London (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£50,000 - £99,999
FULLTIME
Starting salary: £68,238
Job Level: Level 6, Zone 21
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36, Full-time
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Monday 26 May 2025 at 23:59
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Community Investment Programme
The Community Investment Programme (CIP) is our ambitious 15-year plan to invest over £1 billion in schools, homes and community facilities in Camden. Its Camden’s answer to government spending cuts and enables us to continue to invest in our community despite massive cuts in central government funding.
We have recently increased our ambitious targets to deliver over 4,850 homes built through the CIP including 1,800 social rent homes, 350 Camden Living intermediate rent homes as well as new temporary accommodation and hostel beds for people experiencing homelessness. This will require diversifying our models of delivery – both to accelerate and broaden our impact, but also to ensure we are delivering for communities whilst managing financial risk to the Council.
We are now looking to recruit to two new Team Leader posts to lead two important pipeline schemes:
Camley Street
The approved business case for this project will regenerate a predominantly industrial site close to Kings Cross to provide at least 350 additional new homes and 20,000 m2 of new and replacement employment space. The next steps are working with the development partner to submit a collaborative planning application across both sites, procuring a contractor and building out the social rent homes and procuring an operator, building and fitting out the creative makers space on the Council’s site.
The Role
The post holder will lead a team of 6-8 officers, including Senior Development Managers and Development Managers, Development Officers and officers focusing on resident engagement. The team’s mixed portfolio of projects will include one of our important Pipeline projects: Camley Street. The team’s project portfolio will also include projects already under construction and others at earlier feasibility stage. The team leader will oversee all the projects in their portfolio, working in partnership with ward councillors, tenants, residents and other stakeholders to develop shared solutions that regenerate estates and communities, deliver capital sales receipts to fund the delivery of new Council homes and community facilities and investment in Council’s existing housing stock.
About you:
- Good knowledge of construction and safety responsibilities in relation procurement practice and related to construction and Construction law.
- Knowledge & understanding of regulations, sustainability in terms of Design and Management
- Knowledge of effective resident environment, communities and engagement techniques in relation to construction regeneration projects.
- Knowledge of construction contract and property law, including Landlord & Tenant law and practice.
- A good knowledge of best practice in regeneration and development activities.
- Knowledge of Asset Management Planning, particularly in a local authority context.
To view the Job Profile, please click HERE
To find out more about the role please contact Zohra Chiheb for an informal discussion.
How to apply: For more information regarding this role please refer to the job profile. To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Job Profile.
What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Interest free loans
- Access to our incredible staff networks
- Career development and training
- Wellbeing support and activities
Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.