Your newpany
You will be working for a council in Lancashire
Your new role
To lead on the delivery of capital works programmes across the Borough Council, the Leisure Trust, and externally funded projects, ensuring schemes are developed, procured and delivered on time, to budget and in fullpliance with statutory and corporate requirements. The post holder will also oversee statutorypliance programmes across the property estate, ensuring that risk is effectively managed and reported.Main duties and responsibilities:
1. Capital Programme works
Manage the planning, procurement and delivery of capital projects across the Borough council, the Leisure Trust and externally funded programmes. Take responsibility for project feasibility, option appraisals, scheme design, procurement and contract management through topletion and handover.
Lead on statutorypliance across the estate, including asbestos management, fire safety, water hygiene, electrical safety and accessibility. Develop and managepliance audits, ensuring risks are identified, managed and reported in line with corporateernance requirements.
2. Financial and Contract Management
Take responsibility for project budgets, financial forecasting and cost control. Prepare tender documentation, manage procurement processes, evaluate bids, and oversee contractor performance, ensuringpliance with financial regulations and standing orders.
3. Grant-Funded Programme Delivery
Manage externally funded and grant-supported projects, including liaising with funding bodies, preparing monitoring returns, and ensuringpliance with funding conditions and reporting requirements.
4. Stakeholder Engagement
Lead stakeholder consultation processes, including members, service managers,munity groups and funding partners. Present project proposals, progress and risks in a clear and accessible way to support informed decision-making.
5. Team Support and Mentoring
Provide support, guidance and mentoring to junior surveyors, apprentices and project staff. Share knowledge and expertise to build capacity and resilience within the team.
6. Planned & Reactive Maintenance Support
Oversee planned maintenance schedules, stock condition surveys and reactive works where these link to capital andpliance programmes. Ensure building fabric and M&E elements are managed to achieve long-term asset sustainability.
7. Risk and Performance Management
Maintain project risk and opportunities registers, monitor delivery performance and escalate risks or slippage to senior stakeholders. Contribute to the development of project management systems, processes and reporting tools.
8. Professional Service Delivery
Ensure all worksply with statutory requirements, building regulations, health and safety standards and industry best practice. Provide authoritative technical advice to Members, officers and external partners.
9. Representation and Reporting
Prepare and present reports tomittees, Boards and funding bodies. Represent the Council at external forums, audits andpliance inspections.
10. Other Duties
Carry out such other duties as may be allocated from time to time which aremensurate with the grading of the post.
What you'll need to succeed
Degree or HNC/HND in a building, construction or surveying discipline
A current full driving licence and vehicle insured for business use.
Substantial post-qualification experience managing capital works andpliance programmes
Experience of delivering major refurbishment and construction projects from feasibility to handover
Proven track record of budget and contract management at a significant scale
Strong knowledge of statutorypliance across property assets
A minimum of 2 years post BSC/ HNC experience
What you'll get in return
Salary £41,771
37 hours per week
24 days leave + 2 council days at Xmas (plus flexi time up to 2 days every 4 weeks)Ability to purchase additional leaveLGPS c. 7% contributionHybrid working- 3 days per week in the office