Senior Project Manager - Property & Assets

2 roles covering the North of England

Home-based with frequent travel

Permanent / Full-time
Salary: circa £60k plus car allowance

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This is a high-impact leadership role where you'll shape the delivery of major planned maintenance programmes that keep our homes safe, sustainable and fit for the future. As Senior Project Manager, you'll lead a technical team, manage significant investment activity and ensure our properties meet the highest standards of quality, compliance and customer experience.

About the Role

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll take ownership of planned maintenance programmes from inception through to completion, ensuring every project meets cost, quality and regulatory expectations. You'll lead a team of technical specialists, manage complex contractor relationships and oversee procurement, governance and compliance activity that keeps our homes aligned with the Decent Homes Standard. Working closely with colleagues across Property & Assets and the wider Anchor Care, Homeownership and Rented Operational Teams, you'll translate strategic priorities into deliverable work packages, drive continuous improvement and ensure customers receive a consistently high-quality service.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and develop a technical team delivering customer-focused planned maintenance programmes
• Ensure all works comply with CDM regulations, Section 20 requirements and Decent Homes guidance
• Ensure all works meet statutory requirements in relation to planning approvals, listed building consent and Building Regulations
• Manage budgets, valuations and financial forecasting for planned works
• Oversee procurement activity and collaborate with internal teams and external contractors
• Provide expert advice on contracts, commercial matters and property standards
• Develop programme briefs and convert them into deliverable work packages
• Monitor contractor performance, identify risks early and take decisive action
• Embed strong governance, quality assurance and fraud-prevention controls
• Drive continuous improvement and promote an excellent customer experience
• Ensure accurate electronic storage of project documentation and compliance records

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Strong project management and contract administration capability across planned maintenance and capital works
• In-depth understanding of Decent Homes, HHSRS, CDM 2015 and emerging Building Safety legislation
• Understanding of Planning, Listed Building and Building Regulations requirements
• Understanding of lease obligations and delivering projects that meet the requirements of Section 20 of the Landlords and Tenants Act
• Experience developing specifications, tender documents and managing supply chain partnerships
• Knowledge of JCT and NEC contract frameworks, procurement routes and dispute resolution
• Skilled in programme planning, risk management, performance monitoring and reporting
• Proven experience in property maintenance, surveying or construction project management
• Track record of leading teams and managing contractors across complex programmes
• Experience managing large budgets and analysing data to inform decisions
• HNC in Construction (or equivalent); MCIOB/MRICS desirable
• Site safety qualification (SSSTS, SMSTS or IOSH Managing Safely) or willingness to achieve
• Full UK driving licence and ability to travel across Anchor sites

About Us

Anchor is England's largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people. With a clear social purpose and a commitment to ethical, customer-centred practice, we invest in our homes, our people and the future of our communities. Our colleagues are supported to lead, innovate and make a meaningful impact every day.

Ready to Apply?

If you're motivated by meaningful work and want to use your expertise to shape safe, high-quality homes for the future, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and join a team where your leadership truly makes a difference.

Anchor - a great place to work

Anchor is England's largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We're not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

Our values

Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.

Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.

Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we'll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan - contribute between 4% and 8% and we'll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
• Free Blue Light Card

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.