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Rother District Council are setting up a new exciting team to manage its highly ambitious £170m capital programme and is looking to deliver £126m of capital investment over the next 5 years. The team will sit in a unique position managing projects than span the council service areas and will help forge a new way forward for the district to deliver projects against its Corporate Plan.
The team will have the opportunity to work with colleagues and Members across the Council, influencing and shaping the capital programme, drawing on additional interim and professional support where required. The projects range in size and scale with further details below but all follow the councils core principles to create a sustainable and brilliant place within the district.
We are looking to fill some of the roles within this team to help deliver and enable numerous high-profile schemes for the benefit of our residents and visitors. Opportunities of this nature do not come along very often, and we hope you will feel excited and motivated to be a part of something that can help define the direction of the district for years to come.
This role will be the head of this exciting new team and strategically plan how the council’s development programme moves forward for the benefit of all Rothers residents. Reporting up to the Section 151 Officer and SLT whilst managing the full development team this role will require great people management and enthusiasm for the programme and the projects. Package up to c£73k plus benefits.
This role will provide the team with expert financial advice and will work across all projects within the programme. Reporting to the Strategic Lead and working closely with the Development Programme Manager this role will manage the financial and surveying roles within the team to help co-ordinate a clear financial programme and allow the CDT team to be a knowledgeable and efficient client and delivery vehicle. Package up to c£63k plus benefits.
This project management role will focus on leading the core priority projects through delivery phases. Whether onsite, or to differing delivery vehicles, this role will be broad and exciting and require a lot of skill, enthusiasm and strategy. The role will manage supporting colleagues, project budgets and programme priorities, reporting into the Strategic Lead and Programme Lead. Package up to c£52k plus benefits.
Rother District Council are looking for an energetic individual looking to gain a qualification and experience in a recognised industry role. We are now seeking a Trainee Development Surveyor. This role will support the Development Surveyor and wider team with client-side financial management and contract administration of construction and development projects. Package up to £32k.
Are you an AAT qualified accountant with practical experience of managing complex multi-faceted projects to time and budget, preferably within a local government environment? We are seeking an experienced Development Business Partner to support the Development Finance Manager to enable and ensure the delivery of numerous high-profile capital schemes for the benefit of our residents and visitors. Package up to c£44k
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For an informal discussion regarding the new team and the roles within it please contact please contact Nicola Mitchell on Nicola.Mitchell@rother.gov.uk or Lloyd Exley on Lloyd.Exley@rother.gov.uk, we would be willing to consider fixed term appointments and will be happy to discuss further if this is of interest.
The high-level timescales for this process are outlined below but please note that these may be subject to change:
The Council has been incredibly successful in accessing significant external grant programmes to help fund and deliver on our ambition. This currently totals around £74m, with officers working with partners and various funding agencies to further bolster some of the major investment schemes. The key funding streams at present are as follows;
There are currently nine significant schemes with a combined total budget of £119m. Approximately £20m has been spent in previous years, these schemes are:
For the Council to deliver a programme of this scale it requires a significant level of resource and focus to not only ensure that schemes are affordable and can deliver the anticipated outcomes for our communities but also to deliver at pace to drawdown the grant funding within the agreed timeframes.