Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Strategic Head Of Capital Delivery for our client a government organisation in West London.
Are you an individual able to take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of all capital programmes within a borough, including a wide range of housing, community and schools projects?
The successful post holder will lead, manage and co-ordinate all elements of the programme from initial feasibility and planning to successful handover including:
Overseeing management of consultation and engagement with residents and key stakeholders; land assembly; procurement of the consultants and effective management; development of delivery and finance strategies; development of design and sustainability strategy and detailed design on schemes; procurement of development/construction contracts; legal and contractual negotiations; programme and project management to meet programme objectives and delivery targets.
Manage a service that delivers a multi-faceted programme with capital expenditure in excess of £100m pa and be responsible for ensuring the appropriate systems are in place to monitor and manage progress and spend.
This role is a permanent contract. The working arrangement will be hybrid working.
Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:
- Working to the Director of Social Investment & Property, to be responsible for the successful delivery of high-profile capital programmes within the borough, including a wide range of housing, community and schools projects, or such other capital programmes and projects as the Director decides.
- Provide operational leadership on all aspects of the programme including budget (over £50million in projects value per annum) and performance management, service level agreements for internal customers and successful programmes of delivery that demonstrate excellent value for money and high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Ensure that all projects delivered meet all legislative, health and safety and requirements at all times with a risk management plan in place and actively managed to identify and address any issues.
- Work collaboratively with elected members, commissioners, partners and other service providers and with service-users and citizens to understand their requirements and expectations and to develop and deliver a range of capital investment projects which support the organisation’s goals and statutory responsibilities.
- Be responsible for the leadership and effective project and programme management of the delivery of the allocated capital programme/projects ensuring the programme and projects are delivered to the required timescales and budgets, achieving the required outcomes.
- Formulate development strategies for programme and projects, ensuring allocation of resources across projects to meet delivery objectives.
- Establish, maintain and keep under review the systems and processes (financial, risk and otherwise) that are necessary to ensure effective management and monitoring of the programme and the projects.
- Lead and oversee a technical advisory team responsible for providing expert guidance on compliance, construction, and cost management throughout the capital delivery process.
- Ensure effective delivery and organisational management including financial management, risk management and planning, performance management arrangements, customer feedback and quality assurance processes, etc., working with other council staff as appropriate, including the programme management office.
- Take responsibility for the financial appraisal and success of projects, working with Finance and Development staff from feasibility/viability stage through to completion. Making recommendations to senior officers on delivery and funding strategies and ensuring their successful achievement during the implementation stage.
- Ensure that all aspects of the capital programme/projects are planned, designed, procured, managed and delivered, working other council teams as necessary, such that they meet the aspirations of Councillors and the needs of key partners and stakeholders such as schools, the business community, citizens and the government, while meeting all legal obligations.
- Develop the strategy for, and lead and manage, complex procurements where contract values may vary from less than £1m to in excess of £100m. To provide technical and professional advice to ensure best procurement practice and to demonstrate a good understanding of the construction market in recommending procurement strategies to the organisation.
- Ensure that the programme/projects not only deliver the direct outcomes for which they are intended, but also contribute to the overall objectives of the Council and support social investment including development of the social, economic health and environmental well-being of the community, for example by enhancing employment and training opportunities and promoting sustainability.
Personal Requirements:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field such as construction or project management.
- A relevant professional or management qualification and evidence of on-going professional development relating to services within the remit of the role.
- Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. RICS, APM).
- Strategic direction, political awareness and leadership across professional and organisational boundaries in an organisation of similar size and complexity.
- Substantial successful experience in a senior management post in a large organisation within the area of construction and/or new build capital programmes.
- A successful track record of delivering capital programmes within a framework of collaborative working with partners/members/citizens to ensure the objectives of the programmes are met.
- Track record of effective people management across a range of construction projects and activities based on a philosophy of employee engagement and empowerment.
- Knowledge of relevant legislative policy and good practice guidelines and of emerging developments in practice in relation construction practice and capital programme delivery.
- Knowledge of contract, procurement and commercial good practice in relation to regeneration/construction programmes.
- Demonstrable understanding of the risks associated with construction/regeneration/development programmes and appropriate mitigation measures.
- Knowledge of the financial, legal and social environments, in which an inner-London local authority operates.
- Demonstrable understanding of the needs and challenges presented by the communities of a deprived inner-city area.
- A broad knowledge of public service delivery, both directly and through commissioning.
Working Hours: 36hrs / Monday – Friday
Pay: £92,610.00 per annum
Please note this role is within the scope of IR35.
