Company Overview
At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! We are the UK’s leading social enterprise, dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving communities for both our customers and employees.
Role Overview
As the Project Delivery Lead for the London region you will manage the contract delivery of planned maintenance and investment works across your allocated schemes. You will ensure projects meet group and contract requirements, deliver to the correct quality, performance standards and customer service expectations, monitor progress, resolve issues, achieve value for money, and ensure health and safety compliance, including CDM obligations.
Responsibilities
- Manage major works or planned maintenance contracts within a construction, housing or repairs environment.
- Deliver multiple projects to agreed quality, cost, programme and customer service standards.
- Manage contractor performance, resolve issues and achieve value for money.
- Ensure health and safety compliance, including CDM, across live construction environments.
- Support investment planning, shape efficient programmes, consult with customers and stakeholders, and provide clear reporting to the Regional Investment Manager.
- Accurately return completion and handover information on time and fully comply with health and safety requirements, including CDM obligations.
Essential Criteria
- Proven experience managing major works or planned maintenance contracts within a construction, housing or repairs environment.
- Demonstrated delivery of multiple projects to agreed quality, cost, programme and customer service standards.
- Strong track record of managing contractor performance, resolving issues and achieving value for money.
- Practical experience ensuring health and safety compliance, including CDM, across live construction environments.
- Relevant building qualification such as HNC, HND, or equivalent experience gained over several years in a similar role.
More About You
- Strong experience managing major works contractors within a construction or repairs environment, ensuring safe and high-quality delivery for on-site and off-site teams.
- Structured and analytical approach to problem-solving, ability to work well under pressure with minimal supervision.
- Good knowledge of health and safety requirements, CDM, building regulations and contract or project management systems.
- Relevant building qualification or equivalent experience gained over several years in a similar role.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with yearly salary review.
- Pension with matched contributions up to 7%.
- Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave.
- Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year.
- Bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%.
- Training and development.
- Extra perks including discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and more.
EEO and Diversity Statements
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. We also support the Armed Forces Covenant and are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. Neurodiverse applicants who meet the criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
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