Schools Infrastructure Project Officer

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Schools Infrastructure Project Officer supporting strategic school place planning in Suffolk. Engaging with Local Planning Authorities and ensuring effective communication in infrastructure development.

Posted 7/7/2026full-timeIpswich • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £40,777 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You’ll keep Local Plan work right at the heart of what you do, staying closely involved and making sure Local Planning Authority (LPA) queries are picked up and responded to quickly, clearly, and consistently.
You’ll act as a friendly, dependable first point of contact for LPAs, helping with questions, offering guidance, and keeping communication open throughout the plan-making process.
When new development sites come forward, you’ll take the time to look at them properly, using data and insight to give clear, practical advice on what education infrastructure will be needed.
You’ll bring together strong evidence, like pupil forecasts, pupil yield data, and capacity modelling, to support well-informed and confident planning decisions.
You’ll keep a close eye on key milestones and any emerging issues, so you always have a clear picture of progress and where support might be needed.
You’ll be a consistent and visible presence in plan-making meetings, workshops, and stakeholder sessions, helping to build strong relationships and provide continuity for each LPA.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ideally you will have some experience of supporting strategic school place planning tasks in a previous role, but we are keen to hear from applicants who will have transferrable skills that can be applied to this role.
We hope you’ll bring an enthusiasm and passion for supporting the education sector in Suffolk to have the accommodation needed to best support the school community. Our ideal candidate will have a willingness to learn and be supported in that learning.
We welcome applicants who can add fresh perspectives to the work we do.

Benefits

Comp & perks

up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
diverse and active staff networks
flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data AnalysisCapacity ModellingPupil ForecastingPupil Yield Data

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsDependabilityEnthusiasm for EducationWillingness to Learn