Programme Lead, Built Environment & Sustainable Development in Wellingborough

Location: Tresham College – Corby and Wellingborough Campuses

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £41,400 and £47,971 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 35 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, Teacher’s Pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 37 hours per week – 52 weeks per year

Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time

This is a UK based contract, and you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Unfortunately, we’re unable to offer sponsorship and any offer of employment will be subject to evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

About The Role

We are currently seeking a Programme Manager in Built Environment and Sustainable Development to join our Construction department at The Bedford College Group.

As a Programme Manager, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Curriculum Leadership & Strategic Delivery – Lead the development and management of curriculum provision within a specialist area, ensuring programmes are high‑quality, industry‑aligned and support College strategic priorities.
• Teaching, Learning & Student Outcomes – Drive excellence in teaching, learning and assessment, using performance data to improve attendance, retention, achievement and progression outcomes.
• Curriculum Development & Employer Engagement – Design and enhance innovative, inclusive curriculum pathways that maximise employability and respond to employer and community needs.
• Staff Leadership, Performance & Development – Manage, develop and performance‑manage staff, ensuring effective recruitment, CPD, accountability and a high‑performing team culture.
• Quality Assurance, Compliance & Professional Practice – Lead quality assurance processes, contribute to self‑assessment and improvement plans, and ensure compliance with safeguarding, EDI, health & safety and college policies.

About You

• Qualifications, Teaching & Quality Expertise – GCSE English and maths with a Level 3 specialist qualification, PGCE/Cert Ed and commitment to achieving Level 3 Management and Level 4 IQA qualifications.
• Teaching, Curriculum & Learner Outcomes – Proven experience delivering teaching across a range of programmes, contributing to curriculum development and using data to improve learner achievement, retention and progress.
• Quality Assurance, Compliance & Ofsted Awareness – Strong knowledge of awarding body requirements, inspection frameworks and quality processes (SAR/QIP, IV), ensuring compliant and high‑quality provision.
• Data, Organisation & Continuous Improvement – Highly organised with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, able to coordinate multiple activities, monitor performance and drive improvements through data insights.
• Leadership, Professional Practice & Values – Effective communicator and collaborator, committed to safeguarding, equality and College values, with a proactive, reflective approach and flexibility to work across sites and demands.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: 18 June 2026

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group

The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students

The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy. Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.