Date: 10 May 2025

Location:

Miami, US

Job ID: 3691

School: Regional Office (Americas)

Company: Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education is the world's leading premium international schools organization. Our over 80 international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, South East Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 80,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education.

Although each Nord Anglia Education is unique in character and tailored to meet the needs of their specific location, all our over 14.000 employees around the world engaged in the common vision and mission.

Our vision to shape a generation of creative and resilient global citizens that will change our world for the better.
Our mission is to be the most forward-thinking, technology-enabled educators in the world, using our global reach and world-class teachers to create a learning experience like no other.

Most of the Nord Anglia schools benefit from our performing arts collaboration with The Juilliard School as well as our Global Campus, which offers unique global experiences for students at every age. Many of our schools will also benefit from our new approach to teaching STEAM subjects (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) through our collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Our goal as the leading international schools organization is to provide an education so that students can succeed academically, socially and personally.

Our schools educate students from preschool to the end of secondary education. Curricula taught in our schools include the English National Curriculum, International Baccalaureate, American Curriculum, Swiss Curriculum, French Curriculum and Shanghai National Curriculum.

Job Purpose

This position, reporting to the Director of Development – The Americas Region to actualize the real estate strategy for the region delivering current school related real estate projects to build capacity where significant enrollment demand is present and other campus improvement projects.

Job Description

Real Estate Project Leadership

Support the design, develop and review, approval and implementation of real estate strategy in coordination with Director of Corporate Development – The Americas Region. Working with Regional Finance, Legal, MAC, HR and IT teams with support and direction of Group Corporate Development & Real Estate teams.
Manage The Americas regional real estate project delivery of approved projects
Establishes rigorous project governance and reporting structures across projects.
Coordinate with school-based teams on strategic opportunities and project delivery.
Coordinate and manage third party developers, legal and construction management
Identify resources needed, assign individual responsibilities and accountabilities and proactively manage performance
Proactively identify key risk areas for the projects and actively seeks to mitigate this.

Real Estate Project Scope

Work on all aspects of the project to include:
Instigate a rigorous tender process for the appointment of Design Architects, Contractors, and Suppliers.
Lead design architects to ensure the build specifications meets agreed objectives. Liaison with building contractor to ensure project meets timeline and quality control.
Lead suppliers of various facility and equipment to ensure the selected products suit the best operational requirement of school.
Working closely with internal Group Nord Anglia Education and marketing team and the Regional Finance & HR Teams.
Working closely with Regional IT Director to set up school IT infrastructure.
Working with local regulators to ensure local regulations in terms of necessary land, building and traffic permissions, safety and security are fully adhered.
Supporting the Principal as appropriate with early activities such as marketing and events.
Working with Nord Anglia Education’s community ensuring the best design, student flow and teaching and learning environment is delivered
Developing a local community engagement strategy including leading on liaison with the local regulators as required and other community groups
Managing all public relations for the project with the support of Nord Anglia Education’s central marketing and communications team
Ensuring the operational needs of the school are being considered during the build including the Health & Safety, Security requirements, Safeguarding and Child Protection

Financial Management

Responsible for budget ownership of agreed CAPEX
Actively leads the delivery of project plans to ensure all business and financial benefits are realized by Nord Anglia Education
Accurately forecasts project costs on a regular basis.
Accountable for any issues related to costs within the project lifecycle
Ensure rigorous process in place with supplier/contractor to ensure best price achieved at required quality.
Ensure best negotiation on payment terms and managing the cash flow of the project

Communication with interested stakeholders

Responsible for ensuring all project governance processes are adhered to.
Update Director of Corporate Development – The Americas of project status, Risks & Opportunities
Updating the Group Corporate Development Team on a bi-weekly basis on progress and solutions to resolve any issues.
Maintaining and communicating the project plan to all relevant stakeholders to support smooth transition to operations.

Required Skills/Abilities

Candidates should have experience in land use approvals, knowledge of civil and architectural design, and construction permitting in different locations throughout Americas.
Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field
5+ years of land entitlement and project management experience
Must be able to read zoning ordinances, civil plans, and architectural drawings
Excellent organization, leadership, and communication skills
Must be able to work in a fast paced/entrepreneurial environment

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people can thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils where we embrace all race, abilities, religions, genders, and cultures.

All post holders in regulated activity (having regular unsupervised contact with children) are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both your country of residence/birth and any country of residence within the last 10 years.

We welcome applications from suitable qualified persons from all diverse backgrounds.

Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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