The Opportunity
We are looking for a highly organised and delivery-focused Project Manager to lead the end-to-end transition of Housing contracts through demobilisation, mobilisation, business readiness and service commencement.
Working within the Strategic Alliance Programme, you will manage allocated contract transitions and ensure that programme standards, governance requirements and delivery milestones are achieved. You will work closely with internal stakeholders, suppliers, consultants and service leads across a complex matrix environment, providing robust project management support throughout the transition lifecycle.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and has a proven track record of delivering complex change programmes against challenging deadlines.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead assigned Housing contract transitions from planning through to implementation and service commencement.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, ensuring milestones, dependencies, risks and actions are effectively managed.
- Coordinate demobilisation and mobilisation activity across multiple workstreams.
- Lead working groups and project meetings, driving actions through to completion.
- Maintain programme controls including RAID logs, governance documentation and project reporting.
- Prepare reports, dashboards, governance papers and presentations for senior stakeholders and steering groups.
- Monitor progress against programme objectives and escalate issues where intervention is required.
- Coordinate internal teams, incumbent suppliers, incoming providers, advisers and delivery partners.
- Support business readiness, operational readiness, go-live activity and transition into business-as-usual services.
- Contribute to shared programme coordination and reporting activity across the wider Strategic Alliance Programme.
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience managing complex change, transformation or service-transition projects from initiation through to implementation and closure.
- Experience managing multiple workstreams simultaneously within demanding delivery environments.
- Strong project planning and programme control experience, including management of:
- Integrated project plans
- Milestone tracking
- Dependencies
- RAID logs
- Governance records
- Status reporting and dashboards
- Experience leading cross-functional working groups and coordinating stakeholders within a matrix environment.
- Experience preparing governance documentation and reporting for senior leadership teams and boards.
- Demonstrable experience managing delivery risks, overcoming barriers and providing evidence-based recommendations.
- Experience supporting operational readiness, go-live activity and transition into business-as-usual operations.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
Desirable Requirements
- Housing sector experience, particularly within:
- Repairs and Maintenance
- Property Services
- Asset Management
- Mechanical & Electrical Services
- Commissioning
- Contract Management
- Experience of supplier mobilisation and demobilisation programmes.
- Experience of outsourcing transitions or major contract change activity.
- Local Government experience.
- Knowledge of procurement and commissioning environments.
Qualifications
- Recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner, APM PMQ, MSP, or equivalent) desirable.
- Relevant mobilisation, transition management or change management qualifications would be advantageous.
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