This senior post sits in the Council's Housing Service, which manages specialist housing stock and provides new homes for vulnerable residents the Council has a statutory duty to house. The work is securing enough high-quality specialist homes through repair, adaptation, acquisition or direct delivery, from business case to handover. It involves working with Homelessness, Children's Services and Adult Social Care, appointing external consultants and liaising with partners and elected members. Open to internal candidates only.
What the job involves
- Ensure an adequate supply of high-quality specialist homes through maintenance, acquisition, adaptation, enhancement or direct delivery
- Lead development projects from concept and business case through to handover
- Work with Homelessness, Children's Services and Adult Social Care to meet current and future accommodation needs
- Deliver projects on time, within budget and to the required standard on strict budgets
- Identify and implement new or innovative solutions to achieve project outcomes
- Use judgement and decision-making to resolve problems as they arise
- Procure and appoint external consultants
- Build close working relationships with Council officers, Registered Providers, funders such as Homes England and the Department for Education, and elected members
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
