4 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Purpose
- The Housing Capital Programme Contracts Manager is responsible for delivering housing capital programme contracts to ensure the objectives targets and priorities of the Council are achieved while remaining compliant within statutory regulations. This role involves managing approximately 20m per annum of spend on a range of improvement projects for landlord properties within the HRA.
Key Duties/Accountabilities
- Deliver capital programme contracts that are customer-focused provide value for money and maintain properties.
- Set clear standards and performance targets for all allocated capital programmes monitor progress and report on achievements.
- Project manage large complex projects within the social housing sector ensuring delivery to cost quality and time constraints while minimizing the impact on residents lives.
Essential Experience Required
- Relevant construction knowledge including existing building types forms of construction and potential building pathology issues.
- Detailed knowledge of a range of building contract forms including amendments.
- Familiarity with construction-related health and safety legislation and requirements.
- Understanding of relevant legislation including planning and building control requirements.
Essential Qualification Required
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIOB) or extensive experience in the construction sector.
- Good general standard of education (minimum to GCSE standard or equivalent including English and Mathematics).
- Evidence of continuing development of professional and management skills through training qualification and/or experience.
Additional Information
- Working hours: 37 hours per week
- Hybrid role
- Enhanced DBS required
Application Deadline: The role closes soon please apply ASAP.
Requirements
Requirements
- Relevant construction knowledge
- Detailed knowledge of building contract forms
- Familiarity with construction-related health and safety legislation
- Understanding of relevant legislation including planning and building control requirements
- Relevant professional qualification or extensive experience in the construction sector
- Good general standard of education
- Continuing development of professional and management skills through training qualification and/or experience
Deliver and manage capital programme contracts (e.g., decent homes, net zero, environmental works). Oversee multiple complex housing projects (up to 3m annually). Ensure projects meet cost, quality, and time targets. Maintain health and safety standards and minimize resident disruption.
Education
Relevant professional qualification (e.g. CIOB) or extensive experience in the construction sector is essential. Good general standard of education (minimum to GCSE standard or equivalent, including English and Mathematics). Evidence of continuing development of professional and management skills, e.g. through training, qualification and/or experience