Assistant Project Manager, Estate Renewal, Southwark Construction

Southwark Council; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwark Council is seeking an enthusiastic Assistant Project Manager to join the Estate Renewal team. This role involves supporting complex regeneration schemes, engaging with residents, and collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver high-quality homes and services to the community.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Home Working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Good understanding of construction processes.
• Experience with project management principles.
• Enthusiastic and passionate about housing and regeneration.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Project Manager in managing complex regeneration projects.
• Engage with residents and support consultation events.
• Assist with the rehousing process.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Organisational Skills

Job description

Like many London boroughs, Southwark Council is experiencing an extreme housing shortage and has over 16,000 households on its housing waiting list. The council took assertive action to tackle the housing crisis locally establishing a dedicated team that has already delivered over 2500 new council homes and is currently set to deliver a further 1000 new homes by May 2026.

To continue delivering high-quality new homes for our residents, Southwark Construction seeks a committed and experienced professional to support our Estate Renewal team, ensuring excellence in resident engagement, construction and providing essential aftercare services.

We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.

We’re searching for an enthusiastic Assistant Project Manager (APM) to join our dynamic Estate Renewal team within Southwark Construction and support the delivery of some of Southwark’s largest and most complex regeneration schemes.

Working closely with a Senior Project Manager, you'll assist in delivering estate renewal schemes, which include demolishing existing homes and building hundreds of new ones, alongside community facilities and vibrant public spaces.

This will include:

• Supporting the Senior Project Manager in managing a large, complex regeneration project.
• Attending site meetings and liaising with contractors, consultants, and internal teams.
• Engaging with residents and supporting consultation events.
• Assisting with the rehousing process, working alongside specialist rehousing officers to help residents move into their new homes.
• Supporting the resolution of defects in newly built properties.
• Contributing to the design and planning of future phases of the estate renewal programme.

About Southwark

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Southwark Construction is the councils dedicated, and highly motivated team established to deliver on the Council’s ambitious programme to deliver 11,000 new homes by 2043. Our programme is one of the largest local authorities led programmes nationally and our projects are award winning.

Southwark Council is at the forefront of the Council Homes 100 campaign which calls on government to take urgent action to fix the broken council housing system to be able to deliver its housing promises.

We're after someone who is organised, enthusiastic, and passionate about housing and regeneration. You have a good understanding of the construction process and project management principles, and you’re confident working with a range of stakeholders, including residents.

You’ll bring:

• A proactive approach to problem-solving and teamwork.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• A commitment to delivering high-quality homes and services for Southwark’s residents

You're someone who thrives on solving challenges, collaborates effectively with colleagues, and contributes to continuous improvement by applying lessons learned.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

Interview date: 14/07/2025

*Please note, we reserve the right to close applications prior to the closing date indicated above - please apply as soon as possible - we look forward to receiving your application.

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme . We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Salary Range (Full time equivalent) £44,430 - £51,663