Government Soft Landings Lead – Midlands

About This Opportunity

We’re searching for a public sector programme specialist for a brand new opportunity with our Built Asset Solutions team. Launched this year, our Built Asset Solutions service is a growth focused, global, multi-specialism offering. This opportunity is a key part of our UK growth strategy and an excellent chance to develop your own team specialising in government soft landings.

Location: Nottingham, Birmingham. Permanent | Full-time | Hybrid working.

Key areas of responsibility

• Client leadership and programme delivery
• Service development and team growth
• Integration with Project Management teams
• Integration with BIM / Information Management teams
• Soft landings, operational readiness and handover
• Governance, risk and assurance

Key accountabilities will include

• Successful delivery of GSL, operational readiness and handover services on live commissions
• Improved quality and consistency of handover and in-use transition across Gleeds-managed projects
• A stronger, market-facing Gleeds offer in soft landings and operational readiness
• Clear collaboration between Project Management teams and BIM / Information Management teams in the delivery of handover outcomes
• Visible improvement in aftercare, lessons learned, post-occupancy review and client confidence

Essential experience

• Substantial experience in project delivery, programme delivery, design management, technical advisory, commissioning, operational readiness, handover or soft landings within the UK built environment
• A strong track record on complex public sector, regulated or operationally sensitive projects
• Experience of leading handover, defects, aftercare, close-out or transition to operation on major schemes
• Experience working across project management, design, digital information, client operations and supply chain interfaces
• Experience of creating standards, templates, governance tools or service improvements across multiple projects rather than only within a single commission
• Evidence of building capability, influencing senior stakeholders and improving delivery quality at scale

Key knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of Government Soft Landings and BS 8536:2022
• Strong understanding of the RIBA Plan of Work, especially handover, aftercare and in-use stages
• Strong understanding of BS EN ISO 19650, the UK BIM Framework and the principles of structured information handover
• Sound understanding of CDM 2015 requirements and the role of the health and safety file in handover
• Awareness of the Building Safety Act and Building Regulations duty-holder environment where applicable
• Understanding of commissioning, seasonal commissioning, defects management, operation and maintenance information, training and post-occupancy evaluation
• Understanding of common procurement and contract administration routes, including NEC and JCT

Skills and behaviours

• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Commercial awareness and strong professional judgement
• Able to challenge weak assumptions early and constructively
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills
• Able to connect technical, digital and operational issues into a coherent delivery strategy
• Able to build practical frameworks and get teams to use them
• Collaborative, credible, organised and outcome-focused

Qualifications

Full membership to one of the following professional bodies would be beneficial:

• RICS
• CIOB
• APM
• CIBSE
• CMI

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