Delivery Manager - Projects (Fire Safety)

At Sovereign Network Group we are driven by our social purpose to provide good, affordable homes that are the foundation for a better life - and our vision is thriving communities, over generations. We provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across the South, West and East of England, including London, as well as aiming to create thousands of new affordable homes every year.

Our commitment to sustainability means that we are motivated by delivering sustainable, safe and high-quality homes and communities.

We have a great opportunity for a Delivery Manager - Projects in our Basingstoke or Bristol area to lead a team of specialised contractors, in house workforce and consultants specialising on Fire Safety projects on an initial 6 months fixed term basis.

The role

Reporting into the Projects Manager, you'll manage a specialist project team to deliver a customer centric, high quality, value for money, building and compliance projects focusing mainly on fire safety.

You'll ensure that all works are undertaken in a competent and safe manner with our customers at the centre of everything we do and ensure that SNG meets its commitments, monitors its performance and evidences its delivery relating to all its Regulatory and legislative obligations.

You'll also promote a positive collaborative culture of Building Safety and Compliance, taking personal responsibility for escalating any concerns to the Building Safety & Compliance Team for consideration and/or investigation.

What you'll need

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Experience and knowledge of managing a team of specialised contractors in delivering complex compliance/safety fire projects, with a high knowledge of compliance requirements
• Excellent demonstratable knowledge of programme development and performance improvement in a social housing environment
• Experience in Fire/Compartmentations projects would be desirable
• Ability to plan, track and forecast income and expenditure against relevant budgets, to deliver a value for money service whilst taking actions to mitigate any risks to SNG
• Ability to operate with commercial acumen
• Evidence of delivering on innovative concepts, utilising future changes in policy to support flexibility in a responsive organisation
• Ability to inspire, support and develop others to optimise their performance
• Possess strong people skills and an effective communicator, able to influence and challenge
• Evidence of excellent customer service achievements in a complex delivery environment
• Proficient use of Microsoft office suite with Intermediate or advanced Excel skills

There will be some travel involved with this role so you should be happy to travel, have access to a vehicle and a full UK driving licence.

What you'll receive from us

We have some fantastic benefits on offer at SNG, including:

• £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover

We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.