Job Introduction
The Housing Delivery Team is responsible for developing new council homes and delivering our estate regeneration programme.
The team is currently focused on the Lakes Estate Regeneration and the decarbonisation of over 1,600 council homes across the city following a successful grant application under the Social Homes Decarbonisation Fund. These two projects alone attract over £150 million of investment in the city.
As Housing Development Manager, you’ll lead on multiple housing development projects, manage an extensive project team and carry out financial and risk appraisals of schemes.
You’ll ideally have extensive experience in the delivery of new build housing and managing housing refurbishment programmes.
Interview for this role will be held on Thursday 12 December.
Main Responsibility
- Assist the Development team as necessary in the delivery of mixed tenure schemes, Estate Renewal, property refurbishment and conversion projects, including the day-to-day management of the Council’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) energy improvement project.
- Lead on multiple council housing development projects and liaise effectively with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure that the housing need proposed by the development is delivered.
- Carry out financial/risk appraisals of schemes and reports for approval and ensure that risk assessments are updated for all schemes.
- Manage an extensive project team of external consultants to include contractors, architects, civil, M/E and other specialist consultants as required.
- Ensure that projects are soundly established in terms of governance, legal structures, risk management, evaluation and monitoring systems, and exit strategies prior to project delivery.
- Manage scheme delivery targets and report monthly on progress and any variations.
The Ideal Candidate
- Extensive experience in housing development and ideally managing housing refurbishment schemes.
- Able to successfully work with a wide range of partners.
- Used to managing contractors.
- Able to get about and travel across Milton Keynes between sites and the office.
- Ability to manage a huge workload and conflicting priorities.
- For this role, the candidate is required to have a full UK driving licence, along with access to a vehicle. Evidence of the driving licence and vehicle insurance with business insurance will be required from the candidate should they be offered this position. Without this documentation the candidate will not be appointable.
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
