Project Manager - Property

Anchor; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 106,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym and wellbeing discounts

Pension plan with employer match

Flexible working options

Discounts on shopping and more

Job summary

Anchor is seeking a Project Manager to lead planned investment and refurbishment projects across our housing portfolio. The role focuses on delivering safe, high-quality upgrades while ensuring value for money and excellent resident experience.

Based in Reading area with home-based flexibility, you will coordinate internal stakeholders, contractors and supply chain partners from inception to completion, ensuring compliance and quality throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing construction, refurbishment or planned maintenance projects.
• Strong contractor and stakeholder management experience.
• Knowledge of CDM, Building Safety Act, HHSRS and Decent Homes Standards.
• Experience with JCT and/or NEC contract frameworks.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver planned investment programmes from inception through to completion.
• Manage contractors and supply chain partners to ensure quality, compliance and performance targets.
• Develop programme briefs into deliverable work packages.
• Act as the link between project teams, contractors and stakeholders.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts and financial performance to ensure value for money.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements and governance frameworks.
• Support contract management, dispute resolution and commercial decisions.
• Promote continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.
• Champion Anchor's values in all interactions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Contract administration

Communication skills

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Project Manager

Location: Homebased, Reading and surrounding areas Job Type: Permanent | Full Time Hours: 37.5 hrs per week Salary: £55,800 per annum (inc car allowance)

Role Overview

Are you a buildings orientated Project Manager with a passion for delivering high-quality property investment projects that make a real difference to people's lives?

At Anchor, we're looking for a Project Manager to lead planned investment and refurbishment projects across our portfolio of homes. You'll play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards, helping to improve residents' living environments while delivering excellent value for money.

Working closely with internal stakeholders, contractors and supply chain partners, you'll manage projects from inception through to completion, ensuring compliance, quality and customer satisfaction remain at the heart of everything you do.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver planned investment programmes from inception through to completion.
• Manage contractors and supply chain partners to ensure quality, compliance and performance targets are achieved.
• Develop programme briefs into effective and deliverable work packages.
• Act as the key link between project teams, contractors and wider stakeholders.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts and financial performance to ensure value for money.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, health and safety requirements and governance frameworks.
• Support contract management activities, dispute resolution and commercial decision-making.
• Promote continuous improvement, customer-focused delivery and excellent stakeholder engagement.
• Champion Anchor's values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest in all interactions.

Requirements

• We're looking for someone who can demonstrate:
• Proven experience managing construction, refurbishment or planned maintenance projects.
• Strong contractor and stakeholder management experience.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation including CDM, Building Safety Act, HHSRS and Decent Homes Standards.
• Experience of contract administration and working with JCT and/or NEC contract frameworks.
• Strong budget management, financial reporting and forecasting skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and project or asset management systems.
• Ability to travel across the region as required.

Desirable

• Experience within social housing, residential maintenance or property investment programmes.
• HNC qualification in Construction or equivalent relevant experience.
• Professional membership or working towards a qualification such as MCIOB or MRICS.
• Experience carrying out stock condition or energy performance surveys.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. Therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate their legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

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 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

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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 an ally to others.

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