Education Capital and Place Planning Officer

Job description

Opus People Solutions are hiring for an Education Capital and Place Planning Officer within a Local Authority client based in Northamptonshire.

The role is 37.5 hours per week, offering hybrid working (2 days on-site per week, three remote) and £500.00 per day umbrella, with a contract length of 3 months+. Please see a high-level overview of the position below:

Ensure the Councils meet their statutory duty to secure sufficient education provision across the county by:

• Planning and reviewing of demand across the area
• Contributing to the commissioning and establishing of new places in consultation with other statutory bodies.
• Contributing to the development and on-going review of policies and procedures in respect of the planning and commissioning of 0-25 educational provision in line with established and changing national policies.
• Facilitate the conversion process whereby maintained schools become academies, operating independently from the County Council

The ideal candidate will have:

• Education to degree level or equivalent qualification e.g. NVQ 4, HNC
• Experience of managing and contributing to commissioning or procurement and tendering of projects
• Understanding of the analysis of demographic data, school capacity information and available information on housing developments to determine the impact of these on individual schools/groups of schools
• Identifying and assessing options for developing existing schools.
• Ability to develop professional rapport with stakeholders at all levels.
• Communicate and engage whilst working with school governance and agencies as well as young people and their families
• Previous experience within Local Government (essential)

If this role is of interest to you, please submit you CV along with a contact number.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Northamptonshire

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

23-05-2026

Profession type

Teaching / Instructors / Guides

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English