will teach both Plumbing and Carpentry disciplines on an equal split. Due to requirements to teach plumbing, candidates must hold a Level 3 qualification in Plumbing.
Operational duties include maintaining high standards of teaching, learning, and assessment, managing team performance through staff reviews, delivering key performance indicators, and driving student retention and achievement. The role also involves developing the curriculum offer to align with local building sector needs while utilising the college's dedicated trade workshops.
In addition to a level 3 qualification in plumbing, we are looking for a minimum Level 4 teaching qualification, and Level 2 qualifications in English and mathematics, a strong background in Further Education curriculum planning, and proficient digital and administrative skills, with assessor or verifier awards and leadership experience being advantageous.
The Programme Manager will actively foster relationships with employers, parents, and external stakeholders to secure valuable industry placements and expand commercial operations within the sector. Crucially, the postholder must demonstrate effective team leadership, a collaborative approach to continuous quality improvement, and a steadfast commitment to student safeguarding and inclusive learning.
Please pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the application, making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.
What the college offers its staff
- Generous non-working day entitlement
- Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), currently offering 28.68% employer contribution
- Free onsite parking at all sites
- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Family friendly policies supporting work life balance
- Onsite coffee shop and cafeteria
- Health and wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at our Langley College site
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and offers of employment may be subject to these checks:
- Childcare disqualification
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
- Medical
- Online & social media
- Prohibition from teaching
- Right to work
- Satisfactory references
- Suitability to work with children
You must declare any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About Windsor Forest Colleges Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 16 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 16 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- Recruitment@windsor-forest.ac.uk
The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South East. Our staff work across four main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strode's in Egham, and the Berkshire College of Agriculture in Maidenhead. Placing learners at the heart of everything we do, we are proud to deliver high-quality education and training to a diverse community of students and businesses each year across our state-of-the-art learning environments.
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