Senior Project Officer - Energy Projects

Vico Homes; Castleford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays - 26 days rising to 31 after

Flexible working – hybrid/WorkSmart

Vico Homes Rewards

Colleague wellbeing

Colleague development

Job summary

Vico Homes is looking for a Senior Project Officer to join the Homes and Sustainability Team in Castleford. The role supports a capital investment programme, with responsibilities from planning to on-site delivery.

The Senior Project Officer will coordinate information, manage contracts and ensure quality and regulatory compliance while working flexibly across the operating area. You will lead major investments valued at £2m+ in housing and construction, partnering with contractors and

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant Level 4 qualification (or equivalent), a valid CSCS card and IOSH Managing Safely.
• Proven track record managing £2m+ projects in housing or construction.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to travel across the operating area.

Responsibilities

• Lead mobilisation and delivery of major investment projects from planning to completion.
• Represent Vico Homes with contractors, consultants and stakeholders to deliver high-quality improvements.
• Oversee project performance, budgets and risk, ensuring safety, timeliness and value for money.
• Build relationships across the business and supply chain, coordinating information and managing contracts.
• Drive continuous improvement for the Capital Investment Programme.

Skills

Construction PM

Health & Safety

Investment programmes

Education

Level 4 qualification (or equivalent)

CSCS card

IOSH Managing Safely

Job description

Location: Merefield House, Castleford - Hybrid Working

Hours: 37

Closing Date: 13 September 2026

Reference: V128/26

Vico Homes is built on the foundations of WDH. We are looking for a Senior Project Officer to join our Homes and Sustainability Team.

A home is more than four walls and a roof. It should be a safe place. A place to start things. A place of opportunities. A place to grow. A place where you feel you belong.

These are the places we provide for today and for the future. This is what marks us out as one of the leading players in the social housing sector. We have over 32,000 homes across the north of England, home to tens of thousands of people. And people are at the centre of what we do.

Our people are approachable and professional. But we're not afraid to be optimistic and show our passion for what we do to support our customers. We share a common vision, acting confidently to ensure we remain at the forefront of making it happen.

Together, we're building better futures and vibrant communities.

About the role

As the Senior Project Officer your manager will be our Energy Project Manager. You will work 37 hours a week on a permanent basis, working flexibly in the Vico Homes operating area based at our Head Office in Castleford.

As the Senior Project Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering Vico Homes’s capital investment programme, ensuring capital, retrofit and Sustainability projects are fully prepared for our principal contractor to commence works. Working closely with key stakeholders, you'll coordinate all necessary information and requirements, enabling the successful delivery of projects on time, within budget and to agreed standards of quality and specification, helping to enhance homes and communities across our operating area.

It is an exciting time to be joining us and here are some of the initiatives that you will be involved in:

• Low Carbon Heating Systems
• Building Design and Retrofit Strategy
• Other EPC Measures to Achieve Social Housing EPC Requirements

What you’ll do

• Lead the successful mobilisation and delivery of major investment projects, ensuring everything is in place for contractors to start on site and projects progress smoothly from planning through to completion.
• Act as Vico Homes’s representative, working closely with contractors, consultants and stakeholders to deliver high-quality improvements that provide excellent value for money and put our customers first.
• Oversee project performance, budgets and risk, ensuring schemes are delivered safely, on time, within budget and in line with quality, compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Build strong relationships across the business and supply chain, coordinating information, managing contracts and driving collaboration to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation, identifying opportunities to enhance service delivery, improve efficiency and support the long-term success of Vico Homes’s Capital Investment Programme.

What we’re looking for

• You’ll hold a relevant Level 4 qualification (or equivalent), a valid CSCS card and IOSH Managing Safely certification, with a strong understanding of construction project management, health and safety and the delivery of successful investment programmes.
• You’ll bring a proven track record of managing projects valued at £2m+, ideally within housing, property services or construction environments, with experience of working collaboratively with contractors and consultants to deliver high-quality outcomes and continuous service improvements.
• You’ll be a confident decision-maker with excellent stakeholder management skills, able to motivate others, manage competing priorities and deliver results under pressure. You'll share our commitment to quality, value for money and exceptional customer service and hold a full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle, enabling you to travel across the Vico Homes operating area as required.

For more details on what we’re looking for in this role, please see the Job Description below.

For more information or an informal chat about the role or working for Vico Homes, please contact Dean Pickard, Energy Projects Manager on 07785 387586.

Please note: Interviews will take place in the week starting 28 September 2026.

Want to work in a place that values you? Where you're offered a competitive salary and a great pension? And where you can make a real difference? You're in the right place!

We have a strong and inclusive culture and we're always on the lookout for talented and dedicated people to be part of our teams. You spend a lot of your waking hours at work, so we offer a workplace where you can really be yourself, feel valued and access opportunities to progress and develop. We are recognised as a disability confident employer and have the Investors in People accreditation.

Working at Vico Homes brings lots of great benefits, including:

• Holidays - 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after five years' service) and an extra day off on your birthday, plus bank holidays and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Flexible working - we're happy to talk flexible working, including our WorkSmart approach to hybrid working, reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns
• Vico Homes Rewards - a fantastic range of lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, home electronics and our car benefit scheme
• Colleague wellbeing - a range of initiatives to support our people including an Employee Assistance Programme, Volunteering Scheme and dedicated Wellbeing Champions
• Colleague development - a range of initiatives to support personal development including training, support with professional membership fees, internal and external qualifications, mentoring and personal coaching

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

If you have any questions about a career at Vico Homes, you can contact us by email on [e-mail].