Help shape homes that change lives
Do you want to lead ambitious housing developments that genuinely make a difference?
We’re looking for a Senior Project Manager (Housing Development) to drive forward a portfolio of complex, high-value projects that will expand and strengthen our specialist housing provision across the UK.
This is a pivotal role where you’ll take schemes from concept through to completion—delivering high-quality accommodation that enables the people we support to live full, independent, and meaningful lives.
This is a full time permanent role with attendance at our head office in Widnes at least once a week so our ideal candidate will be based within an hours commute of Widnes.
What is The Deal for you?
- Flexibility! You can work your full-time hours over 4 days and enjoy a long weekend or work over 5 days to accommodate your other commitments.
- Benefits: Retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app.
- Best Lives Possible: You'll be working for an award winning charity who is passionate about ensuring our colleagues and the people we support lead the best lives bolder
- Development: We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things. We're passionate about developing our people!
- Dare to Learn: Access to our amazing online training platform where you can upskill taking a variety of courses and qualifications.
- Support: From our Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund you'll have the support available to lead an easier (financial) life.
Who you’ll be supporting & more about the role:
As a senior leader within our Group Projects Team, you’ll manage a diverse portfolio of housing schemes at different stages of the lifecycle—from feasibility and land acquisition through to construction and handover.
You’ll work closely with operational and property leaders and external partners to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality, safety and compliance.
This role focuses on complex capital development projects, not routine maintenance—offering real scope to influence long-term strategic growth and impact.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead end-to-end delivery of housing development projects, from feasibility to handover
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring delivery to agreed time, cost and quality parameters
- Develop robust, “lender-ready” business cases, including whole-life cost and risk analysis
- Oversee procurement, contractor performance and professional consultants
- Maintain strong project governance, reporting, and assurance throughout the development lifecycle
- Build and manage relationships with stakeholders including architects, engineers, contractors and legal advisers
- Work closely with internal operational teams to ensure developments meet the needs of the people we support
- Identify and mitigate risks, ensuring compliance with all planning, legal and regulatory requirements
- Drive continuous improvement, capturing learning and best practice across the development portfolio
About you:
What we’re looking for:
You’re an experienced project leader with a passion for delivering high-quality property developments that make a difference.
You’ll bring:
- Significant experience in housing development or complex property projects within a housing association, developer or similar environment
- A strong track record of delivering capital-funded schemes (not just refurbishment or minor works)
- A recognised project management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent)
- Excellent understanding of construction, procurement and contract management
- Strong financial and commercial awareness, including investment appraisal
- Experience managing multiple, concurrent projects and competing priorities
- Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills
Why join us?
- Be part of a purpose-led organisation delivering meaningful social impact
- Lead high-profile development projects that directly improve people’s lives
- Work in a collaborative, values-driven environment
- Influence and shape our long-term housing strategy and asset growth
If you’re ready to take ownership of impactful housing developments and play a key role in shaping our future, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us build homes that truly change lives.
Please note, if you are interested in this role, we welcome your application as soon as possible! Depending on the volume of applications received, the vacancy may be closed before the expected advertising end date.
Interested and want to know a bit more?
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