Project Manager – Transformation & Change in Redhill

Redhill, Surrey Hybrid working - expected office days 2 days per week.

We’re currently recruiting for a Project Manager to join our Strategic Portfolio & Change Team. Raven is here to make a difference, working as a team to build homes and change lives. Raven is a great place to work, both to deliver real outcomes for customers, and to build a career in a supportive and motivated environment. Our performance speaks for itself in terms of how we deliver for customers, which is reflected in our reputation in the sector. We have a very strong culture of working together to make things happen, and 99% of our staff are proud to work for Raven.

The team are at the centre of the most ambitious programmes to transform Raven. These include the recent award-winning implementation of MS Dynamics to bring almost all our activities onto a single platform, and another award-winning implementation of improvements to our Repairs activities. This year we are working on even more transformative change, which you will be actively engaged in.

What you’ll achieve and experience in the role:

As a Project Manager, you will play a key role in driving the successful delivery of projects from initiation through to completion. You’ll take ownership of planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring each project is delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to agreed scope and business priorities. You will monitor progress, manage project teams, and proactively identify and mitigate risks and issues to keep projects on track throughout their lifecycle. By the nature of the work we do in the team, you will be involved in activities across the whole organisation, and will have direct engagement with senior leaders up to CEO level.

Key responsibilities include:

• Partner with the business to develop clear business cases and project initiation documents and define comprehensive project plans that support prioritisation and successful delivery across projects, portfolios, and products.
• Work within Raven’s change and project framework, providing updates in line with governance reporting cycles, and ensure all projects fully comply with the company’s project methodology and standards.
• Keep business stakeholders continuously informed on project progress through clear updates, including RAID logs, and RAG status reporting.

What you’ll bring to Raven:

For this role, we are looking for someone with the following:

• Strong project management, organisational, and collaboration skills, with the ability to anticipate risks, develop solutions quickly, and remain effective in environments of ambiguity, frequent change, and unpredictability.
• 2 years of proven project delivery experience, part of which would have been in the housing section/housing environment.
• Prince2 / PMI certification or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Project and Portfolio Management tools such as Visio and MS Project.

DBS clearance will be required for this role.

What Raven will offer in return:

To create a great experience for our customers, we need to create a great experience for one another. What Raven offers goes beyond the ordinary, giving you the opportunity to join a community of people who share the same values and are passionate about making a difference. Our reward package includes:

• Fantastic work/life balance with flexible working and generous leave entitlement.
• Strong focus on learning and development, with opportunities to grow your skills and career.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay.
• Funded health cash plan.
• Voucher-based recognition scheme.

We value diversity and inclusion: Raven are focused on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from all candidates, including minority ethnics, the LBGTQ+ community, people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. We will consider applications for part-time working and job sharing; please include this information in your application. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we run a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants. If you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description for this position and would like to be considered under this scheme, please state this in your application.