Assistant Manager - Infrastructure Grants
Homes England
About the job
Job summary
Working in a team with Kate Wilson, Victoria Gazzi and Paul Ahdal (Heads of Infrastructure Grants Project Management, IGPM) and Ben Seccombe (Assistant Director IGPM), the Assistant Manager of Infrastructure Grants will play a critical role in managing a range of small to medium grant investments and supporting team members on some of the larger and more complex grant investments under agreed assurance frameworks and Grant Determination Agreements.
ou will join an enthusiastic, friendly, professional, multi-disciplinary team with each member committed to making a positive change in supporting infrastructure delivery and unlocking thousands of homes across England.
Job description
The IGPM team looks after a range of infrastructure grant investments, from small and medium grants as well as some of the largest most complex investments that Homes England makes (up to £250 million+ at project level). 3 of these roles will have a focus on the Housing Infrastructure Fund (our largest fund), which cover the breadth of the country and are varied in scale and complexity. These investments come with significant political and stakeholder interest and are subject to regular monitoring, reporting and assurance reviews. We are looking for a mixture of strong administrative, analytical and communication skills combined with the ability to prioritise tasks in response to urgent requests for information within tight timescales.
Ben believes in delivering a first-class customer service supported by robust standards and processes. The team highly values and encourages working collaboratively to support well informed decision-making by senior leadership.
The Assistant Project Manager of Infrastructure Grants will have responsibility for managing a portfolio of grants at various stages in their life cycle (from preliminary works, through infrastructure delivery to the completion of housing units) requiring site visits to a range of geographic locations across England as well as supporting our Managers and Senior Managers with some of the more complex infrastructure schemes. There is some ambitious work and initiatives to get involved with and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the infrastructure funding offering.
This is a rare chance to shape the future of infrastructure and housing delivery in a national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional team you will have the opportunity to help create new communities and places within the country.
Person specification
Whilst our day job is to deliver first class customer service to our stakeholders, you will be used to "spinning several plates" at once and will always be looking for ways to improve and innovate.
You'll be comfortable supporting the IGPM team with a wide range of complex funding and programme issues, ensuring that projects are performing in line with expectations, identifying project problems early and knowing the right time to escalate them. You will be proficient in a range of IT systems and have experience within a project management, housing delivery, surveying, planning, design, or civil engineering environment, with a desire to continue to develop professionally.
Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable engaging with stakeholders at every level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do as a team. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun, and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade. With some experience of working as part of a dynamic team, you’ll be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way. You will need to have a range of technical skills, experience, a calm professional approach to getting work done, tenacity in problem solving and a willingness to learn. You will be happy travelling to team meetings and wider Homes England events around the country.
Having knowledge of the UK housing market, grant-based public sector programmes, property / infrastructure projects, contract management or analysis of project cashflows and appraisals would be very beneficial for the role.
If you've got the relevant skills or experience and a passion for how housing delivery can improve lives, then we would like to learn more about you.
Benefits
Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:
Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave
Things you need to know
Selection process details
How to apply?
To apply please follow the links to our careers page.
Security
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.
Selection process details
For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.
Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.
Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Experian to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.
Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.
Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter
Nationality requirements
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Name: Recruitment Team
Email: recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.