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Title: Assistant Project Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 35 Hours

Salary: £38,185 - £42,417 per annum dependent on experience

Grade:7 (Development & Sales - London)

Hours: Monday to Friday

Reporting Office: West Ham Lane, Stratford, E15

Persona: Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing date for completed applications: 12 th February 2026 - 23:00

Interviews will be held on date to be confirmed by MS Teams

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 5% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more ...

Please click here for the role profile - Role Profile - Assistant Project Manager.pdf

**Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated

Join our Stratford Delivery Team at L&Q!

At L&Q, we're committed to delivering high-quality housing and regeneration projects that make a lasting impact. We are looking for an ambitious Assistant Project Manager to join our Manchester Development Delivery team, working on schemes across London and the south east area.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone seeking to advance their career in an expanding business. Reporting to a Senior Development Manager (SDM), you will support them and the wider project team in delivering exciting, complex, and challenging schemes. You'll be involved in project management, delivery, and internal reporting functions, where your attention to detail will help ensure projects progress in line with the business plan.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role:

Subject to workload, you may also take responsibility for managing and delivering schemes with support from Project Managers and Development Managers.

We are looking for ambitious, self-motivated, and talented individuals who are keen to learn and grow. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a support role within a project management environment, specifically in the built environment or housing sector. A strong understanding of teamwork and clear communication is highly advantageous, along with an aptitude for data management and organisation.

Through mentoring and one-to-one training, this role offers the opportunity to further develop your skills and progress your career in the built environment. We work as a close-knit team and are therefore looking for individuals who not only have the desire to succeed but who also embody and live our values.

You will be responsible for assisting in the delivery and internal reporting functions for contracted projects, ensuring a focused approach to achieving excellence in quality and customer satisfaction, while meeting L&Q's objectives.

To succeed in this role, you will need to work effectively with internal colleagues across L&Q, as well as with customers and external partners. Your ability to work collaboratively will be critical to your success.

What You'll Bring :

• Project Management Skills
• Ability to manage data with high accuracy and attention to detail
• Delivery focused
• An ability to identify risks, demonstrate logical thinking and problem solving
• Exceptional time management and organisational skills
• Competent in Microsoft Office
• Financially & commercially astute
• Ability to work across teams, internal and external
• Ability to effectively communicate and manage stakeholders

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

About L&Q:

We're one of the UK's leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people's health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties 'home', and we're proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework , which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger - and they're at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We're proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We're a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we've introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It's all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome - Find out more here .

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK's largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!