Assistant Project Manager

The role

Improving quality of life through place making and regeneration is our aim, and as an Assistant Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in achieving this vision. Based within the Sustainable Growth division, you’ll be involved in delivering a diverse range of development projects, both large and small, that aim to bring tangible benefits to the community. These projects span various domains, including new builds, refurbishments, landscaping, highways, and site feasibility work, all tailored to meet the Council’s commitment to providing a fairer future for all.

In this role, you’ll oversee the entire lifecycle of development projects, from initial feasibility studies and appraisals to procurement and implementation. You’ll work collaboratively with various stakeholders to commission designs, evaluate proposals, and prepare detailed project briefs. Managing budgets and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within scope are key responsibilities, as is maintaining rigorous quality management systems to monitor contract performance and financial compliance. To do this we will also help with career development, training and becoming professional qualified.

A crucial aspect of your work will be to represent the Council’s vision and priorities in diverse forums, including public consultations, corporate groups, and working parties. You’ll often liaise with residents, senior management, and external partners to foster engagement and alignment. Whether drafting complex reports for senior decision-makers or leading discussions with community stakeholders, your ability to convey ideas clearly and manage diverse perspectives will be central to the role.

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape Southwark’s urban landscape while addressing the broader social, economic, and environmental needs of its residents and businesses. You’ll join a dedicated team committed to ensuring that place making and development projects contribute to vibrant, inclusive communities, creating lasting impacts for future generations.

Key responsibilities:

•  Manage the delivery of development projects, including appraisals, feasibility studies, and procurement.
•  Prepare client briefs and tender documents for specialist services, ensuring effective project implementation.
•  Monitor project progress, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
•  Coordinate stakeholder engagement, including public consultations, corporate groups, and working parties.
•  Develop and present complex reports to senior management, project boards, and residents.
•  Maintain project quality management systems and manage funding applications, ensuring compliance with financial protocols.

How will you make an impact as our Assistant Project Manager?

You’ll have relevant and direct experience in the project management of physical interventions in and around the built environment i.e. new build, refurbishment, landscaping, highways, site optioneering and working with developers and small to medium enterprises.

•  A degree-level qualification and/or relevant experience of acting in a project management role on building projects within existing communities and urban contexts.
•  Knowledge of redevelopment delivery, including building contracts, professional services, leases, and related processes.
•  Proven experience in delivering physical projects on time, on budget, and to high-quality standards.
•  Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide group of community stakeholders and convey complex information effectively.
•  Expertise in using a range of IT programmes, supporting project reporting and presentations.
•  Experience working collaboratively with communities, internal teams, and external partners to achieve shared goals.
•  Organisational skills to plan and manage a wide and challenging workload efficiently.
•  A commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, ensuring all projects align with Council principles.

About Southwark:

We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.  Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

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Additional details

Full Time, 36 hours per week.

Benefits and more information:

In return for all your hard work, skills and experience, you will receive:

-  A competitive base salary (pro rata for part time staff)
-  Strong supportive senior management team
-  Regular one to one supervision
-  Professional development & training opportunities
-  Clear career development pathways
-  Agile and flexible working arrangements
-  Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
-  Season ticket and cycle loans
-  Annual Leave starting at 29 days per year, increasing to 37 (with length of service) (pro rata for part time staff)
-  Wellbeing programme
-  HSF Health plan and eye care scheme
-  EAP employee assistance programme, confidential counselling and support
-  Social clubs and staff groups

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

•  Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
•  Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
•  If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

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Recruitment timetable

Closing Date: 06/01/2025 at 23:59*

*We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Interview Date: 15/01/2025

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.