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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a busy Local Authority in East London, are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join their team and play a crucial role in their new build housing operations. 

Position: Senior Project Manager
Rate: £546 per day (Umbrella, Inside IR35)
Contract Duration: Temporary (June 2026) with Possible Extension 

Job Purpose: 

• The purpose of this job is to project manage a substantial proportion of the Housing Capital Programme – c10m per annum. This will involve management of the internal team, contracts, technical consultants and contractors, ensuring value for money, qualitative outcomes and meeting spend targets.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Project managed contracts to ensure value for money is achieved; that work is carried out according to programme and to a high standard. To forecast spend and profile of work to ensure budget projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• To work closely with the programme manager to help lead, motivate and manage a team of people working on the capital programme, including surveyors, and quantity surveyors, Clerks of Work and Contract Administrators.
• To ensure that the contractors have time property and associated asset information to enable work to be carried out. This will include condition, FRA, repair data and asbestos survey information.
• Ensuring effective budgetary control with no underspends or overspends. Any budget issues must be brought immediately to the attention of the Head of Property Services, Capital Programme Manager and Strategic Client Manager.

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience working within a local authority or a similar organisation.
• At least 1 year experience within a Senior Project Manager role or equivalent.
• The post holder must have excellent project management skills, with experience of managing multi million pound contracts, managing multiple contracts over a number of different locations at the same time.
• To hold a relevant professional qualification or degree
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development. 

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. 

How to Apply:
If you are interested in applying, please press the button below, send your CV to james.fernandez@temptingrecruitment.co.uk or contact James on 020 3854 4907 to discuss further.

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