London Borough of Hackney
Project Manager (Leisure, Parks and Green Spaces)
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Project Manager (Leisure, Parks and Green Spaces)
Project Manager – Projects & Programmes
Leisure, Parks and Green Spaces Service, Hackney Council
About the Borough
Hackney is one of the most dynamic and progressive local authorities in the UK. As a resilient, vibrant, and creative borough in the heart of London, we pride ourselves on our strong, diverse communities and a shared set of values.
Over the past twenty years, Hackney Council has built internationally recognised services, outstanding public infrastructure, and a reputation for excellence, innovation, and ambition. We lead the way in key areas, including:
- Becoming an actively anti-racist borough while tackling equity, gender, neurodiversity, and poverty divides to ensure fairness for all.
About the Role
Located within the Housing, Climate and Economy Directorate, the Leisure, Parks and Green Spaces Service delivers top-tier services and programmes for residents. This long-standing department is responsible for five key areas:
- Events
- Leisure
- Parks & Green Spaces
- Projects & Programmes
- Sport & Physical Activity
Team Focus: Projects & Programmes
The Projects & Programmes Team is seeking an experienced Project Manager to guide ambitious initiatives across Hackney. With a robust pipeline of projects—mostly leisure, sports, and green space improvements, capital projects, and physical builds—this is a pivotal position to elevate efficiency, engagement, and environmental impact across the borough.
Key Responsibilities
Core Duties
- Project Implementation: Turn ideas into finished green space and leisure projects, ensuring best practices are met while staying within budget and regulatory constraints.
- Leadership: Work alongside the Parks Development and Parks Operations teams, ensuring seamless coordination from conception to completion.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Meet with Hackney residents, contractors, fellow officers, and community groups to ensure projects align with local aspirations and needs.
- Oversight: Manage complex budgets (including internal and external funding), contracts, and procurement processes with strict adherence to legal frameworks.
- Fieldwork & Logistics: Conduct frequent site inspections and meetings across the borough—both in Hackney and broader networks.
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Works & Impact Areas
- Modernising and enhancing parks, sports facilities, and green spaces
- Delivering capital projects in alignment with climate and housing priorities
- Supporting licensing initiatives, events, leisure programmes, and community safety improvements
Skills & Experience
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience in project management, ideally with capital project delivery, construction, or leisure/park management
- Strong understanding of planning laws, contractual obligations, procurement, budget management, and financial accountability
- Innovation and adaptability to handle project uncertainties and brownfield development constraints
- Excellent organisational skills, with a keen eye for detail, problem-solving, and time management
- Diplomatic and persuasive communication, especially with diverse stakeholder groups and the public
- Experience working in local government, public sector, or comparable sector with a strong commitment to community needs
Desirable
- Qualified Project Manager (e.g., APM, PRINCE2, or equivalent)
- Experience managing овориеидно-oriented capital projects
- Familiarity with Hackney’s planning and regulatory landscape
- Technical or landscape architecture appreciation
Person Specification & Values Alignment
We’re seeking a proactive, thorough professional who embodies Hackney’s core traits: Pride, Ambition, Pioneering spirit, Openness, Proactivité, and Inclusivity.
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Additional Values
✅ Commitment to equity, diversity, and tackling social inequalities in every initiative ✅ Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and build robust partnerships ✅ Willingness to champion Hackney’s progressive community-first ethos
About Hackney’s Working Environment
As a Council, our greatest success comes from uniquely talented staff dedicated to serving our residents are empowered to excel by:
- A clear poverty-prevention mission that pushes us to think differently and take risks
- Excellent standards of public service delivery
- Leading placement in green space per capita among London boroughs
- Flexible working options, aligning with working needs
Application & Support Offered
- Anonymous selection process required—no accompanying CVs or statements
- Compulsory competency-based questions to assess fit against the role’s demands
- Application Deadline: 21 July 2026 (22:59)
- Interview Week: 17 August 2026
Need Help?
We provide dedicated support: The Hackney Works team can guide residents on job application strategies (pre-employment). Email: hackneyworks@hackney.gov.uk
Standards & Commitment
We remain committed to an equitable and inclusive workplace, actively eliminating discrimination on grounds of:
- Age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief, sex, and sexual orientation
- Social/economic background, fostering opportunity for underrepresented groups
Currently seek to enhance diversity of:
🔹 Neurodivergent colleagues 🔹 Disabled applicants 🔹 Ethnic minority candidates 🔹 Men working in care or demographics
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Would you like to apply? Contact recruitment@hackney.gov.uk to apply by 21 July 2026.
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