Project Manager – Change & Transformation (Housing/Local Gov)

Salt Digital Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Interim Project Manager for a 3-month contract in London. This role involves leading high-priority change projects within a Local Authority's Housing Improvement Programme, with a focus on organisational change and service transformation. Candidates should have a proven background in delivering complex projects and stakeholder management at the director level. The position offers a day rate of £550, with a hybrid working model requiring at least three days on site.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering service or organisational transformation.
• Desirable experience in housing repairs or compliance transformation.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and frontline teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of change projects.
• Drive organisational redesign and service transformation.
• Provide governance, risk management, and reporting.
• Support change management activities.

Skills

Proven background delivering complex change projects

Organisation design and operating model development

Local Government or Housing sector experience

Stakeholder management at Director level

Hands-on delivery from design to implementation

Job description

Interim Project Manager – Change & Transformation (Housing / Local Government)

Day rate: £550 per day (higher rates considered for exceptional candidates)

Location: Hybrid, London (minimum 3 days on site per week)

Contract: 3 months initially, with potential extension

Salt is working with a London Local Authority to recruit an experienced Change Project Manager to lead high-priority projects within their Housing Improvement Programme. This role is about organisational change and service transformation.

Must-Have Experience

• Proven background delivering complex change projects at pace (service or organisational transformation, not tech rollouts).
• Organisation design and operating model development experience.
• Local Government or Housing sector experience – housing repairs or compliance transformation is highly desirable.
• Stakeholder management at Director level – able to influence senior leaders and frontline teams.
• Hands-on delivery: moving quickly from design through to implementation.

The Role

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of change projects, ensuring pace and impact.
• Drive organisational redesign, workforce alignment, and service transformation.
• Produce options appraisals, business cases, and delivery roadmaps.
• Provide clear governance, risk management, and reporting.
• Support change management activities including comms, training, and transition planning.

This is an opportunity for a senior change professional to deliver visible improvements that directly impact residents and services.

Rates depend on experience and client requirements

Job Information

• Job Reference: JO-2509-356427
• Salary: £0.00 - £550.00 per day + Inside IR35
• Salary per: day
• Job Duration: 3 month rolling
• Job Start Date: 27/10/2025
• Job Industries: Programme & Project Management Jobs
• Job Locations: Greater London
• Job Types: Contract

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