Working Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Additional Payments: Casual Car User Allowance
Closing Date: 23 April 2024
This role is subject to -
Casual Car Documentation - The successful candidate will be a designated Casual Car User which means that car journeys may be necessary on an occasional basis, but are not essential to the role. If you do drive, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work, as well as provide all the appropriate documentation. You will receive an allowance per mile of business use.
An opportunity has arisen for a Project ManagerLevel 1 within the Housing Contracts and Investment Team in Strategic Housing. The team is responsible for the delivery and contract management of a number of high-profile housing led schemes across Manchester. The team also have strategic responsibility for Building & Fire safety, Regulation and zero carbon delivery plan. We are looking for a dynamic team player who will enjoy the varied and challenging work in project management, contract/performance management and ensuring services delivered are to a high quality.
Your Role
You will act as the Councils representative in ensuring that compliance is achieved by all our contractors in relation to building safety, housing legislation and contractual requirements.
You will have the responsibility for the management and delivery of a range of projects across the team.
You will ensure that all our contractors comply with the contracts, service delivery specifications, and procedures and to take appropriate action where the Contractor is found to be non-compliant.
You will take a lead role in promoting an effective relationship, good communication and mutual co-operation between the contractors and stakeholders both internally and externally to the Council.
You will also be responsible for reviewing the contractors performance including the application of any financial deductions set out in the contractual documentation.
About the Team
The team manages contracts for a portfolio of housing schemes that deliver key priorities of the City Council. These include 3 Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes in Grove Village, Miles Platting and Brunswick. Collectively these PFI projects have improved the quality of all council owned homes within these neighbourhoods to Decent Homes standard and continue to deliver life-cycle and improvement works to maintain high quality energy efficient homes.
The team also has responsibility for the monitoring and support of the Contractors who manage other residual stock owned by the City Council, including the two Tenant Management Organisation (TMO’s).
Following the Government Social Housing white paper and the Social Housing Regulation Bill, the team provides strategic direction, support and guidance to ensure all housing providers who manage council owned stock are compliant with any new consumer standards set by the Regulator of Social Housing.
Following the Grenfell Tower fire, the team is responsible for delivering the recommendations of the Hackitt report, working at a local and national level. Leading on Manchester’s role as one of eight ‘early adopters’ we are responsible for continuing to practically implement the findings of the Hackitt review. This is in addition to ensuring compliance with new legislation contained within the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act and supporting Housing Operations Teams to deliver these changes within the Council owned and managed stock.
The team also develops strategies and manages schemes for implementing the City’s drive towards zero carbon along with eradicating fuel poverty.
This role involves blended/hybrid working. You will be able to work from home or remotely some of the time, or for certain tasks or limited days or hours. For the remainder of the time, you will be required to work at council sites or offices. This will depend on your role’s responsibilities and your personal circumstances.
If you wish to discuss this role further, please contact Sofie Haig-Smith on 07908 022 543 or at [email protected].