Place Regeneration Delivery Manager (Economic Growth)
Fixed Term / Secondment, 12 month contract
Full Time, 37 hours per week
Up to £61,180 to £71,977 per annum
Location: Chelmsford
Working Style: Anywhere worker (expectation to attend offices approx. 2 to 3 days per month)
Closing Date: 11th May 2025
This is a 12-month, fixed term contract or secondment opportunity.
Are you passionate about driving sustainable growth and making a tangible impact on local communities? Join our team as an Economic Growth Delivery Manager (Regeneration Projects) and lead the delivery of transformative and sustainable regeneration projects across Essex.
About the Role: As the Economic Growth Delivery Manager (Regeneration Projects), you will oversee delivery of a portfolio of multi-million-pound regeneration projects in priority places across Essex. You will manage a high performing team, ensuring effective project development and delivery through client-side commissioning oversight and robust programme management. Your leadership will be crucial in fostering collaborative relationships with partners and internal teams to ensure successful outcomes. You will lead work to:
· Develop detailed regeneration project proposals, working with relevant teams across the council, as well as local partners
· Ensure the effective delivery of projects, through effective client-side commissioning, oversight and programme management.
Managing relationships and partnership working will be an important element of the role, working with teams across the Council, and with local partners, in order to support collaborative and successful delivery. The role demands good leadership skills, a focus on achieving results, and the ability to bring together and lead diverse teams to achieve common goals.
You will be responsible for…
· Leading and managing a high performing team to develop detailed regeneration project proposals and oversee their delivery
· Ensuring effective client-side commissioning, oversight, and programme management of capital projects
· Fostering strong relationships with internal teams and external partners to support collaborative delivery
· Overseeing the development of business cases and supporting internal governance processes
· Managing strategic risk and issues and ensuring projects meet desired regeneration outcomes, time, cost and quality standards
· Tracking progress, prioritising resources, and reporting regularly to the Regeneration Programme Board to ensure optimal delivery and strategic alignment
· Assessing scheme viability and seeking effective outcomes for projects
· Developing and maintaining tools with which to analyse the effectiveness of the interventions in places.
The experience and skills you will bring…
· Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience with evidence of continuing professional development and knowledge in place regeneration
· Strong experience of programme and project management.
· Experience of capital project delivery, preferably in regeneration projects
· Proven ability to develop business cases, development viability, urban regeneration / development to achieve benefits
· Experience in place-based working and partnerships, building strong internal and external relationships, which are collaborative and influential in their nature to achieve joint objectives.
· Effective problem solving and negotiating, with an ability to work with others to develop effective solutions.
· Ability to interpret and analyse data, using evidence and insight to draw conclusions around how key challenges can be met.
· An effective team leader that supports a culture of continuous improvement and innovation – translating learning to develop new approaches to service delivery.
To read more about us please visit: People, Policy, Economy and Public Health
Why Essex?
As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex . With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.
In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government’s devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR) ) on our careers site
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Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.
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