Project Manager - Property

Anchor Care; Watford; Remote; GBP 47,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor Hanover Group is seeking a buildings-focused Project Manager to lead planned investment and refurbishment projects across its portfolio of homes. You will drive delivery safely, efficiently and to high standards, improving residents' living environments while delivering value for money.

In this role you'll coordinate internal teams, contractors and suppliers from inception to completion, ensuring compliance, quality and strong stakeholder engagement.

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.
• Budget management, financial reporting and forecasting skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and project/asset management systems.
• Ability to travel across the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead planned investment programmes from inception to completion.
• Manage contractors and supply chain partners to ensure quality and compliance.
• Develop briefs into deliverable work packages.
• Act as the link between project teams, contractors and stakeholders.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts and financial performance for value for money.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, health and safety and governance.
• Support contract management, disputes resolution and commercial decisions.
• Promote continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Legislation knowledge

Contract frameworks (JCT/NEC)

Budget management

Communication

IT skills

Travel region

Education

HNC Construction

MCIOB/MRICS (desirable)

Job description

Project Manager

Location: Homebased, Luton / Watford 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