Housing Delivery and Intervention Manager

Adecco; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency seeks an Interim-Housing Delivery & Intervention Manager for a 3-month contract. The role involves managing operational recovery in housing safety, leading taskforces, and ensuring compliance. Ideal candidates will have experience in contractor management and strong project control skills. This position offers a day rate of £600 to £700 and requires a hybrid working model at Newham Council.

Qualifications

• Experience managing operational recovery in housing/building safety.
• Confident in contractor management and access strategies.
• Strong project controls knowledge including plans and change control.

Responsibilities

• Lead short-term taskforces for fire safety and electrical safety.
• Conduct site walk-throughs and resolve blockers.
• Run daily/weekly performance huddles.

Skills

Contractor management

Operational recovery management

Project controls

Pragmatic communication

Job description

Overview

Interim-Housing Delivery & Intervention Manager. Contract-Initial 3 Month Interim Contract. Day rate: £600 to £700 per day. Reports to: Head of Delivery & Assurance. Location: Newham Council (hybrid; frequent site presence).

Responsibilities

• Recovery coordination – Lead short‑term taskforces to accelerate: fire safety remedial actions from FRAs (site scheduling, contractor coordination, access strategies); electrical safety EICR catch‑up programmes (including voids and hard‑to‑access homes); smoke/CO alarms compliance verification and rectification runs; repairs backlog clearance with focus on damp & mould cases and statutory health/safety priorities.
• Operational controls – Re‑baseline work plans, RAID and dependencies; implement stage‑gate checklists; agree milestone acceptance criteria with Programme Managers.
• On‑site problem‑solving – Conduct site walk‑throughs; remove blockers (access, materials, permits); escalate supply‑chain issues; coordinate decants as needed with Housing Options.
• Performance tracking – Run daily/weekly performance huddles; maintain live trackers and recovery dashboards with the Performance & Governance Analyst.

Essential skills, knowledge & experience

• Demonstrable experience managing operational recovery in housing/building safety/repairs; confident in contractor management and access strategies.
• Strong project controls (plans, RAID, change control); crisp, pragmatic communication.

Desirable

• PRINCE2/MSP practitioner‑level awareness for structured recovery; familiarity with damp & mould good practice and HOS expectations.

Measures of success

• Sustained reduction in overdue actions and backlogs; recovery milestones delivered on time; improved resident outcomes (e.g., damp & mould resolution).

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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