(Interim) Regeneration Manager

Job Description

Job Category: Interims
Location: Civic Offices, Basingstoke and Deane BC
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:30
Salary: £600.00 per day

Working as an Interim Regeneration Manager you will be managing complex projects that will require attention to detail, strategic thinking and a creative approach to overcoming challenges. Your strong communication skills will be key to building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including ward members, developers and councillors.
You will need to be self-motivated to deliver against demanding timescales and targets in a complex political environment, showing creativity and initiative in managing own workload, delivering on a range of projects alongside multi-disciplinary project teams as well as undertaking stakeholder and budget management.
Educated to degree level plus RICS or equivalent or demonstrable experience, you will have a proven track record of fulfilling similar functions within previous roles in either the public or private sector.

Key Tasks:
1. To work on the development of options for place shaping proposals, utilising a range of technical skills, undertaking relevant research and option appraisal exercises as necessary in order to influence the shape and direction of individual schemes as well as providing constructive challenge to project scope and set up.
2. To oversee the commissioning and procurement of external consultants, development partners and contractors including design and planning consultation ensuring these are managed in line with delivery objectives and contract management procedures.
3. To develop policy and actions to successfully progress the physical place shaping of specific priority areas of the borough, including partnership working, land assembly, funding and planning matters.
4. To develop policy and actions aimed at ensuring the council’s portfolio of community focussed buildings supports the services required by residents and community groups, to ensure optimum use of the facilities and value for money.
5. To lead on the determination of the most effective procurement and contractual arrangements for schemes to achieve the most beneficial commercial terms, appropriately managing risk and reward whilst complying with procurement regulations.
6. To act as the client officer in relation to community facility development capital contracts. Ensure all aspects of development and regeneration are fully financially assessed in terms of viability, funding requirements, land assembly and acquisitions.
7. To manage the effective and efficient operation of relevant capital grant schemes and advise on the allocation of S106 and CIL contributions for the benefit of community facilities or organisations and regeneration in general.

8. To participate, both personally and through the deployment of staff, in council projects, working groups and initiatives, leading to the implementation of corporate decisions, including major strategies and projects.
9. To deputise for the Regeneration Director as required
11. To manage and support staff by applying corporate human resource policies including training, career development and safety and welfare at work.
12. To ensure that service delivery complies with current regulations, accepted professional standards, the council’s policies and procedures and appropriate legislation (including legislation on data protection, equalities, health and safety and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults)’.