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Job Title: Interim Project Manager - Housing Repairs & Maintenance
Location: West Midlands, Hybrid
Contract Type: Interim / ongoing
Salary: Inside IR35 - (Apply online only) per day DOE
Our client, a local authority in the West Midlands, is seeking an experienced Interim Project Manager to lead the reintegration of their Housing Repairs and Maintenance service. Currently managed by an arms-length company, this service will transition back to direct council control. The Project Manager will play a pivotal role in delivering this complex and high-profile programme, ensuring a smooth transition across 8 workstreams, while leading engagement with employees, stakeholders, and the wider community.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the day-to-day execution of the programme, ensuring the successful delivery of 8 key workstreams that facilitate the reintegration of the repairs and maintenance service back to the council.
- Provide project management support to the Programme Lead and assist with the overall governance, ensuring seamless coordination of all aspects of the programme.
- Drive forward employee engagement, leading workshops, roadshows, and internal/external messaging activities to ensure clear communication and understanding of the transition.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, ensuring regular and transparent communication based on the agreed communications strategy.
- Work closely with Trade Union representatives to lead consultation processes and employee engagement activities throughout the project.
- Identify risks, escalate concerns where appropriate, and manage the risk register to ensure the programme is delivered on time, within budget, and to specified standards.
- Provide operational input and ensure professional advice is integrated into the project from an early stage to meet housing repair and maintenance requirements.
Experience/Qualifications Needed
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., public/business administration, law, finance, construction management) or equivalent practical experience.
- Project management qualifications such as APM, MSP, Prince 2, or extensive experience in programme/project and change management.
- Proven experience in managing housing repairs and maintenance services or overseeing the insourcing of such services.
- Experience of working at a strategic level within a local government setting.
- Strong understanding of housing repairs and maintenance regulations, policies, and best practices.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead engagement activities with staff, trade unions, and external partners.
How to Apply
If you are a skilled Project Manager with experience in housing repairs and maintenance, we encourage you to apply for this exciting interim opportunity. Please submit your CV and contact Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on (phone number removed).
