Job Introduction
We’re looking for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Senior Project Manager- Building Safety Remediation to lead on the remediation of buildings that have known fire safety defects. You’ll be responsible for a team of project managers and will ensure work is completed on time, to budget and mostly importantly, ensures safety for our residents. This is a challenging but rewarding role where you’ll make a real difference for our residents and organisation.
We have undertaken a vast number of technical surveys across our stock and now understand where we have issues to fix. With a number of projects already live on site, and more in the pre- construction period, our pipeline of work is well defined.
You will work closely with your Project Managers, Head of Building Safety Remediation and technical consultants to be clear on the programme of works and ensure that plans are in place to communicate effectively with residents and colleagues to explain the processes that will be followed, likely timescales, actions and risks. With a keen eye for reporting you’ll ensure that your team maintains up to date and accurate information across our projects.
Our customers and their safety is at the heart of what we do. We want our services to ensure that our customers are safe in their homes, demonstrate that we meet legislative and regulatory requirements whilst remaining responsive, efficient, and cost effective. All whilst ensuring we aim for the best customer experience in often challenging circumstances. You’ll also be a spokesperson and ambassador for us in face to face communications with stakeholders. This includes representing us in discussions with resident associations and councillors where building safety defects are being managed.
Main Responsibility
You will be managing remediation projects; delivering on cost, time and quality targets whilst also ensuring our residents are at the heart of what we do. You will be responsible for managing a team of 3 project managers.
- Project management of complex remediation projects, this may also include direct project management of individual projects.
- Leading a team of project managers to ensure project management and remediation projects are delivered to NHG objectives.
- Using your expertise to identify and manage risks to projects appropriately.
- Lead and implement communication strategies for projects including resident consultation.
- Monitor projects within your teams’ pipeline to ensure project milestones are met along with KPI targets.
- Carry out effective budget management and financial reporting for projects in your team. Using Pamwin to do this for each project.
- Ensure procurement of contractors and consultants is completed in line with NHG financial regulations and procedures.
- Engage with contractors on settlement of matters, including legal settlements to protect NHGs position both financially and reputationally.
- Prepare reports for management and wider business use as required, this may relate to individual projects or the pipeline.
- Reporting progress to the business in general and formally at internal approval groups.
- Ensuring that NHG meets all legislative and regulatory requirements for our buildings.
- Responsible for the quality of the remediation work undertaken to ensure that we can demonstrate that buildings are safe.
The Ideal Candidate
We believe great service starts with great people, and we are committed to recruiting and developing passionate, enthusiastic, and talented individuals who can add value to our thriving organisation.
Mandatory
· Experience of delivering successful commercial outcomes from negotiations with consultants and contractors.
· Experience in the management and delivery of complex projects in the built environment.
· Experience in managing and motivating multi- disciplinary teams of external consultants and contractors.
· A solid understanding of the operating environment linked to building safety, including (but not limited to), The Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety Act 2021.
Desirable
· Project management qualification such as APMP, Prince 2 etc or relevant experience.
What’s in it for me?
As part of our team, you will have access to professional qualifications and career opportunities across our Notting Hill Genesis business. You will also receive a generous holiday entitlement of 25 days, rising to 27 days after 2 years of service. You will also receive a simply health cash plan to help cover the costs of your everyday healthcare expenses (eg opticians, dentist, physio), generous pension scheme, and enhanced maternity pay and leave / shared parental leave options / paternity leave and access to our employee assistance programme for confidential support.
This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route 2424
Pending confirmation of legislative changes, this role may require a qualification to demonstrate competence. If not already qualified, there may be an expectation to study towards a professional qualification.
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
Selection process
Step 1 If you are interested please send your application now
Step 2 Successful candidates will be selected for an interview and assessment week commencing 29 January 2024.
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 67,000 homes and employ around 1,500 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. For more information on what we do and what makes us different please visit: https://www.nhg.org.uk/about-us/
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 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 ethnically diverse colleagues at this level and are keen to fill this gap. We welcome applications from everyone. For this role, we especially encourage ethnically diverse 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.
