Delivery and Performance Manager

About Us At Hounslow

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can‑do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

We live by five core values:
Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It’s about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem‑solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, have a diverse workforce and are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

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Hounslow Council is seeking to recruit a dynamic and motivated Delivery and Performance Manager to join its Regeneration and Economic Growth division. As Programme Manager you’ll lead a team working across our services, providing clear programme support and supporting the effective management of regeneration and economic development projects and programmes. You’ll need to be able to lead this team and work effectively with Directors through to project managers to support the effective management, development and delivery of regeneration and growth across the borough.

You will lead the development and coordination of formal reporting, track financial and performance progress, and provide confidence to the Director and Assistant Directors of Regeneration and Economic Growth of the status of their programme of works. You will help the Council build on lessons learnt from projects and identify innovative approaches to address challenges and deliver improved outcomes.

You’ll come with substantial programme management experience including a clear understanding of financial management of programmes and dealing with complex budgets. You will have a broad knowledge of the housing and regeneration sectors. While a background in housing and regeneration is desirable it is not essential; we are keen to recruit a Delivery and Performance Manager with a wide range of skills and experiences.

Hounslow Council is at the forefront of urban transformation, pioneering a comprehensive Business Case for Growth that aims far beyond mere economic development. Our initiative is a blueprint for vibrant, sustainable communities that harness the full potential of our borough. Through strategic regeneration, from Feltham to the ‘Golden Mile’ and Brentford, we are unlocking opportunities, attracting investment, and creating thousands of new homes and jobs.

This pivotal moment in our history is about turning challenges into opportunities, ensuring Hounslow stands as a beacon of inclusive and sustainable growth aligned with government agendas. We’re looking for passionate individuals to join us in this journey. Be part of our mission to make Hounslow borough a place where everyone can thrive. Embrace the chance to affect real change and grow with a leading council dedicated to community and innovation.

Our challenge? Ensuring that regeneration and economic growth benefit all residents, creating opportunities that transform lives. We’re looking for an ambitious and creative professional to join our…