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The Housing Investment Service is responsible for the management and delivery of responsive and cyclical maintenance, planned improvement works and refurbishment schemes to a stock of 24,000 domestic properties, garages and associated buildings and surroundings.
The service is structured around key delivery areas, with teams responsible for Responsive Repairs, Voids, Gas Servicing & Repairs, Electrical, Planned Improvements, Asbestos, H&S, Asset, Finance, Customer Engagement, Contract Support, Home Ownership and Claims. All teams work closely together to provide a uniform and consistent service for all our customers and stakeholders.
The Service is responsible for an annual revenue maintenance budget of c£27m and an annual capital improvement programme in excess of c£55m, both of which aim to actively keep properties in good repair and reduce disrepair, fire safety risks, repairs and disruption for our customers, whilst ensuring ongoing compliance with all relevant building, fire, gas and landlord regulations and associated legislation. As a social landlord, we are particularly focussed on excellent customer care and support to persons living in our homes, aiming to provide the best possible customer journey/experience, and are always looking to tailor our service delivery to accommodate for individual customer needs.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for 3 Programme Managers to manage one of either the Planned, Responsive/Voids or Special Projects teams within the service. You will manage and lead a team of technical surveying resources, and depending on what experience and knowledge you bring to the post, will be responsible for the delivery of specific areas of work, which may include multiple technical and complex planned works replacement programmes (roofing, ventilation, window/door, kitchen/bathroom, cyclical painting/repairs, fire safety improvements, footpath/gully maintenance and communal safety works), responsive/planned repairs and voids maintenance programmes or external wall insulation and associated improvement programmes. Budget responsibilities per post will be in the region of £6m-£10m per year.
The nature of this work allows for an interesting, rewarding, fulfilling and varied job, with many exciting challenges and obstacles to overcome, in an exceptionally busy environment.
The successful candidate will have proven experience of technical project management as well as line managing and leading staff. You should hold HND/HNC in Construction or related technical subject, or Chartered status/membership of a professional body or have extensive direct project management experience at a similar level in a technical related field. You must be a good communicator and be able to motivate and mentor staff, along with knowledge and experience in applying Construction, Design & Management regulation principals. You must be able to work with minimal supervision, have experience in negotiating with contractors and other stakeholders, as well as experience in managing budgets.
These are full-time, permanent roles, 37 hours per week, which include a generous benefits package for working for Hull City Council, including the ability to work from home for part of the week via hybrid working arrangements.
If you feel you have the required skills, knowledge and experience and are ready for a change or would like to further your career in a more senior role, this may be an opportunity for you.
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