Housing Standards Manager

Housing Standards Manager
3-month interim contract (in the first instance) to start April 2024
North West of England
£40-50 per hour DOE
Inside IR35 (via umbrella)
Remote/ Hybrid working

CV’s are being reviewed immediately and interviews will be taking place week commencing 22nd April

Reporting into the Housing & Renewal Manager, you will be responsible for managing the Council’s Housing Standards services including Clearance, Home Improvements, Empty Properties, Selective Licensing, HMOs, Enforcement and Healthy Homes services. You will be ensuring that private sector housing programmes are successfully implemented, monitored and delivered on time, within the capital programme budget available and driving the continual improvement of housing standards across the board.

Your Role as Housing Standards Manager:

• Monitor and interpret changes in both housing and regeneration policy and legislation to ensure compliance with statutory duties and its application to Housing Standards
  • Hold overall responsibility for leading, motivating, managing and directing the development and delivery of the Housing Standards services
  • Responsible for programme management including setting targets, forecasting, and monitoring delivery of outcomes and programme budgets, including the Housing Capital programme contributing to efficiencies and savings
  • Innovate, develop and implement strategic projects associated with improving housing conditions, and utilising the stock in line with the Council’s Housing Strategy
  • Identification of strategic priorities and opportunities for housing standards and prepare and submit funding bids to government agencies in order to provide financial resources

  Your previous experience as Housing Standards Manager:

• In-depth experience at managerial level both operational functions and strategic service needs
  • Accountable for operational management and an ability to lead several diverse teams and produce service plan for services such as Selective Licensing
  •Employ expert professional technical and theoretical understanding of housing standards services and advice to customers, staff and Members within specialist areas of housing enforcement
  •Essential to have an appropriate housing, environmental health, or building qualification
  •Experience of and ability to prepare detailed specifications of work for large projects and leading on tendering procedures for housing regeneration projects in a Local Authority setting

If you’re interested in discussing this opportunity in more detail or know someone who this may be of interest to, please contact Vic Singh or Tom Pugh on 0117 3137110 or apply today.
 
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation so please do get in contact)
Our clients are passionate about creating and evolving a diverse workforce and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant.  Recruiting decisions are based on your experience and skills.  Any reasonable adjustments in the workplace will be fully supported during the application and hiring process.
 
 
 
 
 

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