Senior Project Lead (Housing)
Job Category: Construction Project Delivery
Location: Civic Centre, Southampton
Head of Service: Corporate Estate and Assets
Contract Type: Permanent
Full Time / Part Time: Full-time
Salary: £57,755 – £65,222
We have an exciting opportunity for a Permanent, Full-Time, Senior Project Lead (Housing) to join Southampton City Council in the Construction Project Delivery Service area.
We are looking for a confident and experienced Senior Project Lead within the Built Environment to undertake a leadership role in our Construction Projects Delivery service area. The successful candidate will be responsible for successful delivery of a range of construction projects, with a focus on refurbishment and improvement housing schemes.
You will be comfortable taking ownership and leading a wider project team, and astute to the political nature of the public sector. Well‑developed analytical skills and evidence of positive people management, including the ability to coach others, is key for this role, as well as the ability to build relationships with and manage senior stakeholders.
You will have experience of successfully managing significant construction schemes, ensuring they are planned and executed to achieve milestones and deliverables, within budget and resource agreements. Evidence of a governance focused approach and clear reporting is expected, alongside achieving cultural and behavioural change to improve the experience and outcomes for our customers.
Contact details for informal discussion:
Email: jon.pawsey@southampton.gov.uk
Interview dates to be confirmed in due course.
What we can offer you
- Salary: £57,755 – £65,222 per annum starting at £57,755.
- Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution.
- Death in service benefit of x3 salary, optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC.
- Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service.
- Flexible working options (role-dependent).
- Family‑friendly policies: Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents.
- Training and development, including coaching and mentoring.
- Health and wellbeing support: Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks.
- Veteran‑friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant.
- Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform.
- Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres.
- Sustainable travel benefits: low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans.
- Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer.
We are proud to be disability‑confident and support fair recruitment practices. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership or pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. It is committed to delivering services to ensure they are happy, safe and have opportunities to reach their goals as responsible members of our community. We believe it is always unacceptable for a child, young person or adult to experience abuse of any kind, and recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. We are committed to following safe practices to ensure this and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. This commitment is reflected in all our recruitment and selection practices.
Recruitment contact details
Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk
Tel: 023 8083 4033
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