Senior Project Lead - Housing

Southampton City Council; Southampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 15.2%

Death in service

Holiday 25–31 days

Flexible working

Coaching & mentoring

Health & wellbeing

Armed Forces Covenant

Staff discounts

Sustainable travel

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Southampton City Council is seeking a Permanent, Full-Time Senior Project Lead (Housing) to lead refurbishment and housing improvement schemes within the Construction Project Delivery Service. You will own governance, manage senior stakeholders, coach team members, and ensure milestones, budgets and resources are delivered on time.

The role offers flexible working options and requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and a collaborative approach to public sector project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering refurbishment and housing schemes.
• Strong governance and reporting capability.
• Ability to lead senior stakeholders and teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead a project team to deliver construction schemes within time, budget and resources.
• Own governance processes and reporting for projects.
• Drive cultural and behavioural change to improve customer outcomes.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and manage political aspects of public sector work.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Governance

Analytical skills

People management

Coaching

Job description

Senior Project Lead (Housing)

Job Category: Construction Project Delivery

We have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent, Full-Time, Senior Project Lead (Housing) to join Southampton City Council in the Construction Project Delivery Service area.

We are looking for a confident and experienced Senior Project Lead within the Built Environment to undertake a leadership role in our Construction Projects Delivery service area. The successful candidate will be responsible for successful delivery of a range of construction projects, with a focus on refurbishment and improvement housing schemes.

You will be comfortable taking ownership and leading a wider project team, and astute to the political nature of the public sector. Well-developed analytical skills and evidence of positive people management, including the ability to coach others, is key for this role, as well as the ability to build relationships with and manage senior stakeholders.

You will have experience of successfully managing significant construction schemes, ensuring they are planned and executed to achieve milestones and deliverables, within budget and resource agreements. Evidence of a governance focused approach and clear reporting is expected, alongside achieving cultural and behavioural change to improve the experience and outcomes for our customers.

The attached job description provides further details on the key accountabilities, responsibilities, and person specification for the role.

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience, and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.

What we can offer you

Salary: The salary band for this role is£59,661 - £67,375 per annum. The starting salary is £59,661with annual progression through the salary bands.

• Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution


• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)


• Generous holiday 25-31 days, based on role and service


• Flexible working options (role-dependent)


• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents


• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring


• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks


• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant


• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform


• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres


• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans


• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)