Project Manager - Development & Regeneration - 8231

London and Quadrant Housing Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Annual leave 28 days rising to 31 with

Health plan

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

London and Quadrant Housing Trust is seeking a Project Manager to join its Development & Regeneration team in London. The role will bid for joint venture regeneration projects and lead delivery of schemes as the client for affordable homes and related assets.

You'll coordinate stakeholders, manage risk, and drive delivery across the programme, reporting to the Head of Development & Regeneration within Growth & Sales in the Property & Investment Directorate.

Qualifications

• Aptitude for project management in built environment or housing.
• Financial and commercial acumen with risk management.
• Excellent presentation and networking skills.
• Collaboration, stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong project coordination, multitasking and meeting deadlines.
• Written and oral communication, including report writing.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to manage simple business systems such as databases.
• Desirable MRICS/MCIOB or equivalent experience.
• Desirable understanding of risk control.

Responsibilities

• Support Head of Development & Regeneration in delivering the overall programme.
• Project manage own schemes and assist with day-to-day delivery of joint venture projects.
• Work with Asset and Legal teams on exits of long leases.
• Lead handover of units to clients and onboarding of assets.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local authorities, landowners, builders, contractors.
• Ensure activities deliver best value within time and budget.
• Collaborate with Asset, Communities, Sales, Housing and Neighbourhoods teams.
• Mitigate risks and ensure delivery is safe, on-time and within budget.

Education

MRICS/MCIOB

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Project management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Communication

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Title: Project Manager

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)

Salary: £51,392 - £63,047(London weighted salary, dependent on experience)

Grade: 09

Reporting Office: London, Stratford

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

Closing Date: 14th October 2026

Interview Dates: TBC. Please note that in person interviews will be held for at least one of the interview stages for this role.

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 ...

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

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 Development & Regeneration Team at L&Q:

• Ready to shape places that change lives? Join L&Q's Development & Regeneration team and play a pivotal role in delivering transformative housing and regeneration projects that create thriving communities across London and the South East.
• As Project Manager, you'll manage the bidding for joint venture regeneration projects and lead the delivery of schemes across our portfolio, acting as L&Q's client for all affordable homes and for any plant, assets and associated areas coming into our management and maintenance responsibility.
• With a growing pipeline of diverse development and regeneration schemes, we need an experienced Project Manager to coordinate stakeholders, manage risk and drive delivery outcomes across the programme.
• You'll report to the Head of Development & Regeneration, sitting within our Growth & Sales team in the Property & Investment Directorate.

Your impact in the role:

• Support the Head of Development & Regeneration in delivering the overall programme, ensuring individual workstreams are effectively planned, managed and aligned to the agreed strategic framework
• Project manage your own schemes, and assist with the day to day delivery of complex joint venture projects, monitoring progress on site to keep delivery on time and on budget
• Work alongside our Asset and Legal teams, and the Head of Development & Regeneration, to shape L&Q's approach to the legal and financial implications of exiting long leases
• Lead the effective handover of units to the client, and ensure assets are onboarded to the organisation in line with client requirements
• Develop, maintain and influence relationships with local authorities, planning authorities, landowners, house builders, agents, contractors and consultants
• Ensure all activities deliver best value, supporting the delivery of high quality schemes on time and within budget
• Work closely with our Asset, Communities, Sales, Housing and Neighbourhoods, and Direct Maintenance teams
• Through effective project management, stakeholder engagement and risk mitigation, you'll help ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on programme and within budget

What you'll bring:

We're looking for:

• A proven aptitude for project management within the built environment or housing sector
• Some financial and commercial acumen, along with associated risk management skills
• Excellent presentation and networking skills
• Demonstrable collaboration, stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong project co-ordination skills, with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including report writing
• Computer literacy, with a good proven competency in MS Office
• The ability to manage simple business systems, such as databases
• Desirable: professional qualifications such as MRICS or MCIOB, or equivalent experience
• Desirable: an understanding of identifying and exercising control over risk
• Desirable: degree educated, or equivalent

A Recruitment Advocate will join this recruitment process as a panel member. This is part of an internal scheme supporting our recruitment process to be fair, transparent and consistent.

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.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q - click here to read more.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger - and they're at the heart of everything we do. When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We're proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we've introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It's all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Find out more here .

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.

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