Project Manager

Sheffield City Council; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development

Supportive environment

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is recruiting a Project Manager to join the Building Safety team. You will lead delivery of projects that support safety, compliance and resident safeguarding across housing stock.

In a complex, regulated environment you will manage budgets, risks and governance, coordinate with technical specialists and contractors, and report progress to senior stakeholders, ensuring timely, on-budget outcomes that meet legislative and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering projects in complex environments.
• Experience in building safety, compliance or related disciplines is advantageous.
• Ability to work with regulatory requirements and technical information.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Leading the planning, delivery and monitoring of projects and programmes.
• Managing project risks, issues, dependencies and governance arrangements.
• Working with technical specialists, suppliers and contractors to develop and deliver effective solutions.
• Managing project budgets and supporting value-for-money delivery.
• Producing reports, business cases, project documentation and updates for governance boards and senior stakeholders.
• Building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support successful project delivery.
• Ensuring projects are delivered in line with legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Budget management

Job description

Project Manager – Building Safety

Sheffield City Council manages around 38,000 homes and is committed to ensuring they remain safe, compliant and fit for the future. Our Building Safety service plays a critical role in delivering this ambition, leading programmes of work that help ensure residents are safe and that the Council meets its statutory and regulatory responsibilities.

We are recruiting a Project Manager to join our Building Safety team. We are looking for someone who understands the importance of compliance, assurance, risk management and resident safety, and who can apply strong project management skills within a building safety environment.

About The Role

This is a key project delivery role with responsibility for leading and managing projects and programmes that support the Council's Building Safety and Compliance objectives.

Working across a complex and highly regulated environment, you will be responsible for ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required quality and regulatory standards.

You will work closely with technical specialists, contractors, consultants and stakeholders across Housing, Asset Management, Compliance and Repairs & Maintenance to deliver projects that contribute to the safety and ongoing management of Sheffield's housing stock.

Projects may include building safety improvement works, compliance programmes, risk reduction initiatives, building information and assurance projects, and other activities that support regulatory compliance and resident safety.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the planning, delivery and monitoring of projects and programmes.
• Managing project risks, issues, dependencies and governance arrangements.
• Working with technical specialists, suppliers and contractors to develop and deliver effective solutions.
• Managing project budgets and supporting value-for-money delivery.
• Producing reports, business cases, project documentation and updates for governance boards and senior stakeholders.
• Building effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support successful project delivery.
• Ensuring projects are delivered in line with legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements.

What You'll Bring

We are looking for someone with a proven track record of delivering projects in complex environments.

Experience or knowledge in areas such as building safety, compliance, construction, asset management, fire safety, health and safety, housing maintenance, property services or related disciplines would be highly advantageous.

You will be comfortable working with technical information, regulatory requirements and specialist stakeholders, helping to translate complex requirements into well-managed and successful projects.

You will demonstrate:

• Experience of leading projects and delivering outcomes within time, cost and quality constraints.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Experience of managing project risks, issues and dependencies.
• The ability to work with technical specialists, suppliers and contractors to develop solutions and resolve issues.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure.
• A commitment to maintaining high professional standards and regulatory compliance.

Experience of delivering projects within housing, compliance, construction, property, asset management or building safety environments would be particularly valuable.

Why join us

This is an opportunity to contribute directly to resident safety and the delivery of one of the Council's most important responsibilities.

We offer:

• The opportunity to lead projects that have a direct impact on resident safety and housing services.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Opportunities for professional development and progression.
• The opportunity to work within a service at the centre of the Council's building safety and compliance agenda.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under‑represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.