Fire Remediation Project Manager

PA Housing; England; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plans

26 days’ annual leave increasing to 29

Flexible bank holidays

Car leasing scheme

Hybrid working

Nine-day Fortnight scheme

Job summary

PA Housing is seeking an experienced Fire Remediation Project Manager to lead a portfolio of complex Fire and Building Safety remediation projects. You will guide work from inception to completion, ensuring safety, timeliness, budget discipline and high-quality results.

You will collaborate with residents, consultants and contractors, manage risks, and drive outcomes while minimising disruption, applying your project management and technical expertise to improve resident safety.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing construction or maintenance projects end-to-end.
• Strong knowledge of Building Safety Act and fire safety.
• Experience with JCT Design & Build contracts.
• Experience procuring schemes (tendering, evaluation).
• Experience coordinating consultants and contractors.
• Experience in RSL or property developer environments.
• Degree or equivalent in Construction/Building Surveying/Fire Safety.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, residents first.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of Fire and Building Safety remediation projects from inception to completion.
• Manage consultants and contractors to meet quality, programme and contract standards.
• Manage budgets, risks and programmes; address issues early.
• Oversee design development, procurement and approvals; align with milestones.
• Monitor construction progress, quality and health and safety via site visits.
• Maintain project documentation and Golden Thread records.
• Work with Resident Liaison Officers to minimise disruption to residents.
• Provide project updates, risk analysis and financial information to senior colleagues.

Skills

Construction project management

Building Safety Act knowledge

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Health and safety

Risk & budget management

Communication

Education

Degree in Construction/Building Surveying/Fire Safety

Job description

Salary: £62,282 per annum, rising to £64,929 after probation

Location: Case House - Surrey

Employment type: Permanent

Help make sure residents feel safe in their homes.

We’re looking for an experienced Fire Remediation Project Manager to lead the delivery of a portfolio of complex Fire and Building Safety remediation projects across PA Housing. You’ll take projects from inception through to completion, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

Working closely with residents, consultants, contractors and colleagues across the business, you’ll play a key role in managing risk, driving successful project outcomes and minimising disruption for residents. This is an opportunity to use your technical and project management expertise to deliver work that has a real and lasting impact on resident safety.

What’s in it for you….

In addition to the salary, we offer a number of benefits, including:

• Health cash plans
• 26 days’ annual leave, increasing to 29 after three years, with the opportunity to buy more
• Flexible bank holidays – take them when it suits you
• Car leasing scheme
• Hybrid working – offering you the flexibility to thrive in your role. You’ll have the opportunity to blend the best of both worlds, spending approximately two to three days per week in the office once settled in the role. This is flexible and depends on meeting cycles and board activity. We also offer an optional nine-day fortnight scheme, allowing you to compress your hours if it suits the role.

What you’ll be doing……

• Leading a portfolio of Fire and Building Safety remediation projects from inception through to completion.
• Managing consultants and contractors, ensuring projects are delivered to agreed quality, programme and contract standards.
• Managing project budgets, risks and programmes, identifying and addressing issues early.
• Overseeing design development, procurement and statutory approvals, ensuring projects progress in line with key milestones.
• Monitoring construction progress, quality and health and safety through regular site visits and contractor meetings.
• Ensuring project documentation, photographic records and Golden Thread information are accurately maintained.
• Working closely with Resident Liaison Officers to keep residents informed and minimise disruption throughout remediation works.
• Providing project updates, risk analysis and financial information to senior colleagues, while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement

We recommend you read the full job description to get a really good understanding of what the role entails, you can find this as a downloadable attachment at the bottom of the advert.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience managing construction or maintenance projects from inception through to completion.
• Strong knowledge of the Building Safety Act, health and safety requirements and passive fire safety.
• Experience delivering projects under JCT Design & Build contracts, including managing delays, claims and contractual issues.
• Experience procuring schemes, including tendering, evaluation and scheme optimisation.
• Experience managing consultants, contractors and complex technical projects.
• Experience working within a Registered Social Landlord or property developer, delivering new build or high-value maintenance projects.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant Construction, Building Surveying and/or Fire Safety discipline.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with a strong commitment to putting residents first.

If specific qualifications are required, please upload them with your application to demonstrate your eligibility.

At PA Housing, we believe in respect, integrity, and accountability. Our work is about people – not just properties – and we’re always looking for ways to do better. If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear from you.