Southwark Council - Project Manager - Compliance

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in London is looking for an Interim Compliance Project Manager to drive compliance improvements within their Housing Improvement Plan. In this change-focused role, you will lead project delivery, redesign processes, and support cultural change across housing operations. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in change delivery and regulatory compliance in social housing.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of leading projects within a large, complex organisation.
• In-depth knowledge of social housing and regulatory compliance requirements is highly desirable.
• Strong project and programme management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of compliance-focused projects within the Housing Improvement Plan.
• Redesign and improve compliance processes, policies, and systems.
• Support cultural change by engaging and influencing staff at all levels.

Skills

Project Leadership

Change Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Regulatory Compliance Knowledge

Data Management

Job description

Overview

Role Purpose The Interim Compliance Project Manager will play a pivotal role in driving change and improvement within Southwark Council's Housing Improvement Plan. The role will focus on strengthening compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements, embedding sustainable improvements in safety and assurance processes, and ensuring experience a visibly higher standard of housing services. This is a change-focused role, working at pace to deliver transformation in how compliance is managed, governed, and monitored across the housing service.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of compliance-focused projects within the Housing Improvement Plan, ensuring measurable improvements and sustainable change.
• Redesign and improve compliance processes, policies, and systems to ensure they are fit for purpose and embedded across all housing operations.
• Work collaboratively with service managers, contractors, and corporate colleagues to implement new ways of working, strengthen accountability, and improve performance.
• Develop, oversee and drive forward project plans, risk registers, and change milestones, ensuring dependencies are managed and benefits are realised.
• Drive improvements in data management and reporting, enabling more accurate assurance, better decision-making, and stronger regulatory compliance.
• Support cultural and behavioural change by engaging and influencing staff at all levels, building ownership of compliance as a core part of service delivery.
• Provide senior leaders and governance boards with clear updates on progress, risks, and outcomes, ensuring transparency with the Regulator of Social Housing.

Skills and experience

• Significant experience of leading projects within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong background in change delivery, with the ability to design and implement new processes, policies, and ways of working.
• In-depth knowledge of social housing and statutory and regulatory compliance requirements highly desirable (e.g. fire, gas, electrical, water hygiene, lifts, asbestos).
• Proven ability to deliver measurable improvements in service quality, safety, and compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and change management skills, with the ability to build credibility and drive cultural change across diverse teams.
• Strong project and programme management expertise, including planning, risk management, and benefits realisation.
• Clear communicator, able to distil complex technical and compliance issues into practical actions and accessible updates for senior leaders, and regulators.

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV in the first instance