Sheffield City Council
Technical Standards and Programme Works Team Leader
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Are you an experienced supervisor with a strong track record in housing asset management, investment planning and supporting the delivery of capital programmes?
Do you have a passion for improving housing conditions, managing risk and compliance, and working with customers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes?
Are you keen to lead a friendly, professional team and drive continuous service improvement?
If this sounds like you, we are keen to hear from you!
We currently have the following vacancies, working on a hybrid basis.
- 1 x Temporary full time (37 hours) until 31 August 2027
- 1 x Permanent part time (18.5 hours)
- 1 x Temporary full time for 12 months
This role is an exciting opportunity for a highly committed and experienced individual to join the Asset Management and Programme Works Team within the Neighbourhoods and Housing Service at Sheffield City Council.
We are recruiting for a customer-focused and experienced Technical Standards and Programme Works Team Leader to supervise and develop officers within the Asset Management and Programme Works Team, and to lead and coordinate key elements of the HRA-funded housing capital investment programme. You will provide day-to-day operational leadership across a range of activities, including contract and project administration, programme governance, performance monitoring, budget oversight and continuous improvement. You will bring a strong understanding of housing investment priorities and the challenges facing the housing sector, alongside a clear commitment to compliance, value for money and excellent customer outcomes.
Key Aspects of the Role:
- Support the planning, programming and management of the HRA capital investment programme, including maintaining programme information, monitoring spend and forecasts, and producing clear performance and finance reporting to support governance and decision making.
- Lead and coordinate contract administration across the housing investment programme, including supporting procurement/tender processes, contract mobilisation, KPI monitoring, change control (variations/claims) and compliance with contract conditions and Council Standing Orders; provide oversight and quality assurance of the team’s work.
- Lead on, and/or support, the delivery of specific capital projects (including elemental works and demolition), ensuring effective project governance (programme planning, risk/issue management, reporting, record keeping and approvals) and escalating risks or decisions to the Operations and Development Manager where required.
- Support robust commercial management, including maintaining complete and auditable programme/project records, checking and authorising (within delegated limits) applications for payment and completion documentation, and working with QS/finance colleagues to ensure accurate cost control, budget monitoring and timely financial reporting.
- Maintain awareness of relevant legislation, regulation and sector guidance relating to asset management, technical standards and specifications, and help to implement updates to local processes, templates and team procedures to ensure practice remains compliant and up to date.
- Ensure effective consultation and communication with customers, Elected Members, staff and stakeholders before and during programme delivery, leading the team’s approach to customer updates and correspondence and resolving/escalating complaints and service issues constructively to drive improvement.
- Work with colleagues to ensure programmes are procured and managed in line with the Council’s procurement strategy, standing orders and contract conditions, supporting best value and robust performance management; identify and address non-compliance or underperformance promptly.
- Support the effective identification and management of asset risks and hazards in the housing stock, ensuring cases are triaged, progressed and recorded appropriately by the team, and escalating complex/high-risk cases (including potential legal action) to the relevant senior officer in line with policy.
- Support the development, maintenance and consistent application of building-related standards, policies and product design specifications for capital projects, including supporting value engineering, lessons learned and governance of standards as required.
- Support legal and safety compliance for building design and investment standards, including day-to-day oversight of asbestos-related processes (in line with the Asbestos Policy), ensuring information is accurate and accessible, and escalating non-compliance or high-risk issues in line with the asbestos management plan and corporate procedures.
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Our current office location is based at Solpro, Windsor Street, Sheffield, however there will be a requirement to work from other various locations as per service demands.
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For an informal discussion please contact Gemma Bailey at gemma.bailey@sheffield.gov.uk
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
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