Head of Housing Investment Delivery

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: HC3 (£93,075 – £108,939)
Work location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, London, N22 7TR
Hours per week: 36 per week, Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 20th October 2024 at 23:59

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

The successful candidate will lead the Council’s Housing Investment Delivery team, ensuring the effective commissioning, delivery, and coordination of the Council’s Housing Capital Programme to support the Housing Asset Management Strategy. You will develop and lead a high-performing programme and project team, working collaboratively to deliver outstanding outcomes for residents. You will be responsible for overseeing planned programmes of work, including but not limited to: Decent Homes initiatives, external, internal, and communal block refurbishments, building and fire safety improvements, carbon reduction initiatives, mechanical and electrical installations, and estate improvement and enhancement projects.

About the team

The Housing Investment Delivery team, part of the Housing Asset Management division, is responsible for managing and delivering housing investment projects and programmes with a value of up to £40 million per year. This includes overseeing service providers and multi-disciplinary consultants. The team also provides surveying services, such as pre- and post-inspection surveys, clerk of works services, and housing-related occupational therapist assessments to support refurbishment programmes. Additionally, it delivers essential supporting services, including budget and contract management, as well as resident liaison services, to ensure the effective delivery of these projects.

About you

You will be educated to degree level or possess equivalent relevant working experience, along with a professional qualification in project management or a related discipline. You will have a proven track record of successfully delivering large, complex social housing capital works projects that achieve excellent outcomes for residents. Additionally, you will have demonstrable experience in managing and overseeing a diverse range of professional services to support the delivery of complex investment and refurbishment projects, while leading and managing high-performing teams. Furthermore, you will have a history of implementing service improvements or transformations within a housing environment, delivering outstanding results.

Working for Hairngey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 30 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.