Housing & Assets Project Manager

Southdown are a leading provider of care, support and supported housing across Sussex. We are looking to appoint a Project Manager for Housing and Asset Management to manage a portfolio of activity and help us deliver against our ambitions for increasing our supply of housing and driving operational excellence across our housing services.

Reporting to our Director of Housing & Assets, the post-holder will be holding a diverse portfolio of projects working across all aspects of specialist supported housing: project managing acquisitions and developments, supporting the work to decarbonise our housing stock and overseeing improvements in systems, building safety and compliance.

You will be required to have excellent project management and the organisation skills to ensure projects are delivered within deadlines, that risks are tracked and issues identified and resolved or escalated. The post-holder will be expected to anticipate and track project resource and ensure that the activities project team members is efficiently coordinated. Excellent communication skills in addition to organisation and time-management skills will essential. It is essential for the candidate to have experience in development and property acquisitions (whether in the social housing sector or more broadly).

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Jim Aspdin, our Director of Housing and Business Services

Southdown is a psychologically informed organisation where the well-being and happiness of our employees matter. We're committed to creating a positive and compassionate work environment where employees feel valued, respected and inspired to do their best. In addition, we're a family-friendly employer that recognises the importance of a work-life balance. If you share our values and want to work for an organisation that helps change lives for the better, we want to hear from you.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are fully committed to supporting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and welcome applications from all candidates that meet our job specifications. If you feel there is a barrier that potentially prevents you from applying, do get in contact with us as we are always happy to discuss (or arrange a discussion with the recruiting manager) to explore if any reasonable adjustments can be made to support your application.

Closing date: 6th October 2024

Interview date: 18th October 2024