Head of Regeneration Delivery

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

Head of Regeneration Delivery

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Regeneration Delivery to lead the delivery of transformational regeneration schemes set out in the Birkenhead 2040 Framework. This role is vital for the design and delivery of major regeneration projects and programmes across Wirral which will allow the Council to reach its ambitious placemaking agenda and create a well-designed, green, sustainable, waterfront community along the Left Bank of the River Mersey.

The focus of this role is to lead the delivery of the Hind Street urban village and developments in Birkenhead Town Centre integrating into the developments set out in the wider area.

The role will be fast-paced and require the ability to manage and respond to competing and changing priorities. We are looking for someone who has excellent relationship management and communication skills, particularly when dealing with multiple stakeholders and has a 'can do' attitude, bring innovative and fresh thinking ideas whilst challenging the status quo.

About the candidate:

We are looking for someone who is educated to degree level or has equivalent experience in a regeneration discipline such as development management, town planning, urban design, or chartered surveying. You will also have extensive experience of designing and delivering large-scale urban regeneration capital projects and programmes akin to the projects in Wirral.

Key duties will involve:

Being able to work collaboratively with colleagues, partners, developers, stakeholders and funders to design regeneration projects and programmes which will realise the ambition set out in the Council's regeneration framework and masterplans, aligned to the Local Plan.

As a senior leader within the Regeneration and Place Directorate actively able to identify new opportunities for collaborative working, project ideas and funding opportunities which ensure the regeneration programme responds to economic, social and political changes.

Lead the delivery of regeneration projects and programmes to ensure they achieve their objectives and are delivered on time and to budget, creating political and industry confidence in Wirral Council as a regeneration enabler who delivers on its ambitions for design excellence, sustainable development and addressing climate change.

Ensure that regeneration projects and programmes have key success factors in place, namely robust business cases, resourcing plans, good governance, risk and issue management, and provide assurance that these remain effective throughout project lifecycles.

Manage project and programme budgets from outline business case through to securing funding, monitoring and evaluation, ensuring that information on forecasts and spend is accurate and is reported clearly through governance structures, and that issues are identified and resolved quickly.

Establish and foster effective working relationships with Elected Members in designing and delivering regeneration projects and programmes ensuring their objectives and delivery strategies are collectively understood, connecting parties as appropriate.

Interviews to be held week commencing 20^th January 2025.

If you wish to discuss this role or require further information, please contact Rebeccah Lowry, on email rebeccahlowry@wirral.gov.uk

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