Head of Project Delivery
Job summary
Homes England is seeking an experienced and visionary professionals to play a pivotal role in unlocking some of the most complex and high-profile large-scale development projects in the country. This role is based in the national Technical Capacity & Coordination Hub.
Working on government’s priority strategic development projects, such as New Towns, you will help shape and drive forward the policy and programme requirements for a new generation of large-scale settlements, while applying expert commercial and development knowledge to help make them a reality.
This is a unique opportunity to influence the delivery of new homes at scale, working on nationally significant projects including new settlements, major urban extensions, and regeneration schemes that will transform places and communities.
Job description
As a Head Of, you will build and lead a team of multi-disciplinary professionals who advise on development strategies, delivery vehicles, funding mechanisms, business cases and land assembly, helping to shape place-based solutions that address market failures and accelerate delivery. Acting as a bridge between strategy and implementation, you will bring commercial and technical expertise to unlock delivery, collaborating with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders to develop innovative solutions that de-risk projects and secure planning certainty. Your work will accelerate housing delivery while championing best practice and forward-thinking solutions.
This role demands exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to navigate complexity with confidence. We are looking for highly skilled professionals with extensive experience in the planning and delivery of large-scale, complex developments; and strong commercial, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of housing delivery and create sustainable, thriving communities. You’ll work on nationally significant projects, collaborate with leading experts, and make a real impact on people’s lives.
Person specification
You will be comfortable working on complex planning and delivery issues across a range of large-scale development. You will have an expert level of understanding and demonstrable experience in leading and advising on the commercial aspects of large-scale development, and on different types of delivery vehicles, including Development Corporations. You will also have experience in collaborative working with a range of internal and external stakeholders including with other parts of government.
Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the commercial and operational impact of what we do You will enjoy working in a fast paced environment with short deadlines where not all the questions yet have answers and be able to negotiate and persuade.
As an experienced development professional, you’ll understand how to manage large, multidisciplinary project teams and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way. You will ideally have a background in leading complex projects, with experience of identifying and overcoming development constraints with a good awareness of the interrelationship between planning, infrastructure, housing delivery, regeneration, place-making and economic growth objectives within large-scale development
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
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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.
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.Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).Apply and further information
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).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
Job contact :
- Name : Recruitment Team
- Email : recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Salary range
- £69,831 - £81,443 per year