Fire Safety & Cladding Programme Lead

Greenacre Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenacre Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Special Projects Programme Manager to lead a high-profile Fire Safety Remediation Programme across a residential portfolio in Greater London. You will oversee cladding remediation, building safety, and major capital investments, reporting to the Assistant Director of Major Works.

You will drive governance, manage multi-year budgets, secure external funding, and coordinate internal and external teams to deliver compliant, safe homes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering capital works programmes.
• Strong knowledge of Building Safety Act and CDM regulations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, budgets and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of fire safety remediation and cladding replacement projects from inception to completion.
• Manage a multi-year capital programme, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and quality.
• Establish governance, risk registers, reporting structures, and change control processes.
• Chair meetings and prepare reports for senior leadership and governance groups.
• Support procurement strategies, contract awards, and consultant/contractor appointments.
• Ensure compliance with Building Safety Act requirements and broader legislation.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, funding streams and value engineering.
• Lead external funding bids for building/cladding safety programmes.
• Oversee commissioning, handover, stakeholder engagement, and post-project reviews.
• Line manage direct reports and promote a high-performing project culture.

Skills

Capital programme management

Fire safety remediation

Budget management

Procurement & contracts

Governance & risk management

Stakeholder management

Leadership & team development

Regulatory compliance

Education

Construction/Building/PM qualification

Job description

Greenacre Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Special Projects Programme Manager to lead a high-profile Fire Safety Remediation Programme across a residential portfolio in Greater London. You will oversee cladding remediation, building safety, and major capital investments, reporting to the Assistant Director of Major Works.

You will drive governance, manage multi-year budgets, secure external funding, and coordinate internal and external teams to deliver compliant, safe homes.