Partnership Manager x 2

L&Q Living; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 6% double contribution

28 days annual leave + BHs (rising to

Wellbeing/Health plan

Life assurance

Volunteering days

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

L&Q Living’s Major Works team is seeking a Partnership Manager to drive multi-million-pound housing refurbishment projects from inception to completion. You will deliver safely, on time, within budget, and to high standards, coordinating residents, contractors and internal teams.

Reporting to the Senior Partnership Manager, you will guide planning, risk management and contract administration for kitchen/bathroom renewals, external works, and M&E projects.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong project planning, risk management, and contract management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commercial and financial acumen with experience managing budgets and costs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of major works projects from inception to completion, ensuring safety, timeliness, budget adherence and high quality.
• Act as the primary link between residents, contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders to drive performance.
• Oversee budgets, risks, and contracts to deliver value for money and a first-class resident experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute complex refurbishment programmes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting

MS Office / MS Project

APMP

Prince2

Education

Project management qualification

Tools

APMP

Prince2

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 35hours

Salary: Starting from £57,094 per annum, dependant on experience

Grade: 10

Reporting Office: London, Stratford

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date:Friday 11th September 2026

Interview Dates:Friday 18th September, via MS Teams

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more …

L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months.

Join our Delivery Team at L&Q:

This is an exciting opportunity to join L&Q's Major Works team and play a key role in delivering high-profile projects that improve residents' homes and communities. You'll work on complex, multi-million-pound programmes that have a direct impact on customer satisfaction, building safety, and the quality of our housing stock. Working within a collaborative and supportive environment, you'll have the opportunity to lead meaningful change, drive innovation, and influence how major works projects are delivered across the organisation.

You will report to the Senior Partnership Manager and ensure all programmes and work streams are delivered to a high standard within budget and time frame to achieve high customer satisfaction. This could include planned maintenance works, such as kitchen & bathroom renewals, and external works including roof renewals, windows and doors and the like. It could also involve M&E works and Complex Projects.

You will need to be a good leader and have excellent communication and people skills to motivate your team. You will be experienced within a major works team previously and have a good understanding of the delivery of planned programmes and construction activities and processes.

Your impact in the role:

As a Partnership Manager, you'll lead the delivery of major works projects from inception through to completion, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Acting as the key link between residents, contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders, you'll drive project performance, manage risks, oversee budgets, and champion an excellent resident experience. Your leadership will help deliver value for money, strengthen partnerships, and support L&Q's strategic objectives.

We're looking for an experienced project professional who can confidently manage complex programmes and build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. If you're looking for a role where you can lead impactful projects, build strong partnerships, and make a real difference to people's homes and communities, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience leading large-scale projects and multidisciplinary teams


• A recognised project management qualification (such as APMP, Prince2, or equivalent experience)


• Strong project planning, risk management, and contract management expertise


• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills


• Commercial and financial acumen, with experience managing budgets and costs


• Experience working with contractors, consultants, and external partners to deliver successful outcomes


• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to continuous improvement


• Excellent IT literacy, particularly using MS Office including MS Excel and MS Project


• A customer-focused approach, with a passion for delivering high-quality services for resident

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email [e-mail]

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Our purpose is simple – to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.