Project Manager - Decarbonisation and Planned Investment

We have partnered exclusively with Transform Housing & Support to support them to find this exciting new role in their Property team. As the Project Manager - Decarbonisation and Planned Investment, you will be delivering their Warm Homes Programme for energy and thermal improvement measures and the delivery and planned capital works programmes to their properties.

Client Details

Transform Housing & Support are a small Supported Housing provider based in Surrey, who are a local charity, offering high-quality housing and support to enhance the lives of homeless and vulnerable people. They have more than 50 years' experience of supporting people to transform their lives. They have a fantastic set of values and have a fantastic set of people within their Property team. And they provide housing and support for more than 1800 people each year.

Description

As the Project Manager - Decarbonisation and Planned Investment, you will be responsible for the below:

The primary focus for this role is to project manage our investment work contracts. To ensure works are delivered to a high standard, which also delivers excellent customer experience and high levels of customer satisfaction. Provide regular project updates and management reports. This role will also minimise costs of the service and enhance value for money, while still achieving the expected service standards.

• To deliver the investment and planned works programmes in line with our Asset Management Strategy. Investment works include kitchens, bathrooms, window, doors and roof replacements. Planned works include cyclical decoration and repairs to our schemes and other ad-hoc planned works as required.
• Lead on the delivery of energy and decarbonisation programmes based on asset data to meet specified targets (i.e. EPC Level C and Net Zero) and explore and secure external funding opportunities where possible.
• Develop and implement programmes for decarbonisation to meet Net Zero targets and incorporate a retrofit approach to meet these targets ensuring that the relevant PAS standards are met, and works are carried out by our accredited contractors.
• Be responsible for overseeing and delivering all work programmes across the stock portfolio ensuring work is delivered to the required standards. Set budgets, procure and manage works in line with investment programmes and annual budgets.
• Procure consultants and where required develop design briefs for the services needed to deliver programmes of work and monitor their performance to ensure they deliver work to the agreed standard and timescales.
• Procure works with contractors, with or without consultants, to deliver programmes of work in accordance with procurement legislation and Transform's Contract and Tendering Procedures and Standing Orders and monitor their performance to ensure they deliver work to the agreed standard and timescales
• Communicate and work with all staff and residents where applicable for the purpose of this role.
• Take ownership and responsibility for relevant databases holding asset management and stock condition data, and ensure data is captured, up to date and accurate, and where required commission surveys to obtain data.
• Manage, update, and analyse asset management and stock condition survey data to facilitate planning and costing of investment programmes across the stock portfolio, and produce reports at specified frequencies.
• Develop and ensure that stock condition data and planned investment programmes meet the required legislation and regulatory standards, along with organisational aspirations and changes within the Social and Supported Housing sectors.
• Input and assist in the reviewing and producing strategies related to the stock portfolio to include Asset Management, Energy and Decarbonisation, and Sustainability.

Profile

The successful Project Manager - Decarbonisation and Planned Investment should have experience in:

• Asset Management and delivering investment programmes
• Use of IT systems and databases to manage asset or property details
• Contract and project management of works
• Experience of successfully appointing, liaising, and managing with Consultants and Contractors
• Procurement of works or services
• The ability to get to and be in Surrey on a regular basis
• Relevant experience in surveying, property management, construction management or estate management
• Contract and Project management
• IT skills to manage databases
• Construction and maintenance of residential buildings
• Mechanical & electrical installations applicable to residential properties
• Health & safety including CDM regulations
• Contract law & standard forms of building contract
• Decent Homes Standard
• Property leases and dilapidation's
• Retrofit, energy efficiency and renewable energy
• Building and planning regulations
• Statutory compliance relating to Social Housing
• Knowledge of building construction and pathology
• Ability to work autonomously & independently under own initiative to achieve targets & identify improvements & efficiencies, with low levels of supervision and make high level decisions
• Ability to work with pressurised work situations and meet deadlines
• Ability to prioritise and organise own work and show initiative, ensuring consideration of impact on other team members

Job Offer

For the successful Project Manager - Decarbonisation and Planned Investment is:

• A competitive market based salary
• An excellent pension scheme
• The opportunity to make a real difference in the not-for-profit sector
• A positive company culture that values sustainability and social impact and the people that work for them
• The chance to work in Surrey in a local centric organisation

If you're interested in taking the next step in your career and make a real difference, please do apply for the Project Manager - Decarbonisation and Planned Investment today!