Housing Standards Manager Full Time Temporary

Housing Standards Manager needed in Birkenhead, £28ph PAYE – Reference: RQ1248098

To manage the Housing Standards services including Clearance, Home Improvements, Empty Properties, Selective Licensing, HMOs, Enforcement and Healthy Homes services; to ensure that private sector housing programmes are successfully implemented, monitored and delivered on time and within the capital programme budget available and that housing standards across the borough continue to improve.

• Monitor and interpret changes in both housing and regeneration policy and legislation to ensure compliance with statutory duties and the application of the most appropriate statutory powers relating to improvements of housing standards and the safeguarding of vulnerable people living in substandard homes. Ensure the enforcement strategy is robust and officers are fully equipped and competent to utilise all enforcement tools available.

• To have overall responsibility for leading, motivating, managing and directing the development and delivery of the Housing Standards services, ensuring high quality services are achieved, monitored and reviewed.

• To be responsible for programme management including setting targets, forecasting, and monitoring delivery of outcomes and programme budgets, including the Housing Capital programme, LCR retrofit Programme, grant funding and team revenue budgets, ensuring that all activities are cost effective, value added, income targets met and budgets balanced. Contribute to efficiencies and savings for Housing Services where required.

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

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