Project Manager

The role

JoinSouthern Housingas aProject Manager(Capital Works/Access Systems/Cyclical Decs)and lead the timely, cost-effective delivery of capital works across our homes, ensuring statutory compliance, health & safety, and high resident satisfaction.

This role will lead the planning, delivery and completion of capital works projects across Southern Housings portfolio. You will oversee all stages from property surveys and specification writing through to tendering, contractor management and final account reconciliation, ensuring projects meet agreed quality, cost and health & safety standards while maximising value for money and resident satisfaction.

You will monitor budgets and cashflows, report progress against KPIs, coordinate Section 20 notices, manage handovers and defects, and maintain clear, proactive communication with residents and stakeholders.

Additionally, you will drive continuous improvement, advise colleagues on technical and regulatory matters, contribute to investment planning, and mentor or cover for fellow project managers as required.

This role will be based in our office atHastingsand cover theEast Sussex areawith hybrid working arrangements between office, site visits and work from home, the role is offered on Permanent basis, and you willrequire a valid driving licence and essential use of car.

What youll need:

• HND/C level qualified & SMSTS or equivalent relevant professional qualification or qualified by experience.
• Significant experience and qualification in property maintenance including diagnosis and specifying remedial work as well as a detailed knowledge of housing construction, component replacement, and budget control and management.
• Knowledge and experience with administering various industry standard forms of contracts (TAC/JCT/TPC etc.) and schedule of rates.
• Significant experience in contract management of capital and cyclical works contracts and projects with the ability to:write, review and agree specifications, manage programme and cashflow projections and make adjustment to align with budgets, including assessing site set up and access issues and provide customer focused resolutions.
• Ability to communicate answers and solutions confidently to customers/colleagues - face to face, by phone and by writing in customer friendly language.
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills, be persuasive and diplomatic while remaining independent.

In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of theabovecriteriaprovidingreal examples.

Closing Date:Sunday 2nd August 2026 at 23:59

Shortlisting:Wednesday 5th August2026

Interviews:W/C 10th August 2026

Please note:We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you tosubmityour application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.

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About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at theheartof everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to peoples lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

• Pension
• Life assurance
• Healthcare cash plan
• Eyecare & dental
• Birthday leave
• Retailersdiscounts
• Cycle to work
• Buy & sell annual leave
• Season ticket loan
• In-house academy & career development
• Flexible working

Inclusion and Diversity
We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, its about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experienceand perspective of each individual. Were all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.