Project Manager

Company: Sheffield City Council
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Location: Sheffield
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will lead projects and programmes within Sheffield’s Building Safety service to safeguard residents and ensure regulatory compliance. You’ll work cross-functionally with housing, asset management, compliance and repairs teams to deliver safety-focused improvements and assurance activities. You’ll manage scope, timelines, budgets and governance for complex, regulated initiatives. This is an opportunity to shape building safety delivery across a large housing stock in a collaborative, outcomes-driven environment.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible working arrangements
  • professional development and progression
  • supportive and collaborative environment
  • generous holiday entitlement
  • possibility of flexible hours/part-time or job share
  • opportunities to work at the centre of Building Safety and compliance agenda

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning, delivery and monitoring of projects and programmes
  • Manage risks, issues, dependencies and governance
  • Coordinate with technical specialists, suppliers and contractors to deliver solutions
  • Control project budgets and support value-for-money delivery
  • Produce governance-ready reports, business cases and updates
  • Build relationships with stakeholders to support successful delivery
  • Ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory and organisational requirements

Key requirements

  • Proven track record delivering projects in complex environments
  • Experience or knowledge in building safety, compliance, construction, asset management or related disciplines (advantageous)
  • Ability to work with technical information and regulatory requirements
  • Experience leading projects to meet time, cost and quality constraints
  • Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
  • Experience managing project risks, issues and dependencies
  • Strong communication and reporting skills
  • Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
  • Commitment to high professional standards and regulatory compliance
  • stakeholder management
  • clear communication
  • problem solving
  • project management
  • risk management
  • regulatory compliance

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Posted: September 16th, 2026