Property Specialist

Location: Tower Hamlets

Housing Supply Schemes Co-ordinator (Project)

Tower Hamlets
Contract

£396.83 per day PAYE or £550.00 per day limited paid via umbrella company inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced Housing Supply Schemes Co-ordinator (Project)

To initiate and co-ordinate regeneration and estate “in-fill” housing schemes for the Council’s Housing Client, reporting to and deputising for the Housing Supply Manager. Management of project inception and initial consultation stages, procuring expertise where necessary; handover to CDT to ma

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PURPOSE OF THE JOB

1. To bring forward sites for the Housing Client, scoping and facilitating the

implementation of large-scale regeneration and estate “in-fill” new-build

housing schemes, in liaison with the Capital Delivery Team (CDT).

2. Day-to-day co-ordination, enabling and delivery monitoring of projects in liaison

with the CDT, Housing Asset Management, other Council services and external

funding agencies, ensuring that the requirements of the Housing Client are

agreed and met at each stage of the project’s lifecycle.

3. Develop strong relationships / partnerships – with Government agencies, GLA,

Homes England, RSLs, charitable regeneration trusts, developers/constractors,

consultants, residents and stakeholders, including community groups, retail

and commercial interests.

4. Contribute to procurement processes and facilitate engagement of partners,

professional advisors and consultant services, managing these where required.

5. Work with other services to ensure co-ordinated policy planning and delivery,

briefing Senior Managers and Members as necessary on strategy and projects

proposed, or in development.

6. Manage Housing Supply staff and projects / work-streams effectively, including

budgets.

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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To initiate and co-ordinate regeneration and estate “in-fill” housing schemes for

the Council’s Housing Client, reporting to and deputising for the Housing

Supply Manager. Management of project inception and initial consultation

stages, procuring expertise where necessary; handover to CDT to manage on
- site delivery following joint procurement of developer / constructor.

2. Ensure projects are properly scoped, feasible and meet agreed priorities and

requirements, including: mix of units, funding / grant conditions, high quality of

design, ease of estate management, considerate consultation and engagement

with stakeholders.

3. Co-ordinate Client approvals: prepare / contribute to Housing Client briefs for

design and procurement - setting objectives, budgets, timescales, programmes

and delivery parameters – and review technical / design evolution and final

proposals to ensure requirements are met.

4. Ensure operational continuity throughout project concept and build phases; and

following handover from the Housing Client to CDT and onwards to Housing

Asset Management after completion. Establish protocols ensuring all

participants have clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities.

5. Co-ordinate partnerships, i.e. via procurement, engagement or collaboration, to

plan and deliver projects that achieve the Council’s and GLA/Government

objectives.

6. To prepare / present reports for senior managers, to obtain approvals; update

on progress or challenges / solutions.

7. Co-ordinate activities including:

a. Securing / managing funding; liaison with Government agencies / GLA.

b. Liaison with CDT, strategic and front-line council services.

c. Briefings for the Mayor and councillors - obtaining necessary approvals.

d. Stakeholder engagement to support projects.

e. Setting-up / supporting community bodies, eg residents’ groups or

charitable trusts.

f. Management of project shops / information centres; interim

responsibility for community facilities, as directed.

g. Involvement in procurement of consultants and developer partners for

the Housing Client, in liaison with CDT.

h. Creating and monitoring performance requirements.

i. Land assembly: acquisitions of land and property; statutory steps ie

stopping-up, termination of rights of light and particularly compulsory

purchase Orders (CPOs)…