Principal Officer

Permanent
Grade 5 - £42,839 - £51,356
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Be part of a proactive and agile team coordinating activity to support delivery of repairs, maintenance and expansion of Birmingham's educational estate.

In the Children and Families Directorate at Birmingham City Council, we are looking for a bold and ambitious Principal Officer to join our Capital Team within the Education Infrastructure Service.

This is a pivotal role to maintain and improve the physical state of Birmingham maintained schools and other educational settings, delivering a service that helps children and young people thrive.

About The Role
As Principal Officer in a busy but exciting environment you will be crucial in coordinating activity and liaising between key stakeholders to ensure the needs of the schools are met, reacting to calls for repairs, refurbishment and expansion of physical space.

You will be liaising with multiple internal and external agencies for their expertise to advance effort to get to the right fix and solution for the issue at hand for schools within your geographical patch.

You will navigate through all required approvals and governance processes to ensure the correct authority is in place pre project implementation stage. You will have support staff helping you with administrative tasks, which you will manage, including workload, wellbeing and development.

Communication Is Key, As You Will Need To Keep All Participating Parties Informed Along The Project Journey. You Will Typically Be Engaging With The Following Stakeholders

• Schools
• Technical Advisors
• Contractors
• Internal partners in Legal, Procurement, Finance, and Planning
• Internal service areas, such as Pupil Place Planning, Property Services and Special Education Needs Department

About You
We're looking for someone that is positive, dynamic and solution based and can handle multiple tasks and projects.

You'll bring strong leadership and project management skills, with experience of managing budgets, project risks, and programmes.

You'll have good written skills with experience of producing reports and briefing notes, as well as having good presentational skills.

Communication and stakeholder engagement skills are key, along with the ability to influence and collaborate across disciplines. You'll be committed to continuous improvement, inclusivity and safeguarding.

With multiple projects and tasks on the go, you will be well organised with experience of great record keeping.

Above all, you will be a great people person that is able to quickly establish rapport and maintain a great working relationship.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to help keep school buildings in good shape to improve outcomes for children and young people across Birmingham. You'll be part of a vibrant and growing team, working on high-impact projects and contributing to a culture of transformation and excellence.

You will be well supported by a team with a wealth of experience and one that cares deeply about ensuring children and young people are kept warm, dry and safe.

Your role will be fulfilling and purposeful, and you will enjoy the collective focus on delivering the best service.

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

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We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.