Housing Decarbonisation and Retrofit Manager

Our client is a public sector organisation looking to appoint a Housing Decarbonisation and Retrofit Delivery Manager to the team in Liverpool. You will be responsible for developing, support and lead delivery of housing projects in partnership with the wider organisation. To provide technical expertise and oversee project development and delivery in relation to decarbonisation of homes, in line with strategies and programmes. Managing a team of 3 others based in Liverpool within a wider team of 10. This is a hybrid role with 2 days in the office.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage and deliver retrofit programmes for funding bodies
• Line Management and workload management of project teams, directing and guiding projects through project lifecycle.
• Close liaison with Legal, Procurement and Finance colleagues to ensure, develop and negotiate the CA's contractual and other arrangements.
• Managing and having responsibility for Capital and Revenue budgets associated with housing and retrofit programmes.
• To contribute to the updating of a pipeline of housing retrofit projects across the city region to ensure it meets the needs of the current population and the economic growth ambitions of the city region are met.
• To develop retrofit projects from the housing pipeline that are eligible for national or local funding to ensure they are ready for bidding and delivery.
• Negotiation with housing associations and private landlords to enable access to CA-led funds for housing delivery.
• Commission, oversee and manage relevant consultancy work.
• Advise on appropriate delivery vehicles and then prepare briefs to support decisions to procure development partners.
• Work closely with Housing Strategy and the Climate Action Partnership to deliver appropriate schemes and intelligence to support policy development
• Liaise with appropriate Government departments to develop new funding schemes and report on existing schemes.

You will have:
- Ideally, have a degree or relevant experience in this level role within housing decarbonisation and energy efficiency. - You will have experience of direct delivery and reporting on DESNZ /BEIS grant schemes (SHDF Wave 1-3, LAD1-3, HUG1-2 and Warm Homes Grants).
- You will be aware of PAS2030 Installer requirements and PAS2035, the Retrofit Process standard.
- Ideally have a qualification or professional accreditation in Land and Property / Housing / Regeneration / Decarbonisation / Retrofit / Environment / Geography or similar
- Excellent experience bidding for and delivering housing or green industry projects
- Strong skills in financial management, grant funding agreements and related reporting - Proficient line manager experience, motivating direct reports and project teams to deliver quality outcomes.
- Familiarity with project management tools and methodology to support delivery of projects on time and on budget - Demonstrate a broad understanding of the residential market in the local area

Staff benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme contributions between 5.5% and 12.5%
• Salary of 54,500
• Generous holiday entitlement of 29 days rising to 34 days after 5 years' service, as well as bank holidays and the option to buy 10 additional days
• Free travel around Liverpool City Region with an All-Zone Metro card worth 1,450 per year, plus all Zones Off Peak Trio tickets for your spouse or partner
• Flexible and hybrid working
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and free counselling services
• Automatic enrolment into the Westfield Health Programme
• Corporate discounts at council-owned gyms
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Coaching, mentoring, apprenticeships, and professional qualifications, including paid membership fees and even a 1k interest-free learning loan for any non-job-related learning.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)