• Drive effective risk management and audit control, ensuring risk mitigation profiling. • Accountability for the successful delivery of all projects within the capital programme and other approved major works to pre-agreed quality, cost and time parameters, from inception to completion, providing regular reports to the L&P Senior Leadership Team, Service Directors and lead Cabinet Members on progress and outcomes. • Ensure all business impacts arising from the capital programme and major works are identified and tracked through an effective benefits realisation process and that maximum benefit is gained. • Lead on the development of budgeting, forecasting, cost control and monthly financial reporting, ensuring all project expenditure commitments, and all valuations, certificates and payments are properly authorised, controlled and monitored. • Lead in the integration of space management policies which fall out of the Working Closer to Residents programme, while developing an innovative approach to space use. • Lead in the development of processes, methodologies and templates for the capital programme process, including options appraisals and the collection of performance data and reporting. • Lead in the development of a performance management framework that appropriately assesses collaboration, performance and lessons learned for external contractors, consultants and other service providers engaged to deliver capital projects. • Work within the authority’s complex environment to drive effective collaboration and deliver the highest standards of customer service across the organisation and prepare services for future challenges. • Support the consolidation and rationalisation of assets, in line with the Asset and Place Strategy, to reduce revenue expenditure, create revenue and capital income streams and promote the development of housing and commercial spaces. • Work with the Director of Land and Property to modernise and transform the culture and practices of the service, to achieve the service’s objectives and outcomes, and to build a modern operating model, with the right mix of in-house staff and retained advisors. • Be responsible, where applicable, for the ongoing development of Centres of Excellence, by working with our shared services partner (Orbis), to deliver greater value for the Council, residents and customers. • Liaise with District and Borough partners and work with them to deliver property projects and solutions. • Any other reasonable tasks as specified by the Director of Land and Property.
Scope Direct financial impact: Management of projects that will range from circa £1m up to £30m in value. Indirect financial impact: The post-holder will be responsible for a significant range of projects affecting the Council’s £1.2bn asset portfolio
Direct reports The post-holder will be responsible for managing internal staff (approx. six direct reports), as well as a range of consultants and advisers.
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