Project Manager – Building Safety
Location: South East England
Contract: Interim part time (2 days per week)
Duration: 6 Months
Day Rate: £450–£550 per day (Outside IR35)
We are supporting a local authority in the South East with the appointment of an Interim Project Manager to lead their organisational readiness for the Building Safety Levy (BSL) ahead of the statutory implementation deadline in October 2026. This is a hands‑on delivery role, coordinating activity across Building Control, Finance, Digital, Revenues, Planning and wider service areas to ensure the end‑to‑end process, system and data requirements are fully in place for go‑live.
About your role as Project Manager – Building Safety role:
- Lead and coordinate the council’s Building Safety Levy readiness programme, ensuring full system, process, operational and governance alignment ahead of the statutory implementation date.
- Map, design and deliver end‑to‑end operational processes for levy calculation, validation, charging, collection and reporting, working closely with Building Control, Finance and Revenues teams.
- Work with Digital & Data teams to ensure all required integrations, workflows, configurations and data capture rules are implemented within systems such as Uniform/Idox or equivalent.
- Provide clear programme governance, milestone tracking, risk/issue management and progress reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Lead detailed requirements gathering across technical and business functions to ensure the authority can administer the levy accurately, efficiently and in compliance with national guidance.
- Coordinate finance modelling, GIA‑based levy calculations, and financial controls with s151/Finance colleagues to ensure income forecasting and revenue governance are robust.
- Ensure data quality, auditability and compliance with Building Safety legislation, BSR requirements and MHCLG guidance.
- Engage with internal services, developers, partners and external stakeholders to ensure the levy’s introduction is clearly communicated and operationally deliverable.
- Deliver hands‑on implementation tasks where internal capacity is limited, supporting the council’s “doing the doing” delivery approach.
Your previous experience as Project Manager – Building Safety Levy:
- Proven experience delivering regulatory, charging, Building Control or safety‑related programmes within a local authority or public sector organisation.
- Strong understanding of Building Control processes, Building Regulations, or systems used to manage building applications (e.g., Idox Uniform, Tascomi, Civica, Assure).
- Demonstrable experience designing and implementing end‑to‑end operational processes, including workflow mapping, business readiness and service transition.
- Experience working with Finance, Revenues or Charging teams on statutory fees, cost modelling, charging policy or income‑related systems.
- Hands‑on delivery background with the ability to work at pace and personally complete tasks where required.
- Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills with the ability to interpret technical guidance and translate it into operational solutions.
- Proven ability to manage multi‑disciplinary stakeholders and coordinate work across multiple departments in a complex council environment.
- Politically aware, collaborative and confident engaging senior leaders, Members and external partners.
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If this Project Manager – Building Safety Levy role sounds like a good fit for you, please send your CV to George or Melanie – m .machin@baltimoreconsultingltd.com
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation, so please get in touch if you know someone suitable.)
Our clients are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments will be supported throughout the application and interview process.
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