Interim Senior Project Manager

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has a new opportunity for a Interim Senior Project Manager on a 2 months contract with a possibility of further extension.

A Senior Project Manager is required to:

• Lead and project manage a portfolio of major capital investments works to council's housing stock, ensuring successful delivery and that contract conditions are complied with, that budgets and timetables are adhered, that high-quality standards and value for money are provided and that statutory, regulatory and Council requirements are delivered at all times.
  
• Lead a team of project managers and consultants responsible for the delivery of a range of projects within the housing capital investment programme of up to 20m p.a. Provide effective leadership, support and motivation and ensure the team are recruited, trained, managed, appraised and developed in accordance with internal and statutory procedures in an effective and sensitive manner.
  
• Accountable for the successful delivery of all projects within your portfolio, monitoring project performance through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), project spend and other management and project information and prepare regular, ad-hoc and end of year reports for project and Asset Management teams, boards, senior managers and others and attend board and committee meetings as required.
  
• Ensure high standards of project administration are maintained at all times, that comprehensive, accurate, up to date project documents are maintained to the required standards on all projects managed by the team including but not limited to project documentation, project budgets and project cash flow forecasts.
  
• Lead on the development and delivery of all project related resident engagement and communication plans, achieve high levels of resident satisfaction and attend resident meetings and liaise with individual residents ensuring that residents are kept fully informed at all times.
  
• Proactively collaborate closely with colleagues across Housing and the Council, members, internal and external stakeholders to ensure a holistic approach to the delivery of works and services to residents and that the interests of the council and of residents are protected.
  
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory and statutory requirements, contractual requirements, quality standards and Council governance policies, processes and procedures at all times and that there are robust monitoring and change control mechanisms are in place.
  
• Manage and take responsibility for the resolution of members enquiries, complaints, ombudsman enquiries, freedom of information, data protection issues and leaseholder and tenant requests.
  
• Ensure compliance with all leaseholder legislation, produce detailed Section 20 notices for the works that will be undertaken, ensure leaseholder consultation is effectively managed.
  
• Lead on the contract management and procurement of works and services contracts to support the delivery of the Housing capital investment programme, implement a robust contract management framework and resolve any contractual and legal disputes and ensure value for money at all times.
  

If this sounds good to you so far, please apply for immediate contact or call us directly.