Salary: £77,250.00
Location: Oldham, with hybrid working
Hours: 37 hours per week
At First Choice Homes Oldham, we're investing millions into our homes, neighbourhoods and communities to improve lives.
We're looking for an exceptional Head of Investment Delivery to lead the delivery of our £20 million annual investment programme, ensuring more than 11,500 homes remain safe, compliant and fit for the future.
Please see the full Job Description below for further information.
The impact you'll make
Reporting to the Director of Assets & Sustainability, you'll provide strategic leadership for FCHO's planned investment, cyclical planned works and disrepair services.
You'll lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering major capital investment programmes from planning and procurement through to contract management and successful completion, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and provide excellent value for money.
Working alongside colleagues, contractors and strategic partners, you'll ensure our investment programmes support our Homes Strategy, maintain regulatory compliance and continually improve the quality of our homes and customer experience.
As a member of the senior leadership team, you'll help shape future investment priorities, drive innovation and continuous improvement, and ensure every pound invested delivers maximum impact for our customers and communities.
What you'll be responsible for
You will:
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Lead the delivery of FCHO's £20m annual investment programme, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
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Provide strategic leadership across planned works, cyclical programmes and the disrepair service.
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Develop investment programmes that support our Homes Strategy, Decent Homes Standard and long-term asset management objectives.
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Lead procurement, commissioning and contract management activities, ensuring value for money and high-quality service delivery.
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Build strong relationships with contractors, consultants and stakeholders to drive performance and continuous improvement.
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Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory and CDM requirements.
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Lead, motivate and develop high-performing teams, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and customer focus.
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Manage budgets, performance, risk and governance, providing assurance to senior leaders.
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Champion innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement across investment delivery.
What you'll bring
We're looking for an experienced strategic leader who combines technical expertise with commercial awareness
You'll have:
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Significant experience leading planned investment or asset management programmes within social housing.
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A successful track record of delivering large-scale capital investment programmes.
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Strong commercial, procurement and contract management experience, including JCT contracts.
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Excellent knowledge of building legislation, CDM Regulations, health and safety and regulatory compliance.
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Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
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Strong financial management skills with experience managing significant budgets.
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Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills.
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The ability to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery.
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A degree in Building Surveying (or equivalent construction-related qualification).
Membership of RICS, CIOB or another relevant professional body would be advantageous.
Why Join FCHO?
First Choice Homes Oldham is a housing association providing safe, affordable and high-quality homes across Oldham and the surrounding areas. We own and manage over 11,500 homes and have the highest regulatory (G1/V1) governance rating.
Every day we're proud to make a real difference in our communities.
Our work is guided by our Corporate Plan, focused on providing quality homes, excellent services and thriving communities. We care deeply about our customers, colleagues and neighbourhoods and are committed to improving lives across Oldham.
What's in it for you?
We offer a fantastic range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance and career development, including:
A salary of £77,250.00 per annum.
- A 37-hour working week with hybrid working options.
- 30 days' annual leave -plus 8 bank holidays
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Option to purchase additional annual leave.
- Defined contribution pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution and salary exchange option.
- Death in service benefit.
- Healthcare cash plan covering dental, optical and physiotherapy treatments.
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Private health insurance.
- Employee Assistance Programme offering 24-hour confidential support.
- Doctorline, giving you and your family 24/7 GP access.
- Access to our colleague benefits platform, including retail discounts and wellbeing tools.
- Discounted gym membership.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay.
- Long service awards.
Interested?
Please submit your application before 23/07/2026
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
We are committed to building an organisation that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equal opportunities employer, FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
We care that you have a great experience with us at FCHO. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience smoother, please let us know and we’ll do all we can.
