Mobilisation Manager

Orbit Group; Coventry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbit Group is undertaking a substantial transformation of its Property Directorate and seeks a talented Mobilisation Manager to shape the future of repairs, maintenance, compliance and investment services. This is an exciting 18-month fixed-term contract in the heart of Orbit's transformation programme, offering a chance to impact a large-scale heritage of 46,000 homes.

In this role you will lead mobilisation and demobilisation programmes, coordinating multiple workstreams with operational

Qualifications

• Experience delivering projects, programmes or mobilisation activity.
• Excellent planning, organisation and coordination skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and risk management.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Collaborative mindset and a passion for delivering successful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end mobilisation and demobilisation programmes across Property.
• Develop and manage detailed mobilisation plans with milestones, dependencies and risks.
• Coordinate operational readiness across people, systems, data, suppliers and processes.
• Work with Property, Procurement, Commercial, HR, Legal and Technology teams.
• Support contractor onboarding, service transitions and handovers.
• Help manage TUPE activity and workforce transitions where required.
• Monitor programme risks, governance and delivery performance.
• Ensure customer continuity and minimise disruption during transitions.

Skills

Programme management

Planning

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Prioritisation

Collaborative working

Job description

We're building thriving communities as one of the UK's largest housing groups and a leading developer of affordable housing.

We believe everyone is entitled to a good home they can afford, in a place they are proud to live. More than 100,000 people live in our homes.

If you want to experience work that's truly rewarding, join us. Because when we achieve together, customers and communities thrive.

Work for Orbit. Believe in people.

The role

As we transform our Property Directorate, we're looking for a talented Mobilisation Manager to help shape the future of our repairs, maintenance, compliance and investment services.

This is an exciting 18-month fixed-term contract opportunity, offering the chance to work at the heart of one of Orbit's most significant transformation programmes.

Whether you're looking to broaden your experience through a fixed term contract or take the next step in your programme management career, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.

This role is part of Property where you'll help us to lead the way investing and maintaining 46,000 homes.

What you'll achieve

Working within our Property Transformation team, you'll manage the mobilisation and demobilisation of property contracts and services, ensuring every transition is carefully planned, well governed and successfully delivered.

You'll coordinate multiple workstreams, bringing together operational teams, contractors, suppliers and support functions to ensure new services are ready from day one while maintaining continuity for our customers throughout the transition.

No two projects will be the same. One week you could be coordinating operational readiness for a major contract mobilisation; the next you'll be managing programme risks or ensuring systems, data and processes are ready to support a seamless service launch.

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of mobilisation and demobilisation programmes across Property.
• Develop and manage detailed mobilisation plans, ensuring milestones, dependencies and risks are effectively managed.
• Coordinate operational readiness across people, systems, data, suppliers and processes.
• Work closely with colleagues across Property, Procurement, Commercial, HR, Legal and Technology.
• Support contractor onboarding, service transitions and handovers.
• Help manage TUPE activity and workforce transitions where required.
• Monitor programme risks, governance and delivery performance.
• Ensure our customers remain at the centre of every transition by minimising disruption and maintaining service continuity.

What you'll bring

Essential skills

You’ll be a highly organised programme or project professional who enjoys bringing order to complexity and working with a wide range of stakeholders.

You’ll ideally have experience within property services, facilities management, construction, housing or another operational environment where service continuity is critical.

• Experience delivering projects, programmes or mobilisation activity.
• Excellent planning, organisation and coordination skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• A proactive approach to problem solving and risk management.
• The ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for delivering successful outcomes.

Why Orbit?

Choosing us means being rewarded in every sense.

Here’s what you can expect to enjoy with us.

A rewarding experience that works for you

We strive to create an inclusive experience with benefits and wellbeing programmes designed to help you, and your loved ones, to thrive. For a better work life balance, we offer flexible working opportunities for many roles.

A place to progress

From training programmes to professional qualifications, we provide opportunities to learn and develop at every stage of your career. Whether you're a student, graduate or experienced professional we'll support you to grow.

For leaders, our tailored development journeys are designed to stretch and strengthen your leadership skills. As well as practical training, we give you access to renowned business schools and experiential programmes for greater breadth and depth of learning.

A purpose to feel proud of

We're proud to make a difference to people together. We're values-driven with a commercial focus on performance - because the more profit we make, the more we can achieve for people.

What brings us together is a passionate belief in progress and people.

Read more about the values and purpose that drive us on our careers website.

How we hire

We aim to make our hiring process simple and fair:

1. Online application
2. Interview(s)
3. Decision and offer

We put the safeguarding of our customers, colleagues and contractors at the heart of everything we do and as such, certain roles will be subject to a DBS check.