Principal Regeneration Officer (Housing Delivery)

Our benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.
• Cycle to Work scheme. 
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Car Lease scheme
• Professional subscriptions / registration - if your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A variety of flexible working options to support your work/life balance, including full or part time, term time, 9-day fortnight, etc. (subject to business needs).
• Our West Ways of Working – We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.
• Making a difference - If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join West Northamptonshire Council and help us deliver major housing schemes for our residents. The role will sit within the Councils regeneration service working to deliver schemes that bring positive change within West Northants through the delivery of major projects across the authority area.

West Northants Council is continuing its journey since being formed in 2021 and this is a great time to join a passionate and skilled team working to meet the needs of our communities.

The role of the Principal Regeneration Officer (Housing Delivery) will lead on projects from inception through to completion including feasibilities, , scheme development, development appraisals and construction management of major housing developments. This is a high-profile role and requires good management skills to ensure the effective delivery of key sites.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the Head of Major Projects and Regeneration, the Principal Regeneration Officer (Housing Delivery) will oversee and deliver complex capital projects including working on a range of housing schemes as allocated by the Head of Major Projects and Regeneration, in consultation with the council’s Housing Strategy Team. The role will include all aspects of Project Management and arranging funding agreements, ensuring the timely delivery of the WNC’s directly delivered capital projects and procuring development partners/investors for the development sites whilst working with all internal and external stakeholders.

About you

You'll be a suitably skilled and experienced housing professional, ensuring appropriate reporting and best practice are followed, and work closely with colleagues across the organisation, as well as working with councillors.

Your skills will enable you to lead on the delivery of current development sites and also assess future sites as part of wider regeneration sites or as stand alone schemes. 

About us

We're a new council, following one of the largest shake-ups in local government reform in recent history. As a new authority, we're embarking on an exciting journey to deliver exceptional services for our residents, customers and communities.

Our vision at West Northamptonshire Council is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

Hear more from Anna Earnshaw, our Chief Executive, about working for West Northants Council: https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU

At West Northants Council, it's about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

When potential is unlocked, talent thrives.

Choose a career that offers you a true sense of achievement, fills you with pride and challenges you in a positive way, every day.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.

Should you require the Job Description in another format or language, please contact: Careers@westnorthants.gov.uk