Senior Manager - Building Remediation Team

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Senior Manager - Building Remediation TeamFully RemoteClosing Date: 08/02/2023A bit about the role...Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017, Building Safety has been high on the governments agenda. This role is an opportunity to join a team working to deliver one of the most important fields of government policy, whilst also making a real differenceto everyday people.The Building Safety Fund is a £4.5bn cladding remediation fund where Homes England act as delivery partner, alongside the Greater London Authority (GLA) providing funding to high rise buildings to remove unsafe cladding. . We work closely with the Departmentfor Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and GLA plus building owners, freeholders and their consultants to add pace to remediation alongside administering the funding.This is a high profile, fast paced, constantly changing and pressured role that requires discretion, focus and adaptability. As a Senior Manager in building remediation, you will manage a portfolio of cases c.20 applications, with a total value of c.£100m.You will be external facing, building relationships with applicants teams to understand what is happening on each project and reporting this information on a weekly basis to DLUHC. You will work closely with applicants to identify and resolve issues, takingaction as appropriate to do so and escalating as required. Throughout the process you will also work closely with our external legal and technical advisors.You will be a home based worker, coming into the office on occasion for team meetings, so need to be a natural self-starter, but also happy to work as part of a team.A bit about youWe are looking for an experienced professional who understands process, project and change management and is an excellent stakeholder and relationship manager. You will need to be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and yourdiscussions will always need to be shaped by a good understanding of the application and remediation process and how we can support and encourage our partners to deliver quickly.You also will be a confident, self-motivated individual who can think critically and imaginatively. You need to be able to manage change well and its effect on process. Due to the fast pace of the programme, you will need the ability to get up to speed asquickly as possible and act with a degree of political awareness and tact.Experience of working in construction is not a requirement but desirable. In addition, experience of the remediation of unsafe cladding and working in a central government or the wider public sector will also be an advantage.Who are we We are the Governments national housing agency. Our role is to accelerate the pace of housebuilding across the country, particularly in areas where there are the most serious affordability issues - meaning people are struggling to find homes.We have the appetite, influence, expertise and resources to drive positive market change and meet the Governments ambition to deliver 300,000 new homes a year. We are using our land, influence, funds and knowledge to increase the pace, scale and qualityof new homes accelerating delivery in areas of greatest demand and helping create great places to live. Within the next few years, we will have invested over £27 billion across our programmes. To deliver against these aims were building a different kind ofpublic service - join us to help make this happen.We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especiallyimportant if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.If your application is shortlisted to interview, we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage.Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We are all hybrid working at the moment spending some of our time working from home and some based at our offices which are spread across England. The wellbeing of our colleagues remains one of our toppriorities.What we offer... We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are totally committed to flexible working. Well support you, wherever possible, so that you dont miss out on what truly matters to you.If you do ever need a little bit of extra help we have a great employee assistance programme, financial well-being support and access to loads of great discounts with leading high street names.Our range of network groups are also there to support you to truly be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.If you are a member of a professional body well pay for your membership and once you get your top of the range digital kit youll be good to go in one of our great offices.