S106 Delivery Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior project manager to join Herefordshire’s Commercial Delivery Team.  Forming part of the Economy and Environment depart, the Infrastructure Delivery Team is a multi-skilled engineering, design and project management team focused on the delivery of property infrastructure works. 

As the S106 Delivery Manager you will be responsible for working with local parish and town council’s as well as community partners to develop and plan S106 improvement works such as play areas, sports facilities and school improvement works.  You will also be responsible for project managing these works from commissioning and overseeing the detailed design through to procuring the contractor and supervising delivery on site.  It’s a challenging but fulfilling role in that you will not only be managing the stakeholder involvement and expectations but also the design consultants and contractors delivering the works on the ground.

Additionally, you will have overall responsibility for programme management of all S106 capital projects.  This will require coordinating with the S106 Highways Engineer and other council colleagues involved in S106 delivery, forecasting, creating monthly reports and managing spend on overall delivery of S106 across the council.

The successful applicant will educated to degree level  with significant experience in the development and delivery of infrastructure works.  You must have demonstratable achievements in public sector development, design, procurement and delivery of projects.  Experience with JCT and NEC contracts is also desirable.

Full details of the job role and the requirements for the job are detailed in the role profile.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Scott Tompkins on email [email protected] or 07533207756.

Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:

A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

• Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)
• Generous Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
• Flexible working: flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.   

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.