Project Delivery Manager

Job description

The Guinness Partnership is seeking a dedicated Project Delivery Manager to join our team in Oldham. As a major provider of social housing in England, we focus on reinvesting our profits back into our communities to provide safe, affordable, and sustainable homes. This permanent, full-time role offers a hybrid working style based out of our Bower House office, with travel across the North to various project sites. You will be responsible for overseeing planned works, building safety remediation, and retrofit sustainability initiatives, ensuring that every project is delivered with a focus on quality and customer service.

What we’re looking for

Essential:

• Proven experience of working within teams successfully delivering building safety work and retrofit sustainability projects.

• Commercial acumen and experience of managing all commercial aspects of multiple projects.

• Experience of contract management with external and internal contractor organisations and external consultants delivering multi discipline projects to achieve value for money and quality.

• Proven experience of providing excellent customer service.

• Excellent project management skills.

• Good knowledge of building construction and repair techniques, building safety and retrofit to current legislation and regulations.

• Experience of effective budget management.

• Excellent oral and written communications.

• Demonstrates the Guinness Behaviours.

Desirable:

• Up to date practical knowledge of the Building Safety Regulator requirements, PAS9980, PAS2030/35 and associated construction practices.

• Experience of managing externally funded retrofit projects (e.g. SHDF).

• Have a good understanding of the Building Safety Act 2022 and the processes/procedures for delivering relevant work.

• Extensive building/fire safety, retrofit and renewal/regeneration component replacement knowledge.

• Knowledge and understanding of the activities of a social landlord.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Educated to Level 5 (HND) or higher in Building, Construction, surveying, or equivalent.

Desirable:

• Member of a recognised professional body (RICS, CIOB) or similar.

• NEBOSH Certification.

• CFPA Diploma in Fire Prevention or equivalent.

In this position, you will act as a vital link between external consultants, contractors, and our internal teams to manage complex budgets and multi-disciplinary projects. We value collaborators who are not only technically proficient in building safety and repair techniques but are also confident networkers capable of building strong relationships. If you are highly self-motivated and eager to navigate the latest building safety legislation to improve the lives of our 140,000 customers, we would love to have you on the Guinness team.