Contract Delivery and Quality Manager

Salary range: £53,607 - £56,646 p.a. inc. London weighting

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Shape the Future of Public Infrastructure – Lead. Innovate. Deliver.

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Opportunity

As a Contract Quality Delivery Manager, you'll oversee the full lifecycle of construction and property services contracts — from feasibility to final account. You'll ensure our housing and public buildings meet high standards of safety, quality, and value for money. Your expertise will guide complex projects, provide critical technical advice, and lead both internal teams and external partners.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Commission and manage high-value mechanical and electrical services, repairs, maintenance, and refurbishment projects.

• Lead contract performance, project design, budgeting, procurement, and delivery.

• Deliver customer-focused, compliant, and value-driven services.

• Provide expert surveying advice across the Council.

• Collaborate with Finance, Housing, Compliance, and Planning teams.

• Manage contractor performance, develop KPIs, and monitor quality.

• Ensure adherence to statutory approvals and health and safety standards.

• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams and ensure effective stakeholder communication.

• Support sustainability targets, innovation, and continuous service improvement.

About You

You bring:

✅ Proven experience in large-scale contract and project management in the public or private sector

✅ Strong knowledge of construction, building surveying, health and safety, and procurement regulations

✅ Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management skills

✅ Expertise in budget control, financial forecasting, and programme delivery

✅ Excellent communication, negotiation, and analytical capabilities

✅ Commitment to customer service, continuous improvement, and environmental sustainability

Our Offer to You

In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:

• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service

• Very generous employer pension contribution

• Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)

• A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave

• Access to affordable parking nearby

• Access to our Zipcar scheme

• Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling

• Season ticket loan for public transport

• Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities

• Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.

Application Process

Click the “Apply” to be redirected to our Careers Page where you'll be able to submit your application.

Make sure to include:

A supporting statement showing how you meet the Person Specification

A CV if you wish (CVs alone won’t be accepted)

🗓️ Closing date: Sunday 6th July 2025 (11:59 PM)

Additional Information

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected].