We’re delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our Capital Investment team as a Project Manager. You’ll play a key role in delivering high‑quality, cost‑effective Capital Works across Southern Housing’s homes. Working with contractors and consultants, you’ll ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and in line with statutory and regulatory requirements, while keeping resident satisfaction at the heart of everything you do.
Please note, this is a full‑time maternity cover role, offered on a Fixed Term Contract/Secondment until the 14th of May 2027. You’ll be based at our Fleet House office in Farringdon, covering sites across various London boroughs, primarily East London and Essex. This hybrid role includes up to three days a week on-site, one day in the office, and the rest working from home.
What You’ll Need
- You’ll be an experienced and qualified property maintenance professional with detailed knowledge of housing construction, component replacement and budget control and management.
- Knowledge and experience with administering various industry standard forms of contracts (TAC/JCT/TPC etc.) and schedule of rates.
- Significant experience in contract managing capital and cyclical works contracts and projects with the ability to: review and agree specifications, manage programme and cashflow projections and make adjustments to align with budgets. Assess site set up and access issues and provide customer focused resolutions.
- Experience with managing the capital works process from scheme inception to project completion ensuring that compliance processes are followed and can demonstrate excellent awareness of costs, value for money and health & safety risks.
- The ability to use the appropriate IT tools to produce reports, documents, emails, including using Excel and Word to compile reports for different audiences.
- An organised and methodical approach to work, meeting targets and deadlines, showing persistence and determination when setbacks occur.
- A pragmatic, creative approach to problem solving, with the ability to quickly identify and evaluate problems to reach a solution.
- The ability to work with minimal supervision and confident using own initiative.
- The ability to undertake site visits, which may include working at heights/use of ladders etc.
- An understanding of the principles and practice of equality and customer care in delivering effective services, providing a high-quality service to all customers.
- A full UK driving licence & access to a vehicle is desirable but not essential.
In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above criteria providing real examples.
Advert Closing Date: 27th April 2026 at 23:59 (We may close the advert early if we receive a suitable number of applications).
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