Local Infrastructure Lead - Levelling Up Delivery
| Posting date: | 13 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £54,857 to £54,857 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £54,857 (National Minimum) £59,686 (London Minimum) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 March 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 390456/1 |
Summary
Are you passionate about transforming local infrastructure for communities across the UK?
Would you like the chance to use your project delivery skills to help support the Government’s Levelling Up agenda?
If so, we have an exciting leadership opportunity in the Local Infrastructure & Strategy Division and we would love to hear from you!
The Levelling Up Fund (LUF) is part of the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) and the joint responsibility of the Department for Transport (DfT), the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT). Many of the transport LUF projects help support the Government’s growth mission and the Secretary of State’s priorities to transform infrastructure across the UK to tackle regional inequality, deliver greener transport and improve bus services for local people.
Our team works closely with Local Authorities and other scheme promoters to deliver 54 transport schemes, across a range of transport modes, with a combined value of over £1bn, funded through LUF. As the Local Infrastructure Lead, you will support scheme promoters to develop business cases for senior scrutiny and investment approval. This will require working collaboratively with a range of internal colleagues including transport policy, programme and sponsorship teams, analytical, finance, legal, project delivery, commercial and communications and external stakeholders, including Active Travel England, so you will need to be someone comfortable in forging positive working relationships.
The role provides a fantastic opportunity to use and develop your skills and experience in leadership, partnership working and project delivery that will make a real difference and enhance transport to poorly connected areas across the UK.
Responsibilities
You will:
- Take responsibility for providing clear leadership and stakeholder management as part of the team’s engagement with Local Authorities across the UK to support the development of LUF schemes through business case development and approval stages (where relevant) and into delivery, as well as helping them to navigate any adjustments to the programme’s approach following Ministerial steers.
- Managing the Fund’s (currently £20-50m) retained LUF schemes effectively, including building up a complete picture through monitoring, reporting and tracking; managing risks as they emerge and ensuring the Department has the assurance required for successful delivery, escalating project risks to senior officials when needed.
- Proactively working with Local Authorities (who have ultimate responsibility for scheme development and delivery) to ensure they are able to successfully deliver their schemes, striking a balance between challenge and proportionality.
- Budget and grant payment oversight for multi-million pound programme of schemes in line with relevant rules and procedures. Identifying budgetary challenges and proposing solutions.
- Working with MHCLG to establish effective reporting and governance for LUF delivery at both working level and to SROs.
- Taking on leadership of LUF governance responsibilities, this includes reviewing risks and issues and escalating them through the relevant governance channels.
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