Project Manager - Assets x 2

Vico Homes is built on the foundations of WDH. We are looking for two Project Manager – Assets 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 a Project Manager – Assets your manager will be our Assets Projects 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 a Project Manager – Assets you will be responsible for a small team including Senior Project Officer, Project Officer and Capital Programme Surveyor. Using your excellent programme and project management and communication skills, you will play a critical role in the delivery of Vico Homes’s Future Homes Plan, ensuring that we provide safe, comfortable and warm homes.

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

• Taking a lead role within the Property and Building Safety team with regards to delivery of investment work including to our high-risk buildings (HRBs)
• Taking a lead role in the development and delivery of our sustainability projects
• Taking a lead role in the development and delivery of our client responsibilities for major insurance work

What you’ll do

• Manage the delivery of the organisation’s projects and programmes of work, including but not limited to its annual capital investment programme, ensuring all necessary information is in place for projects to commence and be delivered. Projects and programmes will include re-roofing, external improvements, building safety and energy efficiency retrofit amongst others
• Ensure compliance with all applicable legislative and regulatory requirements, notably CDM Regulations, building safety and Building Regulations
• Lead on communications and engagement within and between service areas, customers, owner occupiers, leaseholders and consultants and contractors to ensure projects and programmes are delivered in accordance with specified standards, required timescales and to the satisfaction of customers

What we’re looking for

• A qualification at Level 5 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework, such as a HNC, Award, Certificate or Diploma at level 4 or equivalent, in a relevant subject area
• Experience in the project management of large construction or planned maintenance projects
• Self-motivated to work with minimal supervision, and able to motivate a diverse work force to deliver an efficient and effective service
• Excellent communication skills with employees, managers, tenants, operatives, supply chain representatives and stakeholders
• Excellent understanding of applicable regulations related to health & safety and building safety and ability to challenge stakeholders robustly to ensure safe delivery of projects at all times

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, Assets Project Manager on 07827 288176.

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

Working for Vico Homes

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
• Pension - generous employer pension contribution
• 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 [email protected] 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

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