Project Manager- New Build Housing NCCHS

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Job Description

Role: Project Manager - New Build

Contract Type: 2-year fixed-term contract/secondment opportunity

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker, typically working in the office, minimum of 2 days per week

Salary: Grade I - Starting Salary is £46,142 (Level one) rising to £49,282 (Level four) per annum

Location: Harvey Road, Bilborough. Nottingham, NG8 3BB

We've got an exciting opportunity available for a talented individual to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you've been looking for? Read on to find out more...

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and experienced New Build Housing Project Manager to oversee the successful delivery of a wide range of new build housing and refurbishment projects on behalf of Nottingham City Council (NCC). From garage site redevelopments to large-scale mixed-tenure housing schemes, you will be responsible for ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget, and to a high standard, with a particular focus on project viability and feasibility, ensuring that the correct sites are chosen for development/regeneration across Nottingham City.

Acting as the client representative, you will lead projects from inception to final account, adhering to NCC procedures and the requirements of external funding authorities. Your role will involve undertaking viability studies, coordinating internal teams and external consultants, setting and managing budgets, establishing project objectives, and fulfilling all statutory duties including CDM regulations.

About You

You will be a confident, organised, and detail-oriented professional with a strong background in delivering residential construction or housing development projects. You'll combine technical acumen with leadership skills to manage complex projects and multiple stakeholders effectively.

We're looking for someone who brings:

1. Proven experience managing housing development or construction projects from inception to completion from small-scale redevelopment of garage sits to large scale mixed tenure housing developments.
2. Strong knowledge of housing development processes, feasibility assessments, Option Appraisals and project budgeting
3. Experience of preparing scheme risk management strategies - developing and maintaining dynamic project risk registers to effectively manage risks.
4. A clear understanding of CDM regulations and the ability to act as the client under those regulations
5. Experience working within local authority or public sector frameworks (desirable but not essential)
6. A relevant professional qualification, degree or proven experience in construction, project management, or housing development

You can find the job description for this post here.

Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements outlined above in your CV & supporting document.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

Closing Date: 7 September 2025 (midnight) - Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have any queries about the role or the recruitment process, please contact us via email: recruitment@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

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About Us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years' service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working - to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we'd like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.