Senior Project Manager

itecopeople; Greater London; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

itecopeople is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to operate at Programme Manager level within a major transformation programme for a Housing Association.

The role involves owning a strategic project and providing governance and oversight across two related projects, ensuring delivery, risk management and strong stakeholder engagement. Remote-first with occasional travel to London or Bradford; initial 3-6 month contract, Outside IR35, ASAP start.

Qualifications

• Senior Project Manager experience at programme level.
• Background delivering transformation in housing or social housing.
• Strong knowledge of property functions (repairs, asset management, compliance).
• Experience with multi-project governance and senior stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Own one strategic transformation project from initiation to delivery.
• Provide programme-level oversight to Project Managers on related projects.
• Manage dependencies, risks and delivery milestones across the portfolio.
• Engage senior stakeholders to drive outcomes and governance.
• Report progress and risks to senior leadership.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Delivery leadership

Risk management

Job description

Contract Senior Project Manager

Location: Remote-first (occasional travel to London or Bradford offices)

Duration: 3-6 months

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Start Date: ASAP

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with the capability to operate at Programme Manager level to support a major transformation programme within a leading Housing Association.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a key project while providing oversight and governance across two additional projects within a wider property transformation portfolio.

The Role

You will take ownership of one significant project while acting in a programme management capacity across the wider portfolio, ensuring delivery, alignment, governance and stakeholder engagement across multiple workstreams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Project manage one strategic transformation project from initiation through to delivery.


• Provide programme-level oversight and support to Project Managers delivering two related projects.


• Ensure dependencies, risks and delivery milestones are effectively managed across the portfolio.


• Work closely with senior stakeholders to drive successful outcomes and maintain programme governance.


• Report on programme progress, risks and delivery status to senior leadership.

Essential Experience

We're looking for someone who has:

• Extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager, with experience operating at Programme Manager level.


• A strong background delivering transformation programmes within Housing Associations or the wider social housing sector.


• Excellent understanding of the property function, including:
  
  
  • Responsive/day-to-day repairs
  
  
  • Asset Management
  
  
  • Property Compliance
  
  
  • The \"Big 6 \" compliance workstreams and associated service contracts
  
  


• Experience delivering projects relating to property technology, asset management or compliance solutions.


• Excellent stakeholder management and governance experience across multiple projects.

Experience delivering or supporting programmes involving either:

• Repairs transformation


• Property Asset Management process or solutions


• Property Compliance process/systems


• SCS (or similar asset/property management solutions)

Working Arrangements

• Remote-first role.


• Occasional travel to the London or Bradford office will be required.


• Initial 3-6 month contract.


• Outside IR35.


• Immediate start available.