Project Manager - New Build Housing

Osborne Richardson; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading local authority firm in Greater London is seeking an Interim Project Manager for up to 3 new build housing projects valued at £20m - £50m. The successful candidate will manage project teams of up to 25 professionals, ensuring projects meet budget, quality, and timelines. Essential qualifications include significant experience in local authority and social housing settings, and the ability to manage projects through all RIBA stages. A day rate of £400 is offered, with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Local Authority/Social Housing setting.
• Experience delivering new build housing schemes.
• Ability to manage projects through all RIBA stages.

Responsibilities

• Ensure projects are delivered to budget, quality, and programme.
• Manage multi-disciplinary project teams of up to 25 individuals.
• Complete monthly reports on Power BI for project updates.
• Identify funding and monitor project budgets.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Budget management

Power BI

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Overview

Our client, a Local Authority in North London, is looking to appoint an Interim Project Manager to lead up to 3 new build housing projects (depending on size), through all RIBA stages, wiith a value per project of c£20m - £50m. Project will either by via a direct delivery or development partner model.

Responsibilities

You will have full responsibility fo ensuring the projects for which you are responsible are delivered to cost (approved budget), quality and programme and meet project milestones. To achieve this you will manage multi-disciplinary project teams of up to 25 individuals for each project, consisting of highly qualified professionals and other development delivery staff, including architects, specialist consultants, Employer’s Agents.

On a monthly basis you will be required to complete reports on Power BI to ensure that senior managers always have access to up-to-date project information. One of your key tasks will be working to ensure funding is identified and project budgets are approved and monitored.

Qualifications

The successful candidate for this role will have gained a significant amount of experience in a Local Authority / Social Housing setting with specific experience delivering new build housing schemes. You will be suitably qualified with a relevant degree and ideally professional accreditation. It is absolutely essential that you can manage through all RIBA stages end to end.

Compensation

The day rate is £400 (Inside IR35) and given the schemes you will manage the contract has potential to roll on for a long time.