Project Officer - Assets

Merefield House, Castleford WF10 5HX – Hybrid Working

Hours

End Date

23/07/2025

Reference

V100/25

Vico Homes is built on the foundations of WDH. We are looking for a Project Officer to join our Homes and Growth (Assets) 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 Project Officer – Assets your manager will be our Project Manager – Assets. 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 Project Officer you will be responsible for supporting the successful delivery of capital investment and planned maintenance projects by coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring compliance with regulations and helping projects progress on time, within budget and to the required standards and specification.

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

• Delivering investment work across our homes including high-risk buildings (HRBs)
• Delivering sustainability projects to improve the EPC rating of our customers’ homes
• Delivery of our client responsibilities for major insurance work

What you’ll do

We’re seeking a proactive and technically skilled individual to support the successful development and delivery of a range of asset-related programmes and capital investment projects. The role involves providing technical and non-technical services, managing property and land data and coordinating stakeholder communication across all stages of project delivery. You\’ll ensure compliance with health and safety standards and legislative requirements, support quality assurance processes, monitor performance and help improve properties to agreed standards. A key part of the role is maintaining core systems, liaising with customers and resolving queries to achieve high levels of satisfaction.

What we’re looking for

• A qualification at Level 3 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework, such as A levels, Award, Certificate or Diploma at level 3 or equivalent
• Experience of involvement in the delivery of planned maintenance projects with a track record in a position in a property services or technical department of a registered social landlord, local authority or construction organisation
• Hold a full valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle and the ability to travel throughout the Vico Homes operating area as required on a daily basis

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 Tony Johnson, Project Manager – Assets on 07827 288176.

Please note: Interviews will take place in the week starting 28 July 2025.

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

How to apply and what happens next

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

• Read the job description, person specification and guidance notes below
• Complete the supporting information form below with details of how you meet the person specification
• We also encourage you to provide your CV if you have one but please remove any information that identifies you (e.g. your name and address)
• Email your supporting information form, and CV if you have one, to before the closing date. Applications close at midnight on the closing date specified
• You\’ll receive an automatic reply to let you know we\’ve received your application
• We\’ll then score all the applications against the person specification and contact you to let you know if we\’re inviting you to interview

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