Location: Hybrid (Min. 2 days/month in office)
Duration: Temporary
Council: Basildon Borough Council
Role Overview: Lead the Housing Management System replacement project from inception to live delivery, ensuring compliance with council rules, including procurement and budget control.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver the HMS project on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
- Lead procurement activities to select the right product.
- Maintain knowledge of housing services to address project-related queries.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews for continuous improvement.
- Prepare detailed project plans and regular progress reports.
- Coordinate with service owners and senior management to meet project requirements.
- Manage project team through discovery, development, UAT, and release stages.
- Implement a rigorous training program with experts and contractors.
- Ensure project closure and documentation of lessons learned.
- Maintain relationships with external contractors for necessary support.
- Produce business cases for ICT-related boards.
- Manage project risks and represent the ICT service at meetings.
Qualifications:
- Extensive experience in public sector procurement management.
- Knowledge of Housing services/Management within a Local Authority.
- Proven track record in managing large-scale procurement projects.
- Proficient in writing technical specifications and building supplier relationships.
- 5+ years of experience with Prince II, Agile, or other IT project delivery tools.
- Strong knowledge of risk analysis and mitigation in the public sector.
Why Basildon Council? Join one of the largest local authorities in the East of England, serving 172,000 people in a key economic hub. Make a positive impact on the community and enjoy a fulfilling career.
Interested? Apply here or send your CV to recruitments@believeandsons.co.uk. Alternatively, reach out to Omolade Akinyemi www.linkedin.com/in/omolade-a-5336a317a for a friendly chat about the role.