Delivery and Performance Manager

London Borough of Hounslow; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local governmental authority in Hounslow is hiring a Delivery and Performance Manager for its Regeneration and Economic Growth division. This role requires leading a team and managing projects that enhance community growth. The ideal candidate will have substantial programme management experience, particularly in financial management and a background in regeneration. The position involves strategic oversight of projects that aim to deliver inclusive growth and community impact. Join us to help make a difference in the borough.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in programme management.
• Clear understanding of financial management of programmes.
• Broad knowledge of housing and regeneration sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Delivery and Performance team.
• Track financial and performance progress of regeneration projects.
• Identify innovative solutions to challenges in projects.

Skills

Leadership

Programme management

Financial management

Regeneration knowledge

Job description

About Us At Hounslow

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can‑do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It’s about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem‑solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, have a diverse workforce and are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

Our Benefits

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About The Role

Hounslow Council is seeking to recruit a dynamic and motivated Delivery and Performance Manager to join its Regeneration and Economic Growth division. As Programme Manager you’ll lead a team working across our services, providing clear programme support and supporting the effective management of regeneration and economic development projects and programmes. You’ll need to be able to lead this team and work effectively with Directors through to project managers to support the effective management, development and delivery of regeneration and growth across the borough.

You will lead the development and coordination of formal reporting, track financial and performance progress, and provide confidence to the Director and Assistant Directors of Regeneration and Economic Growth of the status of their programme of works. You will help the Council build on lessons learnt from projects and identify innovative approaches to address challenges and deliver improved outcomes.

You’ll come with substantial programme management experience including a clear understanding of financial management of programmes and dealing with complex budgets. You will have a broad knowledge of the housing and regeneration sectors. While a background in housing and regeneration is desirable it is not essential; we are keen to recruit a Delivery and Performance Manager with a wide range of skills and experiences.

About The Team You’ll Be Working In

Hounslow Council is at the forefront of urban transformation, pioneering a comprehensive Business Case for Growth that aims far beyond mere economic development. Our initiative is a blueprint for vibrant, sustainable communities that harness the full potential of our borough. Through strategic regeneration, from Feltham to the ‘Golden Mile’ and Brentford, we are unlocking opportunities, attracting investment, and creating thousands of new homes and jobs.

This pivotal moment in our history is about turning challenges into opportunities, ensuring Hounslow stands as a beacon of inclusive and sustainable growth aligned with government agendas. We’re looking for passionate individuals to join us in this journey. Be part of our mission to make Hounslow borough a place where everyone can thrive. Embrace the chance to affect real change and grow with a leading council dedicated to community and innovation.

Our challenge? Ensuring that regeneration and economic growth benefit all residents, creating opportunities that transform lives. We’re looking for an ambitious and creative professional to join our Delivery and Performance team, who shares our commitment to inclusive growth and community impact.

About You

• You are able to lead and manage the Delivery and Performance team to ensure the team is delivering against all key objectives and KPIs, including preparing and reporting against the Business Case for Growth – Return on Investment framework.
• You can lead and manage the reviewing of and the updating of project planning, management, governance and reporting templates and tools, in line with corporate guidelines, and ensuring compliance.
• You have experience of developing, managing and monitoring complex funding programmes and complex budgets that deliver regeneration and economic growth.
• You can manage the overall Regeneration and Economic Growth project portfolio, including supporting the prioritisation of projects against strategic alignment, expected impact and available resources. Responsible for proactively identifying solutions to risks and issues across the portfolio, working with other services and external partners (e.g. funding bodies), escalating as appropriate.
• You are a subject matter expert and key point of contact for the directorate (and more widely) on regeneration and growth, programme and project management, governance, funding and finance matters.

Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles!

When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the Role Profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact: (No contact details provided).

Interviews for this job will be held between 26th January - 29th January 2026.