Job Description
Job Title:  Assistant Project Manager - Major Works Team
Posting Start Date:  21/11/2025

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required have also been included. Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance

Salary: £42,750 - £47,620 per annum, inclusive of Inner London Weighting
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week

Basis: Full-Time, Permanent
Workplace category: Hybrid
Attachments: Job Information Pack

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CITY OF LONDON PROPERTY SERVICES HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA)

 

Assistant Project Manager - Major Works Team

 

 

Workplace Attendance Category for this role is:  -

 

Hybrid – you’ll be expected to be in the office at least 3 days per week or 60% of your working time in the office.

 

The City of London’s Housing Service manages 12 estates, totalling 5500 homes. Three of these estates are in the Square Mile (including the iconic Barbican Estate) and a further 9 estates are in neighbouring London boroughs. 

 

Our tenants and leaseholders are at the heart of everything we do, supporting us as we strive to effectively manage, maintain, and improve the property that is their home.

 

The Major Works Team (HRA) is primarily responsible for the delivery of an ambitious capital programme of planned maintenance refurbishment to the Corporation’s social housing stock over the next 10 years.  Works will include roof and window replacement, communal decorations, mechanical and electrical upgrades, fire safety, internal decent homes, and potentially some decarbonisation elements.

 

We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic Assistant Project Manager, keen to work as part of a structured team, with a hunger for self-development within social housing.  

 

The successful candidate will have some experience of project and contract management, together with some construction knowledge. You will also have strong communication skills and some experience in dealing with a range of customers and stakeholders. 

 

Aside from your developing professional skills, being customer focused and having the right attitude, drive and enthusiasm are also key ingredients for this role.    

 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as part of the selection process the successful applicant will be required to obtain a standard Disclosure & Barring Service check.   

 

 

Closing date: 12 noon on 26 November 2025

 

 

Interviews are likely to be week commencing 8 December 2025

 

 

 

 

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To apply online please click the Apply online button below.  

 

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OCCS960 if you experience any difficulties.  A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732. 

  

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

 

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications. 

  

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs. 

 

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.   

 

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.