Education

Excelling in the education sector 

Capital expenditure in education is subject to detailed business planning to assess the sustainable, whole-life value of projects and the quality of environment created for students. As schools, universities and colleges respond to a complex budgetary landscape, they are seeking greater understanding of how to drive efficiencies across estates. 

This is often achieved by creating a masterplan vision and developing asset strategies to inform expansion and improvement plans. As the sector is closely involved in the development of climate change mitigation strategies, projects and programmes must often fulfil sustainability targets.  

Extension, retrofit and refurbishment projects often take place within a live environment. Robust education project management procedures are therefore essential, to assure on-time delivery alongside operational continuity and student safety and security. This impacts on procurement, with contractors needing proven expertise in complex logistics to manage projects safely and effectively during continuing operations. 

Securing whole-life value in education projects and programmes 

We have worked with over 500 education bodies worldwide and completed more than £10bn of work. This experience has informed our education project management, cost and commercial management, digital, sustainability, and programme management capability, which is tailored to the sector and responds to its unique challenges. 

Across the sector, we have experience delivering schools, colleges, universities and many other types of teaching space. These range from research space to social and learning facilities, offices, laboratories, auditoria, student accommodation and sports complexes. 

In business planning, our approach balances whole-life value objectives with securing return on investment and the key decision-making factors for funders.  

Our suite of sustainability products and services gives an integrated solution, combining project delivery, whole-life value and organisational change management.