Capital Programmes Business Manager
Sheffield City Council
Are you an experienced housing, asset management or capital programmes professional with the leadership skills to co‑ordinate and manage large-scale investment programmes?
Do you have a strong track record in financial management, programme planning and leading teams to deliver high-quality services for customers?
Are you passionate about improving housing services, driving continuous improvement, and working collaboratively with partners and stakeholders? If so, we would love to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced individual to join the Asset Management and Programme Works Team within the Housing Service at Sheffield City Council as a Capital Programme Business Manager.
We are looking for a customer-focused leader to supervise and develop staff, and to lead, co‑ordinate and support the delivery of our Housing Revenue Account (HRA) capital investment programme. You will play a key role in ensuring effective financial management, robust planning and co‑ordinated delivery of capital works projects.
You will work closely with the Operations and Development Manager, internal teams and external partners to ensure programmes are delivered efficiently, represent value for money and meet customer needs.
About the role
In this role, you will:
- Lead, organise and develop a team responsible for delivering capital investment programmes, ensuring high performance and effective workload management.
- Co‑ordinate the planning and delivery of capital works programmes, ensuring strong financial management, forecasting and budget control.
- Manage and monitor team performance, supporting development, addressing issues where needed and driving continuous improvement.
- Work collaboratively with internal services, external providers and partners to deliver joined-up services and achieve shared objectives.
- Identify opportunities to improve services by monitoring outcomes, analysing performance data and seeking feedback from customers and stakeholders.
- Support the delivery of accessible, inclusive and customer-focused services, ensuring equality of access and effective communication.
- Ensure compliance with financial, contractual and statutory requirements, maintaining high professional standards.
- Contribute to business planning, decision-making and service development as part of the wider management team.
About you
As a successful candidate, you will bring:
- Experience of developing and managing capital programmes and projects.
- Strong financial and budget management skills, with the ability to plan and monitor resources effectively.
- Experience of leading or supervising teams, with the ability to motivate, develop and manage performance.
- Proven ability to work in partnership with internal teams, stakeholders and external organisations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience of using data to support service improvement.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly to a range of audiences.
- A good understanding of housing, asset management and customer needs within a property-related environment.
- A commitment to delivering high-quality, compliant and customer-focused services
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.