Overview
Housing Capital Investment Manager – NN16 8TL
Our Benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for delivering high-quality housing services? North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a dynamic and experienced Housing Capital Investment Manager to lead the delivery of our statutory capital property investment programme.
In this pivotal role, you will manage all aspects of capital investment in council housing (excluding Gas, Electric, and Voids), including stock condition surveys, cyclical maintenance programmes, and property adaptations. You’ll ensure our homes are safe, compliant, and meet the needs of our tenants—while aligning with the Council’s corporate objectives and legal obligations.
About you
- Proven experience in managing housing capital investment programmes or similar large-scale property maintenance projects.
- Strong knowledge of housing legislation, health and safety regulations, and procurement best practices.
- Excellent leadership and team management skills.
- Ability to drive innovation and service transformation in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
- A collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving and service delivery.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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