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Assistant Project Manager

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You will work as a key member of the project delivery team based at the Town Hall. The team sits within the Asset Management directorate and forms part of multiple project teams delivering major refurbishment programmes to the Council's Housing stock.


This is an excellent opportunity for an assistant project manager working on smaller projects who is looking to grow their career in a well versed and dynamic team.


You will lead on a mix of small- and large- scale projects, alongside support from the project team. In addition to this the project manager will provide relevant supervision, shadowing and regular feedback to assist developing your skills within this role.


You will be expected to manage schemes identified as part of the Council's stock condition data and ensure these are delivered in line with current legislation and the Council's policies and procedures. You will also be responsible for liaising with the Council's procurement team ahead of appointing a contractor, and where applicable be able to progress projects through the Section 20 process.


In the absence of the project manager, you will be expected to deputise for the team.



Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.


Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.


We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.

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