Project Manager

Job description: Project Manager Location: Norwich with regular travel across East Anglia Hours of Work: 8-5, Monday to Friday Salary: £40,000 - £42,000 + van + fuel card Our client, a large local social housing contractor providing maintenance services to 1000s of properties across the East is looking for an experienced Project Manager to lead, manage and implement change projects that develop their long-term property strategy. You will be responsible for improving and evolving the way the company manage their portfolio, and will support the Group in creating and embracing longer term portfolio investment plans, enhancing value for money and helping to create a portfolio of high quality homes and sustainable communities. Key Responsibilities: • Working with the Asset Management team and wider stakeholders, identify opportunities for change and improvement with our portfolio investment. • Develop and present business cases and project plans for change to the Asset Leadership Team and wider stakeholder groups, as required. • Lead, manage and implement property projects/strategy that enhance our portfolio investment, coordinating and consulting with operational teams. Ultimately helping to deliver the Asset Management Plan by ensuring those projects are devised and delivered with safety, sustainability, affordability, and cost-effectiveness in mind. • To prepare rigorous financial appraisals and monitor performance throughout the lifecycle of projects. • To report on the progress and performance of projects comprehensively and accurately, pre and post implementation. • Represent Asset Management internally, forming good working relationships with other key teams in the Group, and externally in appropriate forums, such as peer networks. • To take personal responsibility for excellent customer service. • Be aware of responsibilities in respect of data protection and other relevant legislation in the treatment of confidential and personal information. • Take personal responsibility for seeking value for money opportunities to get service right first time. • Understand and use measures to enable continuous improvement. • Take personal responsibility for the understanding and application by the team and individuals and striving for continuous improvement. • To actively support the Group's E, D & I policy to ensure that all customers/residents and colleagues within the Group are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. • Ensure that It Security and Data Protection Legislation is always adhered to. Experience: • Project Management (essential) • Property Strategy (essential) • Problem solving (desirable) • Working in a team in a customer focussed environment (desirable) Qualifications: • Relevant property, business or asset management qualification • Educated to a GCSE standard or equivalent, including Grade C or above in English and Maths • Full driving licence Skills: • Demonstrate business acumen • Takes responsibility to deliver projects on time, to high quality and to budget • Able to convey one’s message clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools, and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information. • Able to influence and persuade with compelling arguments for improved business performance. • Able to see the wider picture, with demonstrable problem-solving skills. • Constantly seeks to do things better. Is prepared to question the current way of doing things and takes managed risks in pursuit of excellence. • Presents sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Draws from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change. • Works co-operatively with others, to be part of a team, as opposed to working separately or competitively. • Is ready and able to take initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences of decisions. • Competent in the use of Microsoft Office applications. The role is offered on a temp-perm basis with the potential to lead to a full time position with the company after 13 weeks as long as performance and standards are met. A van and fuel card will be issued with this role. If you wish to apply for this role, please contact the Maintenance Team in our Norwich Branch for more information. #INDMAIN22