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Form of work
SalaryThe purpose of our Service is to provide quality, affordable, healthy and sustainable homes that meet the present and future needs of all our tenants.
The Role
As a manager, you will have a key role to play in working with Heads of Service and colleagues to ensure the successful delivery of the Housing service. As we enter a significant period of transformation, this newly created role requires strategic management and innovative thinking to develop and implement new ways of working, to ensure the increasing number of homes, built assets and land in our portfolio of stock meet current and future statutory and regulatory requirements. You will lead and motivate a large operational team, working county wide, adopting industry best practice and ensuring behavioural, quality and safety standards are adhered to.
Your core focus will be the development and delivery of new construction via a large team of directly employed operational staff. Thus, supporting the Head of Service in the delivery of the councils Housing and Climate strategies. You will be responsible for; the health and safety of staff and clients; financial management of significant budgets; disseminating industry best practice; improving working practices through performance management and shared specialist knowledge and skills. For more details please see the attached job description.
What you will bring
You will have comprehensive technical knowledge of housing construction and CDM regulations. And be experienced in delivering new build construction with extensive knowledge of the planning process and building regulations
You will have effective management / leadership experience with knowledge of budget and managing staff and performance. Excellent communication skills are a must, both written and oral with the ability to persuade, influence and negotiate as well as problem solve and implement solutions.
Working for us
When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position. Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays. Pension: save for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme. Fitness & Rewards: Fitness discounts with various Gyms across the county. Stay on top of your game and save £££. Lifestyle Savings: explore a huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers. Plus lots more…
Contact and Apply
If you would like to learn more about our role please contact lorraine.larini@northyorks.gov.uk for an informal conversation.
To apply please click the Apply Now link below.
