Project Officer (Housing Growth)

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Organisation Kirklees

Directorate Place

Service Area Development

Hours 37

Number of Jobs 1

Location(s) Across Kirklees

Position type Permanent

Grade Grade 12

Hybrid working - home and Huddersfield based.

Kirklees Council has ambitious plans for housing development. The Housing Growth Team is responsible for delivering new homes across Kirklees by working with key partners, Council services, developers, and funders to unlock sites and build a mix of new homes including affordable, specialist and market housing, and promoting low carbon technologies and modern methods of construction. The driving force of the team is the huge satisfaction which comes from knowing that our work makes a tangible difference to our residents and businesses.

We are currently looking for a Housing Growth Officer to lead on and support the delivery of projects and programmes of work related to housing growth. The projects the team work on are varied, and there are opportunities to work on strategic urban extensions, specialist housing, the repurposing of landmark and historic buildings, and work to secure temporary accommodation for those in urgent housing need

Your role will involve taking a lead on work of different housing growth projectsof varying complexity and scale, alongside project management of other team members to deliver successful outcomes. The work and pace is challenging and rewarding; you will have the support of a close, high performing and supportive team.

A detailed understanding of project management techniques along with housing development and growth are essential for this role.

Self-sufficient, organised and motivated, you'll be used to working in a fast paced environment with multiple deadlines. Your technical skills will be matched by your people skills and ability to work well in a team; communication and report writing skills are also key.

We offer a flexible working environment, supportive team and managers as well as a commitment to your personal and career development

We need talented and ambitious people to join our team; we look forward to hearing from you. To apply please complete the online application and answer the four questions below demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role (word limit of 500 words per question).

Please describe your relevant project management experience.

Please describe your procurement and commissioning experience.

Please describe your technical expertise in relation to this job.

What attracts you to this job?

Liz Jefferson is the manager for this role, please contact them on for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

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