The Housing Network
Project Manager
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About Us
We are the Housing Network (THN), a purpose-led organisation working in partnership with the YMCA to support our communities.
We are in an exciting period of growth and have risen to 200th in the FT1000 Fastest Growing Companies in Europe! Homelessness is a vast and complex issue that does not have a single solution. In understanding that reality, we’ve learned the importance of perspective; appreciating that if we continue to innovate, collaborate, and give our best, we are playing our part in making a vital difference.
We are a team that is absolutely committed to innovate, excel and be dependable in all that we do.
Working hard together to achieve our mission of providing Better Accommodation, Better Support, Better Partnerships, and as a result Better Business.
Project Manager
Salary £45,000 - £50,000 Per Annum
Working Hours - Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:30
Location: Luton / Hybrid (4 days office-based, 1 day working from home)
What is the Role:
We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Project Manager to support the mobilisation and launch of new services.
This role will function as the operational owner for multiple mobilisation projects, ensuring every workstream remains on track and that critical tasks are completed on time. You will coordinate internal and external actions required to open new schemes, tracking hundreds of moving parts such as property readiness, staffing progress, documenting / contracting items, and stakeholder actions.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys managing detail, maintaining project plans, tracking actions, and proactively following up with stakeholders. You will be comfortable working in a challenging environment where priorities can change quickly and where a practical, solution-focused approach is essential.
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About You:
You will be a highly organised individual who thrives on bringing structure and momentum to complex projects.
- Strong working knowledge of project management tools, spreadsheets, action trackers and Gantt charts.
- Experience coordinating projects valued at £3–£4 million or above, including service mobilisations, operational implementations, and complex multi-stakeholder programmes of work.
- The confidence to manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and hold people accountable for actions.
- Experience thriving in a fast-paced, high-growth organisation, with the agility to adapt and deliver results.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Lead the day-to-day coordination of mobilisation projects from initial planning through to service launch.
- Create and maintain key project documentation, including Gantt charts, project plans, action logs and trackers, to ensure deliverables are completed on time.
- Manage risk registers, identifying issues early and escalating where appropriate.
- Run / coordinate weekly internal mobilisation meetings, ensuring actions, owners and deadlines are tracked.
- Support meetings with commissioners, local authorities, contractors and other external partners. Track and follow-up actions.
- Proactive reaching out across all areas of business for updates and to ensure traction / progress maintained.
- Monitor progress across key workstreams including property readiness, recruitment, compliance and operational setup.
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Why Join the Housing Network?
- Be part of one of the UK's fastest-growing companies.
- Play a key role in launching services that make a real difference to people's lives.
- Enjoy a dynamic environment where your contribution has a direct impact on organisational success.
We believe our values should reflect in our behaviour towards our colleagues, partners and residents while we work to achieve our Strategy 2024>29. These values are to be; Innovative, Dynamic, Dependable, Respectful, and Kind.
The Housing Network is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst the workforce.
We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.
As an employer we welcome applications from candidates with lived experience, demonstrating our commitment to capturing the value of “expertise by experience” and providing More than a Voice for our residents.
All job offers are subject to a DBS check (level to be advised through the hiring process) and references.
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