Project Manager Housing

Central London Hybrid Working
Rate: £392.63 per day (Umbrella)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Initial Contract Length: 3 Months
Working Hours: Full Time - 36 Hours per week

The successful candidate will oversee complex contract transitions, managing demobilisation, mobilisation, operational readiness and service commencement. You will play a key role in ensuring effective project governance, stakeholder coordination and continuity of essential services throughout the transition process.

This is an excellent opportunity for a delivery-focused Project Manager with experience in complex transformation programmes, supplier transitions and contract mobilisation.

What you will do as a Project Manager

• Lead end-to-end Housing contract transitions, coordinating demobilisation, mobilisation, business readiness and successful service commencement.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, issues and actions to ensure delivery against programme deadlines.
• Manage multiple workstreams and coordinate internal teams, suppliers, consultants and delivery partners to achieve agreed outcomes.
• Maintain robust project governance, including RAID logs, progress dashboards, status reports and senior stakeholder presentations.
• Support operational readiness, go-live activities and transition into business-as-usual operations, ensuring service continuity, resident safety and regulatory compliance.

What you will need as a Project Manager

• Proven experience delivering complex transformation, change management, contract mobilisation or service-transition projects.
• Strong project management and programme control skills, including integrated planning, milestone tracking, RAID management, governance reporting and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple workstreams and engaging senior stakeholders, suppliers and cross-functional teams within a matrix environment.
• Experience supporting operational readiness, supplier mobilisation/demobilisation and business-as-usual service transitions.
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem-solving skills. Experience within Housing, Local Government, Property Services or Contract Management is highly desirable, alongside qualifications such as PRINCE2, APM PMQ or MSP.

What's on offer

• £392.63 per day (Umbrella, Inside IR35) on an initial 3-month contract.
• Hybrid working arrangements based in Central London.
• Opportunity to contribute to a major public sector Housing transformation programme, delivering critical service improvements.