Programme Manager - Housing in London - Spencer Clarke Group

Programme Manager - Housing (Regulatory Improvement)

Location: London, hybrid

Rate: £550-£650 per day (Umbrella, DOE)

Working Pattern: On-site

Spencer Clarke Group supporting a London local authority to appoint an experienced Programme Manager to lead a key workstream within a wider Housing Regulatory Improvement Programme.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (including delivery leads and business analysts) and reporting into a Programme Director, you'll ensure enabling technology is delivered in line with the new operating model - driving outcomes, governance, and benefits realisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, vision, planning and delivery of complex, high-value transformation programmes

• Apply Agile / PRINCE2 / MSP / service design / Lean approaches (as appropriate) to deliver outcomes

• Build and lead multi-disciplinary teams (service design, BA, finance, ICT, ops), including commissioning external support

• Own programme plans, budget oversight, RAID/dependencies, benefits tracking and reporting

• Prepare and present governance packs for senior stakeholders (incl. senior officers, Members, boards and committees)

• Proactively unblock delivery through negotiation, escalation and stakeholder management

• Champion resident-focused delivery and continuous improvement, capturing lessons learned and evolving methods

• Line manage/matrix manage delivery resource and help build internal change capability

About you

• Strong programme leadership background in public sector / local authority environments (housing strongly preferred)

• Comfortable reporting into senior leadership and presenting in formal governance settings

• Credible across digital/technology-enabled change and operating model transformation

• Confident working across multiple delivery methodologies (Agile/PRINCE2/MSP etc.)

How to Apply

Send your CV or get in touch with Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on or