Civic Recruitment Limited

<h3><strong>9-month contract with a local authority</strong></h3>
<h3><strong>£900 per day under an umbrella</strong></h3>
<h3><strong>Summary</strong></h3>
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<li>This role is a 9-month contract with a local authority, offering a rate of £900 per day under an umbrella arrangement. The position involves providing strategic leadership and managing programs related to Dudley's significant regeneration, infrastructure, economic growth, and place-based projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing a complex array of projects, ensuring that investments in transport and regeneration schemes translate into real economic, social, and community benefits.</li>
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<h3><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h3>
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<li>Offer senior leadership for major regeneration, infrastructure, and place-based programs.</li>
<li>Develop and manage a comprehensive program aligned with the Council's strategic goals.</li>
<li>Identify and manage risks, dependencies, opportunities, and challenges within the program.</li>
<li>Establish and maintain strong governance, assurance, and reporting frameworks.</li>
<li>Create program dashboards, performance metrics, milestone plans, and risk registers.</li>
<li>Drive accountability and ensure the successful delivery of programs across various workstreams.</li>
<li>Remove implementation barriers and facilitate prompt decision-making.</li>
<li>Lead the successful execution of regeneration, transport, infrastructure, and town center improvement projects.</li>
<li>Maximize opportunities from major transport investments and public sector funding.</li>
<li>Ensure projects contribute to broader economic growth, place-making, and community outcomes.</li>
<li>Coordinate activities across a diverse portfolio of strategic initiatives and regeneration programs.</li>
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<p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p>
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<li>Extensive experience in leading major regeneration, infrastructure, economic development, or place-based programs.</li>
<li>Proven success in delivering complex, high-value projects involving multiple stakeholders.</li>
<li>Experience working within local government, combined authorities, or the broader public sector.</li>
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<h3><strong>Essential Qualifications</strong></h3>
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<li>Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience in one of the following areas:<ul>
<li>Programme Management</li>
<li>Regeneration</li>
<li>Economic Development</li>
<li>Planning</li>
<li>Infrastructure</li>
<li>Civil Engineering</li>
<li>Public Policy</li>
<li>Related discipline</li>
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<h3><strong>Additional Information</strong></h3>
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<li>We operate on a bi-weekly payment schedule.</li>
<li>The application deadline is 23rd August 2026. Please apply as soon as possible.</li>
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<p>To provide strategic leadership and programme management across Dudley's major regeneration, infrastructure, economic growth and place-based initiatives.</p>


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