Housing Standards Manager - Birkenhead - Merseyside
Contract - Full Time - 5 Days per week - 37 hours
Duties/Responsibilities
1. Monitor and interpret changes in both housing and regeneration policy and legislation to ensure compliance with statutory duties and the application of the most appropriate statutory powers relating to improvements of housing standards and the safeguarding of vulnerable people living in substandard homes. Ensure the enforcement strategy is robust and officers are fully equipped and competent to utilise all enforcement tools available.
2. To have overall responsibility for leading, motivating, managing and directing the development and delivery of the Housing Standards services, ensuring high quality services are achieved, monitored and reviewed.
3. To be responsible for programme management including setting targets, forecasting, and monitoring delivery of outcomes and programme budgets, including the Housing Capital programme, LCR retrofit Programme, grant funding and team revenuebudgets, ensuring that all activities are cost effective, value added, income targets met and budgets balanced. Contribute to efficiencies and savings for Housing Services where required.
4. Represent Wirral in a leading role on housing standards issues at a regional and sub regional level on cross authority working and investment opportunities, including where required LCR Officer and Programme Board meetings....