Head - Capital Projects
Homes England
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Contract type: Part time
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Job Summary
To drive forward the Agency's Mission and Strategic Objectives to deliver on our key objective of increasing housing supply in the areas where it is needed most by unlocking public and private sector land.
This role is responsible for providing leadership and senior management to ensure successful delivery of a programme of enabling and infrastructure works contracts to support the delivery of new housing, including the construction of new roads, bridges, utility services, drainage and landscaping, to include demolition, site clearance, land remediation and other de-risking activities.
Job Description
Leading and managing a team of technical experts to scope, commission and manage works contracts to de-risk, enable and facilitate the acceleration of housing led development sites.
Manage the team to deliver technical expertise to each project. Responsible for building capacity and capability, and ensuring that effective working practices, processes and systems are maintained and implement continuous improvement.
The role will provide technical assurance on the delivery of capital projects programme.
Leading and managing a team of technical experts to scope, commission and manage works contracts to de-risk, enable and facilitate the acceleration of housing led development sites.
Manage the team to deliver technical expertise to each project. Responsible for building capacity and capability, and ensuring that effective working practices, processes and systems are maintained and implement continuous improvement.
The role will provide technical assurance on the delivery of capital projects programme.
Person specification
You will manage the Agency’s multi-million-pound capital works programme supporting new housing led development through derisking and infrastructure works contracts including demolition, ground improvement, land remediation, the construction of roads, bridges, utility services, drainage and landscaping.
Lead a high performing team of technical professionals including mentoring, support and guidance, capacity building and managing workload to ensure team resources are deployed efficiently and effectively. Ensure that appropriate and achievable objectives are set and managed.
Provide advice on a wide range of technical issues, standards and policies for the delivery of enabling works and infrastructure to support new homes, identify and mitigate risks and potential development issues and provide quality assurance regarding solutions and potential costs.
Direct and lead on procurement and management of capital works, including identifying innovative and best practice methods to secure successful delivery, achieve high quality outcomes and value for money.
Ensure that client duties under Construction (Design Management) Regulations (CDM) 2015 are managed for each capital project and that the highest standards of Health & Safety are maintained on all sites during construction works.
Provide regular updates to the Assistant Director of Development Services relative to the programme of works and services, and provide specific updates of any key projects and risks that may impact project delivery, quality, cost and programme.
Capture cost data on capital expenditure which can be utilised to accurately plan future works and improve the accuracy of cost plan and viability assessments.
Ensure the Agency’s procedures on governance and risk are appropriately met and managed, include gateway peer reviews, and where necessary display judgement to escalate matters for further support and approval.
Develop and maintain relationships with other Agency teams and provide robust technical guidance and advice on the de-risking and development of residential led and regeneration projects, establishing priorities and workplans for delivery to support business plan targets.
Proactively develop and manage technical procedures and systems to support service delivery and evolve these taking on board any lessons learnt and promote the adoption and use of these across the Agency.
Provide wider leadership within Homes England commensurate with the level of responsibility of this role, working flexible in undertaking duties and responsibilities
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
Selection process details
Things you need to know
How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality Requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
Job Summary
To drive forward the Agency's Mission and Strategic Objectives to deliver on our key objective of increasing housing supply in the areas where it is needed most by unlocking public and private sector land.
This role is responsible for providing leadership and senior management to ensure successful delivery of a programme of enabling and infrastructure works contracts to support the delivery of new housing, including the construction of new roads, bridges, utility services, drainage and landscaping, to include demolition, site clearance, land remediation and other de-risking activities.
Job Description
Leading and managing a team of technical experts to scope, commission and manage works contracts to de-risk, enable and facilitate the acceleration of housing led development sites.
Manage the team to deliver technical expertise to each project. Responsible for building capacity and capability, and ensuring that effective working practices, processes and systems are maintained and implement continuous improvement.
The role will provide technical assurance on the delivery of capital projects programme.
Leading and managing a team of technical experts to scope, commission and manage works contracts to de-risk, enable and facilitate the acceleration of housing led development sites.
Manage the team to deliver technical expertise to each project. Responsible for building capacity and capability, and ensuring that effective working practices, processes and systems are maintained and implement continuous improvement.
The role will provide technical assurance on the delivery of capital projects programme.
Person specification
You will manage the Agency’s multi-million-pound capital works programme supporting new housing led development through derisking and infrastructure works contracts including demolition, ground improvement, land remediation, the construction of roads, bridges, utility services, drainage and landscaping.
Lead a high performing team of technical professionals including mentoring, support and guidance, capacity building and managing workload to ensure team resources are deployed efficiently and effectively. Ensure that appropriate and achievable objectives are set and managed.
Provide advice on a wide range of technical issues, standards and policies for the delivery of enabling works and infrastructure to support new homes, identify and mitigate risks and potential development issues and provide quality assurance regarding solutions and potential costs.
Direct and lead on procurement and management of capital works, including identifying innovative and best practice methods to secure successful delivery, achieve high quality outcomes and value for money.
Ensure that client duties under Construction (Design Management) Regulations (CDM) 2015 are managed for each capital project and that the highest standards of Health & Safety are maintained on all sites during construction works.
Provide regular updates to the Assistant Director of Development Services relative to the programme of works and services, and provide specific updates of any key projects and risks that may impact project delivery, quality, cost and programme.
Capture cost data on capital expenditure which can be utilised to accurately plan future works and improve the accuracy of cost plan and viability assessments.
Ensure the Agency’s procedures on governance and risk are appropriately met and managed, include gateway peer reviews, and where necessary display judgement to escalate matters for further support and approval.
Develop and maintain relationships with other Agency teams and provide robust technical guidance and advice on the de-risking and development of residential led and regeneration projects, establishing priorities and workplans for delivery to support business plan targets.
Proactively develop and manage technical procedures and systems to support service delivery and evolve these taking on board any lessons learnt and promote the adoption and use of these across the Agency.
Provide wider leadership within Homes England commensurate with the level of responsibility of this role, working flexible in undertaking duties and responsibilities
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.
Selection process details
Things you need to know
How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England Is Committed To Protecting The Privacy And Security Of Your Personal Data. For Further Information Please Refer To Our Privacy Notice Which Can Be Viewed Here
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality Requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
- Name : Recruitment Team
- Email : [email protected]
- Email : [email protected]
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