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Job Title: Energy Retrofit and Pre Construction Lead
Team: Property Directorate
Service: Assets and Sustainability
Responsible to: Property Investment Manager
Job Summary
To develop major projects and workstreams from inception to construction phase. Engaging with specialist surveyors, consultants and architects to produce high quality and comprehensive packages of work for tender and delivery. The role will be expected to challenge specialists in their own area of expertise. Occasional delivery of Capital projects through to practical completion.
Lead the development and delivery of effective housing retrofit programmes of work for homes, aligning these with major works programmes, utilising both external grants and existing internal funding streams to maximise energy performance improvements and reduce tenant fuel poverty
Line management of officers when Retrofit Projects becomes live and investment requirements increase.
We offer all our employees a great package of benefits too, including:
Competitive salary £51,513 which is bench marked against other employers
Enrolment on our Aviva pension scheme (9.5% employer contribution)
30 days holiday (plus extra days off for Bank Holidays/Birthdays)
Health care scheme
Flexible/agile working, plus the option to work from home if your role allows
Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
Continual professional development including management development.
A dedicated health and wellbeing programme (access to a variety of support and free benefits)
Time out of work to carry out volunteer opportunities
Main Responsibilities
To ensure that the client’s obligations are fulfilled under current CDM regulations, including the production of pre-construction information, F10 notifications, and assessing construction phase plans and health and safety files.
Produce Pre Construction packages including specifications, designs and BOQ’s in order to enable works schemes to be procured efficiently and in accordance with determined contractual terms and conditions. Ensuring that asset and works viability is considered through.
Lead on Ongo’s Property retrofit roadmap to EPC band C and Carbon net zero. Undertaking feasibility studies, scrutinising assessments and designs, working as part of a team writing funding bids, delivering internal and externally funded programmes of work, and delivering complex scopes of work to decarbonize the property portfolio.
To contribute to the development and delivery of Ongo’s Net Zero Steering Group and its ambitions towards 2030 and 2050, ensuring carbon reduction is embedded in all planned maintenance and improvement programmes.
Undertake analysis of energy performance data to assist planning and targeting of planned works programmes and ensure stock condition information is updated accordingly following works that impact energy performance.
Will frequently find and broker solutions to problems that arise from the design and construction of complex housing energy efficiency solutions, including resolving design and financial issues and delays to ensure the project is delivered on time and budget. This will require innovative thinking and the ability to manage project teams to solve issues that could effectively result in the failure of the project. This is a subject area which is advancing quickly, and it is important that the post holder can navigate this landscape and identify the right solutions for the right homes.
To ensure that the highest standards of quality, materials and workmanship and accuracy of the works are maintained. Supervising and ensuring sampling of materials for testing is undertaken in accordance with relevant standards, codes of practice and contract terms.
Procuring contractors through relevant tender processes, from producing a tender package to assessing submissions and appointment of contractors.
Lead officers under the leadership of the role, ensuring all work is delivered in line with policies, procedures and relevant legislation.
Deal with all complaints both formal and informal ensuring complainants are visited, and written responses are provided within timescales commensurate with the company’s complaints policy.
Produce reports on projects and planned work for Board, Asset Management Group and senior management
Deputise for Property Investment Manager, Sustainability Manager or Head of Assets and Sustainability at meetings in their absence.
The post holder will be expected to be aware of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children and report any concerns via Ongo’s Safeguarding policies and procedures.
Skills, Competence, Experience Required
Retrofit Coordinator Qualification- Essential
Level 5 qualification in construction or energy retrofit related subject- Essential
A Health and Safety Qualification (either IOSH or SMSTS)- Essential
Project Management qualification- Desirable
Able to demonstrate at least 2 years of experience delivering successful externally funded Energy Retrofit projects- Essential
Able to demonstrate at least 2 years of developing major projects in excess of £2m from preconstruction to practical completion- Essential
Willingness to work towards membership to CIOB- Desirable
Line management experience- Essential
Working knowledge relating to legislation/regulation appropriate to construction, contract law, tendering and procurement disciplines. - Essential
Technical expertise sufficient to understand complex issues in construction, engineering and maintenance in the delivery of projects. - Essential
Experience of managing and monitoring budgets, implementing action plans to address adverse variances. - Essential
Possess a high level of ability to communicate clearly to a wide range of stakeholders including senior officers, customers, contractor management, contract staff, local authority officials, by means of letter, written reports, and telephone and in person with customers and stakeholders. – Essential
High personal integrity, professionalism and conduct consistent with the Ongo’s vision and objectives. Foster a positive leadership style based on a customer focused “can do” attitude.
A confident, independent and effective decision maker- Essential
A full driving licence and daily use of a vehicle- Essential
Working environment
If work cannot follow an established routine due to the reactive nature of the post in responding to requests to attend sites of work in progress. Accordingly, the post has significant autonomy in structuring the working day requiring high levels of self-discipline and time management skills.
Ability to work flexibly and outside normal working hours.
Required to drive between work base and other sites.
Will be office or home office-based working for periods of time on the computer, requiring long periods of concentration.
Frequent visits to construction sites or site surveys.
Workload has variable deadlines, and the postholder will need to prioritise their workload to reflect changing and competing demands
The post holder must balance the conflicting demands for example of service users and financial constraints, landlords and legal requirements, regional and corporate responsibilities.
The post holder is subject to frequent interruptions from direct reports, peers, and senior managers.
Constantly works to tight timescales, some self-imposed, many imposed by committees, financial pressures, legal and government targets.
TO APPLY, PLEASE SEND US CV AND COVER LETTER OF NO MORE THAN 3 SIDES OF A4 IN SIZE 12 FONT COVERING HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS, COMPETENCE AND EXPERIENCE.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 31 AUGUST 2025
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