Head of Contract Governance LBHF621243

Job Details:

Salary range: £69,537 - £92,772 per annum
Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9XY 
Hours per week: 36.00
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 20 June 2025
Interview date: 30 June 2025

About the role

At Hammersmith & Fulham, we are ambitious in reforming the council to ensure this is a place for everybody. Within the Housing department, we aim to be efficient in everything that we do. We believe our residents deserve a place that is safe, clean and green, with high quality services they can rely on.

This role is responsible for governance of contracts that provide safe, decent homes within a thriving community where people want to live.

Are you an experienced manager, who can make the commercial business case, package requirements and shape programmes which deliver excellent outcomes?

Can you enable teams to navigate governance rules and procurement processes for contracts for goods, works and services in Housing?

You will need to be familiar with the needs of residents and the nature of place in our borough. You will be able to work with the range of trades and professions in housing to ensure effective governance of contracts and the use of good technical documentation for delivery of works and services in the borough.

You will lead the Housing Contract Board and support teams across housing with the large pipeline of planned procurement for housing management, resident and building safety and housing repairs categories.

You will need an understanding of H&F’s contract standing orders, how to get decisions through governance and the legal requirements under the public contract regulations applicable to local government.

You will work directly with the procurement professionals within the procurement and commercial team who will advise on tendering, evaluation and moderation as part of their place category responsibilities.

Our mission is to be the best council. To do this we need the best people to help build our vision. If you’re looking to develop your career in a fast-paced, professional environment whilst making a difference, then we look forward to hearing from you. 

Please refer to the Role Profile for more information.

Role Specific Qualifications:

Degree or equivalent professional experience.

Our People Values:

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE.

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at resourcing-peopleandtalent@lbhf.gov.uk or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU