This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.
About the role
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for delivering high-quality housing services? North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a dynamic and experienced Housing Capital Investment Manager to lead the delivery of our statutory capital property investment programme.
In this pivotal role, you will manage all aspects of capital investment in council housing (excluding Gas, Electric, and Voids), including stock condition surveys, cyclical maintenance programmes, and property adaptations. You'll ensure our homes are safe, compliant, and meet the needs of our tenants-while aligning with the Council's corporate objectives and legal obligations.
What will you be doing?
* Lead the planning and delivery of the Council's housing capital investment programme across North Northamptonshire.
* Oversee stock condition surveys, cyclical maintenance, and property adaptations to ensure timely and efficient service delivery.
* Ensure compliance with the Decent Homes Standard, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Housing Act 2004, and other relevant legislation.
* Manage procurement processes for contractors and suppliers, ensuring financial and regulatory compliance.
* Lead and support teams based at Robinson Way and Fleming Road Depots, fostering a culture of safety, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
* Support the Head of Housing Maintenance and Development in implementing legislative changes and driving service transformation.
* Act as deputy to the Head of Housing Maintenance and Development when required.
About you
* Proven experience in managing housing capital investment programmes or similar large-scale property maintenance projects.
* Strong knowledge of housing legislation, health and safety regulations, and procurement best practices.
* Excellent leadership and team management skills.
* Ability to drive innovation and service transformation in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
* A collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving and service delivery.
Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we're transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You'll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
* a competitive salary
* a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
* lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
* generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
* hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our Key Commitments
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
North Northamptonshire Council re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant in June 2024 which highlights the Council's pledge to support the Armed Forces community. The council obtained the silver status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) and we are now currently working towards achieving Gold status.
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
#J-18808-Ljbffr