Senior Project Manager Placemaking Lead

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Do you want to play a leading role in an award-winning regeneration Programme? Then this might be the perfect opportunity for you. The South Kilburn regeneration programme is widely recognised for delivering a sustainable, thriving neighbourhood with a real sense of place and belonging. The Programme is delivering a diverse range of housing and regeneration projects including school, parks, medical centre, affordable workspace, district heat network, tree-lined boulevard, signalised traffic junction, each of which are rewarding and challenging in equal measure. We are just over halfway through this ambitious Programme and are looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager to build on the past successes and take the Programme forward from strength to strength to deliver up to 1600 homes. Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here. The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post The Programme is at an exciting juncture, and we are part-way through competitive dialogue process to appoint a Single Delivery Partner with demonstrable experience of delivering multi-phase regeneration programmes with a focus on placemaking and community wealth building. You will play a crucial role in finalising the Programme Delivery Plan and the associated contractual and legal structures to ensure it is a robust and fruitful long-term partnership. As a Senior Project Manager in the Service, you will be part of a high achieving team of regeneration and housing professionals, leading on defining, design and planning, procuring and delivering high profile capital projects. You will manage a small team of Development Managers, an extensive team of consultants and contractors and will work with colleagues across the Council and voluntary and community organisation in your daily role. As part of the Service’s management team you will support the Head of Service in delivering the Council’s inclusive regeneration and economic development agenda.
The Person You will have extensive demonstrable experience of the development process – business case writing, viability appraisal, securing planning consent, procurement, managing construction contract, good understanding of commercial and legal structures of a development agreement. You will have a good understanding of estate regeneration process, experience and understanding of delivering high quality homes and built environment and a passion for improving life chances for residents. You will be an empathetic manager and be able to communicate well with the residents and stakeholders, consultants, developer partners, colleagues and councillors. You will have excellent programme management skills, ability to work under pressure and agility to work across a multitude of different projects and workstreams. and understand the financial aspects of delivering on a large, capital project, on time and to budget. You will be a good problem solver, have an eye for detail, continuously looking for ways to improve what you and the team do for the benefit of residents. Why join us? We know people achieve their best when they feed valued. At Brent, you’ll benefit from:

• Up to 33 days annual leave (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays
• Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
• Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
• Supportive family-friendly policies for parent, guardians, and carers
• Health and wellbeing support, including access to eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
• Travel perks including Zipcar access, affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
• Learning and development opportunities to help you grow your career
• Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure, and entertainment

Closing date: Monday 2 February 2026 (09:00) Shortlisting interview (30 minutes, Teams call) w/c 9 of February Final interview (in person at the Civic Centre) w/c 16 of February

Additional Information

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