Capital Delivery Manager (Special Projects)

Your new company
At the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, we put local people and businesses at the heart of everything we do, working in partnership with them to provide quality services that are responsive, effective and efficient. Committed to acting with openness, honesty, compassion and humility, we aim to listen and understand in a way that is respectful, encourages involvement and meets the needs of all our communities.
Your new role
We are looking for a Capital Delivery Manager (Special Projects) to join our Capital Delivery team within Housing Management. This position involves leading a team responsible for managing a portfolio of individual contracts and call-off projects. You will collaborate closely with residents, associations, and senior management to ensure a fully integrated approach. Key duties include monitoring and reporting on programme delays, implementing mitigation strategies, managing cost profiles, and ensuring all cost variations are reconciled and approved.In the Capital Delivery Manager (Special Projects) role, you will work with your team, residents, and local groups, focusing on high-priority capital delivery schemes. These schemes aim to address the Council's Decent Homes compliance needs and involve significant remediation of important tower blocks, the borough-wide Kitchen and Bathroom Programme, and other line management responsibilities. This role is essential in ensuring the safety and security of our residents in their homes and neighbourhoods.
What you'll need to succeed
Qualifications:

• Relevant qualifications and ongoing professional development related to the role such as RICS or CIOB or have relevant experience.

Skills, Experience, and Attitude:

• Experience managing teams delivering high-value capital projects.
• Experience of working within a Local Authority or Housing Association and delivering projects within these organisations would be desirable.
• Strong knowledge of health, building, and fire safety in construction and social housing.
• Experience managing large-scale capital programmes, especially long-term, high-value projects.
• Understanding the impact of repairs and improvements on tenants and leaseholders, including service charges.
• Significant experience in asset planning, capital investment, project planning, and maintenance management, preferably in social housing.
• Budgetary planning and control, financial modelling, and lifecycle costing expertise.
• Problem-solving and forward-thinking mindset for a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to build close working relationships to maximise government funding.
• Experience in developing and delivering transformation and change for excellent service delivery, involving staff and residents.
• Strong commercial instincts, networking skills, and commitment to professional representation.
• Confident, organised and with excellent attention to detail.
• Knowledge of leasehold alterations and building surveying practices.
• Experience driving value for money in project delivery while maintaining quality and customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of PAS2035, retrofit, and sustainability in the built environment.

What you'll get in return

• Pay - very competitive pay rates often with an annual pay rise within a range
• Pension - The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a secure, flexible and tax-efficient way of making sure you have a decent pension to look forward to in retirement
• Progression - excellent learning and development opportunities along with performance management and career progression support
• Holidays - generous annual leave entitlement up to 30 days each year plus 8 public holidays
• Flexible working - as circumstances suit, these include working from home, flexi time, job sharing, compressed hours and term-time working
• Staff discounts - excellent staff discounts in many local shops, restaurants, and sports facilities
• Health and wellbeing - a dedicated occupational health service that can give you a health check, help with workplace adjustments and also a free, confidential counselling service available 24/7 to assist with any personal or work-related issues.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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This role closes on the 6th of April, and the consultant managing this role is Molly Spencer.
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