Job Introduction
The Assets and Sustainability team is determined to deliver better services to our residents. Over the last 18 months we've been busy working through the procurement process for some of our most high profile services. We've got brand new specifications and exacting standards for the suppliers to achieve. We're now at the stage where we need to successfully mobilise these new contracts to deliver for our residents now and in the years to come.
We're looking for a project manager who can create and deliver robust mobilisation plans to get these contracts off to the best possible start. A key element of these plans will be to review and document the processes we want our staff and contractors to follow as part of the new contractual arrangements and the project manager will also lead this work.
Main Responsibility
Your primary project will be to mobilise our flagship Fire Risk Assessment Remedial Works contracts. These contracts will deliver safety critical works that keep our residents, buildings and business safe. We want you to develop a clear, deliverable plan, that launches these contracts safely and allows NHG staff and contractors to focus on delivering for our residents. As part of the project to mobilise the contracts we want improve the processes we use to deliver this work, and and this will be a key element of the role.
Alongside the FRA Remedial Works contracts we've also got new Lift contracts and Heat Network contracts to mobilise.
The Ideal Candidate
The successful applicant will need to have project management and process/business improvement experience. There is no requirement to have any significant knowledge of fire risk assessments, lifts or heat networks. We want someone with strong communication skills, excellent people skills, an ability to build partnerships and a desire to make a difference.
This position will suit those looking to further their careers in project management and/or business improvement. We believe we work best when we work together so you'll spend at least three days a week at our London Head Office in Kings Cross.
Benefits
In return we offer:
- Excellent annual leave allowance and flexible working opportunities (qualifying period may apply)
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay - we offer enhanced maternity and adoption pay in addition to statutory entitlements (qualifying period may apply)
- Employee assistance - free confidential advice and counselling services provided by independent specialist organisations
- Health cash plan
- Staff discounts - we give our staff access to discounts at hundreds of major retailers, gyms, restaurants, entertainment, days out, insurance and much more
- Interest free loans: season ticket loan, tenancy deposit loan and training loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life Assurance x 4 annual salary
How to apply
- Applications close at 23:59 on 14 May 2023.
Please apply for this role with us online. If you are not able to apply online, please contact our HR team via jobs@nhg.org.uk to discuss your requirements.
About the Company
Notting Hill Genesis is now one of the largest housing associations in London and the south east. We own and manage more than 66,000 homes and employ around 2,000 staff. We provide homes across a range of tenures and are committed to continuing to deliver housing that is affordable to all. Our roots reach back to the 1960s when our legacy organisations were established by local people who shared a similar vision – to house west London’s working poor, providing them a home from which to build themselves and their families a secure future.
Our people
We value our people and both respect and celebrate their differences. We’re proud to say that our colleagues come from different backgrounds, with varied outlooks and are from all over the world. We encourage and are committed to diversity. We know that when people with varied experiences and unique points of view come together, it makes us a stronger organisation and more able to help the wide range of residents that we serve. We want all our colleagues to bring their full selves to work in a culture and environment based on respect and fairness, regardless of role, background or ability.
Our pledges
We are proud signatories of the G15 group’s diversity pledge to encourage more diversity in the boardroom and at senior level. The pledge on Black, Asian and minority ethnic diversity commits NHG to reflect the ethnic diversity of the communities we work in at all levels and particularly at senior managerial, leadership and board levels.
We have under-representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues at this level and are keen to fill this gap. We welcome applications from everyone. For this role, we especially encourage Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates to join us and be part of an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity, equality of opportunity and provides a place for you to grow your career.
We are also a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident employer and have signed up to Harry’s Pledge. We actively monitor the diversity of our workforce and strive to show equal representation throughout all levels of the organisation.
To find out more about Diversity and inclusion at NHG, please visit our website.
