Housing Asset Senior Project Manager

Role Housing Asset Senior Project Manager

Contract Permanent

Grade M2

Pay £19.85 - £21.51 per hour

Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Housing Asset Senior Project Manager on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Population Wellbeing department!

As a Housing Asset Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for providing a high quality professional Senior Project Management service with responsibility for the commissioning and delivery of major and complex programmes.

To be successful in this role you must be able to lead, manage and develop a team of Project Managers.

About the Role

• Strategically manage and lead the Housing Asset Project management team.
• To provide leadership and professional management.
• Manage the team budgets in close liaison with the Housing Asset Manager.
• Efficiently manage the preparation of specifications, drawings and contract documentation related to repairs, maintenance and ancillary works.
• Ensure that accurate and up-to-date records and attribute information are provided to the Housing Asset Manager and maintained in the Council's Housing Asset Information Systems.
• Monitor and manage the performance of contractors and specialists using defined performance frameworks and quality auditing.
• Develop relationships with partners and stakeholders and provide technical advice to staff, members and residents as required.
• Lead and motivate staff and ensure they have access to all Council and BTS policies and procedures and are working in line with these and all other relevant regulations and legislation, including prescribed standards of probity

About you

• Substantial experience of specifying and implementing building construction / maintenance projects at a senior level.
• In depth experience in contract & project management including budget setting and monitoring.
• Able to survey, inspect and measure dwellings.
• Demonstrable people management skills.
• Demonstrable communication skills to deal with public / agencies with ability to consult / influence and negotiate.
• Able to interpret written requests, drawings and produce project briefs and technical reports.
• Able to work to deadlines and maintain expenditure within budget allocations.
• Expertise and Skills with building construction, defects and remedies, building services, drainage and sewerage services. Health and Safety, Environmental legislation.
• Recognised degree qualifications related to the Construction and Building industry or equivalent professional qualification. Chartered member of relevant professional body i.e. CIOB, RICS.
• Able to attend meetings and undertake work outside normal office hours, including weekends and able to respond to emergencies outside normal office hours.
• Able to attend sites and venues as required throughout the UK.
• Able to undertake surveys and inspections including using ladders, working at height and in confined spaces etc.

About Us

Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent County Council to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract and interim roles at the Council.

Our heritage and being local government owned means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.