Assistant Project Manager

Town and Country Housing; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing provider is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to assist in delivering maintenance and improvement projects. The role involves budget management, contract administration, and ensuring customer satisfaction. With a focus on teamwork and professional development, this position offers a chance to contribute to community housing initiatives.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme 4% to 10% matched contributions

Free onsite car parking

Life assurance of 4x annual salary

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Employee assistance programme

Corporate eye care scheme

Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave

Access to corporate discounts

Travel loan

Qualifications

• Education to degree level or equivalent.
• Experience in housing property maintenance.
• Knowledge of housing and construction legislation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of planned maintenance and improvement projects.
• Undertake building surveys for defects diagnosis.
• Manage customer complaints and undertake 'lessons learned' reviews.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

IT Literacy

Budget Management

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Relevant professional or technical qualification

Job description

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Role Summary

Assist in the delivery of planned maintenance and improvement projects from inception to completion including preparation of brief and contract documentation, procurement, contract administration, valuations and associated budget management. Projects are to be delivered either in house or via consultants.

Hours of work: 35

Contract: Permanent

Notice Period: 1 Month

Who are we?

We provide more than 13,000 homes across Kent, Sussex and Surrey. Over the years we have invested heavily in our homes and continue to do so as part of the Peabody Group. We promote hybrid working and have more than 300 employees based in various locations across our operating area.

Why Choose Us

• Contributory pension scheme 4% to 10% matched contributions
• Free onsite car parking
• Life assurance of 4x annual salary (Terms and Conditions apply)
• 30 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Employee assistance programme (24/7 telephone advice, information portal & face to face counselling sessions)
• Corporate eye care scheme providing free eye tests and free VDU glasses or contribution towards VDU glasses
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave provision
• Access to an extensive range of corporate discounts on shopping, travel & days out
• Travel loan

What will you be doing?

Role Specific Responsibilities

Undertake building surveys for the purpose of defects diagnosis, repair, alteration, improvement and collection of stock condition data.

Assist the Senior Project Manager in the preparation of budget bids and management of approved budgets.

Assist the Senior Project Manager in the procurement of contracts, in line with applicable legislation.

Assist the Senior Project Manager with the production of briefs, specifications and contract documentation.

Produce drawings and diagrams using computer aided design software packages.

Assist the Senior Project Manager with the selection of contractors and to prepare, tender and administer contracts.

Obtain Planning, Building Regulations other statutory approvals.

Assume the Client role and responsibilities under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.

Ensure that projects are delivered in a professional manner, on time, within budget and to the agreed standard.Be responsible for all risk management aspects of individual projects.

Promote a “one team” philosophy in the management of projects.

Undertake post contract reviews.

Facilitate a high level of resident engagement from inception to completion of projects.

Ensure customer satisfaction data is obtained and act on all negative variances.

Manage customer complaints and undertake a “lessons learned” review.

Monitor and report on key performance indicators.

Provide information to update Integrator and other property records.

Represent TCH at meetings, seminars, workshops and the like.

General

Comply with our ambitions to secure value for money in all we do and seek to continuously reduce our carbon footprint.

Work in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and Data Protection Law and be responsible for the integrity of personal information you process.

This may include identifying anomalies in data and investigating and correcting them where appropriate. Ensure you attend training on data protection regularly.

To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and relevant EC directives.

To take responsibility for your own development and professionalism, ensuring that you keep up to date with new developments and continuously expand and build on your knowledge.

Attend and participate in training and other meetings and staff events as required.

Be an effective member of your team, presenting a positive impression of your section and the business.

This job description is a guide to the nature of the work required. It is not comprehensive and it is expected that other duties will be undertaken as this role develops and as may be reasonably expected.

This role will involve visiting other offices and stock and you will be required to have your own car and full driving licence.

About You

Education & Qualifications

Education to degree level or equivalent

Relevant professional or technical qualification (Desirable)

Good verbal and written communication skills

Ability to negotiate

Ability to prepare and analyse financial and other data

High level of IT literacy (Desirable)

Knowledge of housing and construction legislation (Desirable)

Experience of housing property maintenance

Knowledge of construction contracts (Desirable)

Knowledge of construction practice and methods

Budget preparation and management experience

Behaviours

Organised and methodical

Accuracy and attention to detail

Commitment to teamwork

Our Values

Our culture is about the shared values, beliefs and behaviours that determine how we do things, then the ways and systems of working that help to get those things done.

Our new values, principles and behaviours will put customers at the heart and provide the foundation for the culture of the new organisation. Only by delivering a cohesive and customer-focused culture will we be able to achieve our purpose and priorites.

TCH is an equal opportunities employer committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity or paternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, or caring responsibilities.

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 TCH.

We are recognised as a ‘Disability Confident Committed Employer’. As part of this commitment, individuals who disclose at application stage that they have a disability, will be invited to interview provided they demonstrate that they meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Candidates will be asked if they require any support or reasonable adjustments to enable them to fully participate in the recruitment process.

Applications

Please complete our online application form by clicking the Apply button below. We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward, so we strongly encourage early applications.

Please note: As an employer, Town & Country Housing does not provide sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.

Key Dates

Applications Close: Thursday 29th May

Interview Dates: Friday 6th June

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

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