The role

Join Southern Housing as a Project Manager (Capital Works/Access Systems/Cyclical Decs) and lead the timely, cost-effective delivery of capital works across our homes, ensuring statutory compliance, health & safety, and high resident satisfaction.

This role will lead the planning, delivery and completion of capital works projects across Southern Housing's portfolio. You will oversee all stages from property surveys and specification writing through to tendering, contractor management and final account reconciliation, ensuring projects meet agreed quality, cost and health & safety standards while maximising value for money and resident satisfaction.

You will monitor budgets and cashflows, report progress against KPIs, coordinate Section 20 notices, manage handovers and defects, and maintain clear, proactive communication with residents and stakeholders. Additionally, you will drive continuous improvement, advise colleagues on technical and regulatory matters, contribute to investment planning, and mentor or cover for fellow project managers as required.

This role will be based in our office at Sittingbourne and cover the Kent area. With hybrid working arrangements between office, site visits and work from home, the role is offered on Permanent basis, and you will require a valid driving licence and essential use of car.

What you'll need:

• HND/C level qualified & SMSTS or equivalent relevant professional qualification or qualified by experience
• Significant experience and qualification in property maintenance including diagnosis and specifying remedial work as well as a detailed knowledge of housing construction, component replacement, and budget control and management
• Knowledge and experience with administering various industry standard forms of contracts (TAC/JCT/TPC etc.) and schedule of rates
• Significant experience in contract management of capital and cyclical works contracts and projects with the ability to: write, review and agree specifications, manage programme and cashflow projections and make adjustment to align with budgets, including assessing site set up and access issues and provide customer focused resolutions
• Ability to communicate answers and solutions confidently to customers/colleagues' - face to face, by phone and by writing in customer friendly language
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills, be persuasive and diplomatic while remaining independent

In your supporting statement, it is important that you address how you meet each of the above six criteria providing real examples.

Closing Date: 15th of February 2026 (Sunday) at 23:59

Shortlisting Date: from 16th of February 2026

Interview Date: in-person interviews from week commencing 23rd of February 2026

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application and supporting statement as soon as possible so your application can be reviewed and considered.

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About us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own!We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people's lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.

What's in it for you

Pension

Life
assurance

Healthcare cash plan

Eyecare & dental

Birthday
leave

Retailers discounts

Cycle
to work

Buy & sell
annual leave

Season ticket loan

In-house academy & career development

Flexible working

Inclusion & Diversity

We work hard to create a diverse and inclusive culture and environment where people are respected for who they are. Encouraging inclusion is not just about protected characteristics, it's about celebrating differences of thought, opinion, experience and perspective of each individual.

We're all different in our own way and we want our colleagues to feel comfortable, that they belong, and are safe to be themselves at work, without fear of being judged or excluded, but valued for their contribution to our One Team approach.