Delivery Officer

Location:

Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Your chance to be at the forefront of one of the most ambitious new council homes development programmes in the country.

We have some exciting and bold plans for changing the face of housing across North Yorkshire. This is an exciting opportunity to work within our new Housing Delivery team at North Yorkshire Council. The team is part of the new Housing Delivery and Partnerships Service, which will lead on delivering the Council’s housing strategy and in delivering the Council’s bold ambitions for new housing growth.

Our ambition is to deliver 500 new homes across North Yorkshire over the next 5 years through a variety of models. We are currently developing our Delivery Plan, which will set out how we intend to meet that goal.

This role will provide a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of delivering our bold ambitions and will form a key part of the team delivering an exciting development programme to grow our own Council housing stock. Reporting to the Housing Delivery Manager and working in liaison with the Council’s Capital Delivery Team, you will work on the delivery of these new homes, through various mechanisms including direct delivery and through the Council’s companies and joint ventures.

You will have project and programme management experience within the construction and property environment and have experience in delivering new build projects.

You will have a track record of pro-actively managing the acquisition and planning process of a range of schemes across various scales and tenure. You will be responsible for liaising with developer partners, agents, and other statutory bodies in order to secure new business opportunities.

You will have experience of working with consultants, monitoring budgets, leading on various stages of new build and regeneration schemes as well as excellent administration skills. Supported by the Housing Delivery Manager, you will also work closely with the Council’s Capital Programme Team in the delivery of these projects, as well as other colleagues from across the Council. You will also lead on projects to deliver new housing for our internal partners such as Health and Adult Services and Children and Young Peoples Services to meet their housing needs.

You will bring a passion for delivering high quality new housing, which will meet the needs of our communities. You will have significant experience of housing development and project management and leading and working with project teams. You will have experience in undertaking development appraisals.

Excellent communication and negotiation skills are a must, as you will be working with a wide range of partners and project teams, which will require collaborative working.

When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position.

• Holiday entitlement: starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays.
• Pension: save for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme.
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We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.