Senior Capital Projects Manager - Housing & Estates

Zohorecruit; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited in London is seeking an experienced Interim & Executive Management professional to lead capital investment projects across the Council's housing stock and corporate estate. You will manage from inception to completion, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.

The role requires strong contract administration, procurement oversight, and stake holder engagement, including chairing meetings and

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Building Surveying, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Significant experience delivering construction, housing or capital investment projects from inception to completion.
• Experience undertaking contract administration responsibilities on capital works projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of capital projects through all project lifecycle stages from inception to completion.
• Develop project scopes, briefs, specifications and delivery programmes in accordance with the Council’s Housing Asset Management Strategy.
• Manage multiple capital investment projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery against agreed objectives, budgets and timescales.
• Act as Contract Administrator for capital works projects and contracts.
• Manage procurement activities including mini-competitions, framework call-offs, tender evaluations and contractor appointments.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams including Quantity Surveyors, Clerk of Works, Resident Liaison Officers, Design Officers, Technical Support Officers, External Consultants and Contractors.
• Monitor contractor and consultant performance, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations and quality standards.
• Chair project meetings, site progress meetings and stakeholder review meetings.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies and change control processes.
• Fulfil delegated Client responsibilities under CDM Regulations and ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.
• Ensure statutory approvals, planning requirements, building regulations and compliance obligations are met.
• Monitor project budgets, spend profiles, forecasts and cash flow requirements.
• Review and approve payment recommendations, contract variations and final account settlements.
• Work closely with Quantity Surveyors to maintain commercial control of projects.
• Lead resident engagement and consultation activities throughout project delivery.
• Manage Section 20 consultation requirements where applicable.
• Respond to enquiries from residents, leaseholders, councillors and stakeholders.
• Prepare business cases, reports, approval papers and project updates for senior management and governance boards.
• Maintain accurate project records and performance data.
• Monitor project KPIs and contribute to service performance reporting.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the Property and Asset Management service.
• Ensure delivery of customer-focused services and high levels of resident satisfaction.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor degree in Building Surveying/Construction/PM

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Civic Recruitment Limited in London is seeking an experienced Interim & Executive Management professional to lead capital investment projects across the Council's housing stock and corporate estate. You will manage from inception to completion, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.

The role requires strong contract administration, procurement oversight, and stake holder engagement, including chairing meetings and