Project Manager (Social Housing Transformation)

Positive Employment; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Umbrella pay

Job summary

Positive Employment is recruiting a Project Manager for a local government client in Bristol. Hybrid working available; initial 3-month contract with potential extension.

The role leads a Housing Directorate transformation, assessing operating models and delivering evidence-based recommendations for senior decision-makers. Responsibilities cover business case refinement, market engagement, financial modelling and strong governance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex projects, ideally within local government or the public sector.
• Experience developing business cases, options appraisals or strategic recommendations.
• Experience supporting formal governance and preparing reports for boards, committees or senior decision-makers.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams across different professional disciplines.
• Experience supporting organisational transformation, service redesign or reviews of operating and delivery models.
• Strong understanding of project planning, risk management, governance and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex financial, commercial and operational information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise reports.
• Experience in housing, social housing or Registered Provider models would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the programme of work assessing potential operating models and the establishment of a Registered Provider model.
• Support the development and refinement of business cases, business plans, options appraisals and strategic recommendations.
• Coordinate market engagement, commercial assessments, financial modelling and implementation planning.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and competing priorities across multiple workstreams.
• Prepare reports, progress updates and recommendations for boards, committees, senior leadership groups and elected Members.
• Ensure effective project governance and support formal decision-making processes.
• Work collaboratively with senior officers, corporate services, external providers and other stakeholders to gather evidence and assess options.
• Analyse complex financial, commercial and operational information to assess viability, affordability and deliverability.
• Monitor emerging risks, stakeholder feedback and changes in project requirements, adapting plans as necessary.
• Translate complex information into clear, evidence-based recommendations to inform the programme’s future direction.

Skills

Project management

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Financial modelling

Report writing & comms

Job description

Positive Employment is currently recruiting for a Project Manager for our client, a local government organisation based in Bristol. The successful post holder will lead and coordinate a Housing Directorate transformation project exploring the establishment of a Registered Provider model to support long-term financial sustainability, increase operational control and improve outcomes for residents. Building on an existing Full Business Case and outline Business Plan, the role will focus on assessing the viability, affordability and deliverability of potential operating models. This will include coordinating market engagement, commercial assessments, financial modelling, governance and implementation planning, ensuring robust evidence and clear recommendations support senior decision-making. The post holder will work closely with senior officers, elected Members, corporate services and external providers within a complex political, financial and organisational environment. This role is a contract position with an initial contract of 3 months, with the possibility to extend. Hybrid working is available, with occasional on-site presence in Bristol as required by the work and stakeholders.

Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to:

• Coordinate the programme of work assessing potential operating models and the establishment of a Registered Provider model.
• Support the development and refinement of business cases, business plans, options appraisals and strategic recommendations.
• Coordinate market engagement, commercial assessments, financial modelling and implementation planning.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies and competing priorities across multiple workstreams.
• Prepare reports, progress updates and recommendations for boards, committees, senior leadership groups and elected Members.
• Ensure effective project governance and support formal decision-making processes.
• Work collaboratively with senior officers, corporate services, external providers and other stakeholders to gather evidence and assess options.
• Analyse complex financial, commercial and operational information to assess viability, affordability and deliverability.
• Monitor emerging risks, stakeholder feedback and changes in project requirements, adapting plans as necessary.
• Translate complex information into clear, evidence-based recommendations to inform the programme’s future direction.

Personal Requirements:

• Proven experience managing complex projects, ideally within local government or the public sector.
• Experience developing business cases, options appraisals or strategic recommendations.
• Experience supporting formal governance and preparing reports for boards, committees or senior decision-makers.
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams across different professional disciplines.
• Experience supporting organisational transformation, service redesign or reviews of operating and delivery models.
• Strong understanding of project planning, risk management, governance and stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex financial, commercial and operational information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise reports.
• Experience working in complex and politically sensitive environments.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, adapt to changing priorities and work effectively with limited direction.
• Experience in housing, social housing or Registered Provider models would be desirable.

Pay:

£475.00 per day

Working Hours:

9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.

Please note this role is within the scope of IR35, and pay will be via an umbrella company.