Job reference REQ00000017595 Date posted 29/01/2025 Application closing date 06/02/2025 Location PENRITH Salary £45,718 - £46,731 Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Attachments Blank
Housing Retrofit Manager – WMF1540e
INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY
Westmorland and Furness Council
Salary:
£45,718 - £46,731 Hours:
37 hours per week Location:
Voreda House, Penrith Contract:
Fixed term – Until March 2028 About this opportunity This is an exciting opportunity to manage our housing retrofit programme through the Government’s new Warm Homes funding, providing professional and technical expertise, while ensuring our legal obligations in relation to the programme and service to our customers across Cumbria are met. This is a challenging role, managing a team of housing retrofit professionals and delivery agents. You will identify new opportunities to enhance the service through partnership and close collaborative work, including across the Thriving Communities directorate, exploring new opportunities and building a positive contribution to housing and health through the wider public health agenda. We are seeking a dynamic manager to join our Retrofit team as part of the Home Improvement Agency, which is part of a wider Housing Team in Thriving Communities. The post is full time, working 37 hours per week. You should be highly knowledgeable with a strong background in previous retrofit programmes (e.g., LAD, SHDF, HUG) and appreciate the complexities and interdependencies across disciplines. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills are essential to establish and maintain an effective team and develop partnerships. You will lead and develop projects, influencing and negotiating opportunities for funding and service development while being highly organized to ensure compliance with Government policy. Ideally, you will have experience managing works contracts. You should be a team player but also capable of organizing your own workload and committed to providing a high standard of customer service. Good written and oral communication skills and competency in IT are required. You must have the ability to travel efficiently around the borough to conduct visits and attend meetings; a full UK driving licence is therefore essential, and access to a car would be an advantage. You will be part of a flexible and responsive Housing Team where we work together to get the job done. Internal applicants may only apply. Please note the Retrofit Team is based in Voreda House, Penrith. For an informal discussion on the role, please contact Amanda Yellowley, Interim Senior Manager for Housing Standards and Services at amanda.yellowley@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk. What can we offer you! Excellent training and development offers. Flexible working opportunities. Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise). Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms. Competitive rates of pay. A 12-month digital trial (from 1 June 2024) of a new scheme that allows free workplace car parking for employees in all Westmorland and Furness Council owned car parks between Monday to Friday. Application and Interview information Closing date:
12th December 2024 Interview date:
TBC We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position. If you have any concerns or adjustments needed, we are happy to discuss. If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users. However, if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews. Safer Recruitment At Westmorland and Furness Council, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. We expect all employees, volunteers, and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences. As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview. Please read the Supporting Information: Post Specification Role Profile
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£45,718 - £46,731 Hours:
37 hours per week Location:
Voreda House, Penrith Contract:
Fixed term – Until March 2028 About this opportunity This is an exciting opportunity to manage our housing retrofit programme through the Government’s new Warm Homes funding, providing professional and technical expertise, while ensuring our legal obligations in relation to the programme and service to our customers across Cumbria are met. This is a challenging role, managing a team of housing retrofit professionals and delivery agents. You will identify new opportunities to enhance the service through partnership and close collaborative work, including across the Thriving Communities directorate, exploring new opportunities and building a positive contribution to housing and health through the wider public health agenda. We are seeking a dynamic manager to join our Retrofit team as part of the Home Improvement Agency, which is part of a wider Housing Team in Thriving Communities. The post is full time, working 37 hours per week. You should be highly knowledgeable with a strong background in previous retrofit programmes (e.g., LAD, SHDF, HUG) and appreciate the complexities and interdependencies across disciplines. Excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills are essential to establish and maintain an effective team and develop partnerships. You will lead and develop projects, influencing and negotiating opportunities for funding and service development while being highly organized to ensure compliance with Government policy. Ideally, you will have experience managing works contracts. You should be a team player but also capable of organizing your own workload and committed to providing a high standard of customer service. Good written and oral communication skills and competency in IT are required. You must have the ability to travel efficiently around the borough to conduct visits and attend meetings; a full UK driving licence is therefore essential, and access to a car would be an advantage. You will be part of a flexible and responsive Housing Team where we work together to get the job done. Internal applicants may only apply. Please note the Retrofit Team is based in Voreda House, Penrith. For an informal discussion on the role, please contact Amanda Yellowley, Interim Senior Manager for Housing Standards and Services at amanda.yellowley@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk. What can we offer you! Excellent training and development offers. Flexible working opportunities. Opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Boost your pension with Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (facilitated by AVC Wise). Various perks and discounts schemes, including money off your phone contract and local gyms. Competitive rates of pay. A 12-month digital trial (from 1 June 2024) of a new scheme that allows free workplace car parking for employees in all Westmorland and Furness Council owned car parks between Monday to Friday. Application and Interview information Closing date:
12th December 2024 Interview date:
TBC We are currently operating both in-person and virtual interviews. Options will be discussed with candidates once they have been invited to the interview stage of the process for this specific position. If you have any concerns or adjustments needed, we are happy to discuss. If you are invited to a virtual interview, this will preferably be undertaken using the Microsoft Teams software, which is currently free for new users. However, if there are any issues with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interviews. Safer Recruitment At Westmorland and Furness Council, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. We expect all employees, volunteers, and the Externally Provided Workforce (EPWs) to share this commitment. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Westmorland and Furness Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and work to promote an inclusive, supportive culture that values and celebrates our differences. As a Disability Confident Leader, disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of this job are guaranteed an interview. Please read the Supporting Information: Post Specification Role Profile
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