Project Delivery Manager - Housing

As a Project Delivery Manager in London, you'll oversee construction projects for a not-for-profit organisation, ensuring they're completed on time, within budget and to the required standards. Your work will play a key role in supporting the organisation's mission by delivering high-quality construction projects.

Client Details

Our client is a leading housing organisation with a substantial and diverse residential portfolio across multiple regions. Committed to providing safe, sustainable, and high-quality homes, they continue to invest significantly in building safety remediation, planned investment programmes, and retrofit sustainability projects.

As part of an expanding asset investment and building safety programme, they are seeking an experienced Project Delivery Manager to join their project delivery team. This is an excellent opportunity for a construction, building safety, retrofit, or planned works professional to manage the successful delivery of complex capital projects while ensuring compliance, quality, customer satisfaction, and value for money.

Description

Deliver planned works, building safety remediation, and retrofit sustainability projects across a residential property portfolio.
Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in full compliance with statutory, regulatory, and organisational requirements.
Act as the key point of contact for project stakeholders, providing leadership and coordination throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead customer engagement activities, ensuring residents are informed, consulted, and supported throughout project delivery.
Manage external consultants, contractors, and specialist service partners to achieve agreed programme objectives.
Monitor project performance, programme milestones, quality standards, and contractual obligations.
Manage project budgets, forecasts, valuations, variations, and final accounts, ensuring robust financial control.
Authorise task orders, contractor valuations, and project account settlements.
Chair or deputise for pre-contract, pre-commencement, and progress meetings as required.
Ensure contractors and consultants deliver excellent standards of workmanship, compliance, and customer service.
Monitor health and safety performance across projects, ensuring full compliance with legislation, regulations, and organisational procedures.
Provide oversight of project risks and issues, implementing mitigation measures where required.
Support the delivery of building safety and fire safety remediation programmes, including works associated with regulatory compliance.
Contribute to programme planning, budget setting, and asset investment strategies.
Work collaboratively with asset management, building safety, compliance, and resident engagement teams.
Maintain accurate project documentation, records, reports, and audit trails across relevant management systems.
Ensure complaints, resident concerns, and project escalations are managed effectively and resolved promptly.
Promote continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and implementing best practice across future programmes.
Drive value for money, quality assurance, and contract compliance across all projects.
Provide professional advice and guidance on construction, building safety, and retrofit matters.Profile

Educated to Level 5 (HND) or above in Building, Construction, Surveying, Project Management, or a related discipline.
Proven experience delivering building safety remediation, planned investment, major works, or retrofit sustainability projects.
Knowledge of current building safety, fire safety, and retrofit legislation, regulations, and best practice.
Experience delivering projects within occupied residential environments.
Strong stakeholder management and customer engagement skills.
Experience maintaining accurate project records, compliance documentation, and performance reporting.
Membership of a recognised professional body such as RICS, CIOB, APM, or equivalent.
NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent health and safety qualification.
CFPA Diploma in Fire Prevention, Fire Safety qualification, or equivalent.
Practical knowledge of the Building Safety Act, PAS 9980, PAS 2030/2035, sprinkler installation standards, and associated legislation.
Extensive knowledge of building and fire safety remediation programmes.
Understanding of social housing asset management, compliance, and regulatory requirements.Job Offer

£57k salary
Opportunity to lead high-profile building safety, remediation, and retrofit projects.
Key role within an established and growing asset investment programme.
Hybrid working with a combination of site, office, and home-based working.
Diverse and varied project portfolio across multiple locations.
Excellent pension scheme.
Generous annual leave entitlement plus public holidays.
Life assurance provision.
Structured professional development and career progression opportunities.
Support for professional memberships and further qualifications.
Mobile and flexible working arrangements.
Opportunity to work on projects that directly improve resident safety, building performance, and sustainability outcomes.
Collaborative and supportive team environment focused on delivering safe, high-quality homes
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed