Senior Project Officer

Vico Homes is built on the foundations of WDH. We are looking for a Senior Project Officer to join our 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 one of our fantastic team of Senior Project Officers your manager will be our Assets Project Manager. You will work 37 hours a week on a permanent basis, working flexibly in the Vico Homes operating area from our Head Office in Castleford.

As a Senior Project Officer you will be responsible for acting as the client in the development and delivery of our capital investment program. Managing the pre-start phase of projects, through to monitoring works on site, accepting completed properties and schemes back and ultimately sign off of the defects period you will see major investment projects from beginning to end.

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

• Involvement in delivery of our sustainability works to achieve EPC C and beyond
• Delivery of programs of re-investment work across components such as kitchens, bathrooms and roofs and also wider environmental improvement schemes
• Support the delivery of improvements and investments across other areas of Vico Homes assets including our Independent Living Schemes and High-Rise properties

What you’ll do

• Manage and facilitate pre-start phase of projects to ensure scheme and financial viability is maintained, including managing risk, information flow, ensuring a seamless transition between pre-start to operational start on site of each project
• Maintain a high level of construction knowledge and changes to Health & Safety legislation etc., to ensure the effective and safe delivery of a variety of construction projects
• Act as the client and customer representative and advocate to deliver the organisation's Capital Investment Programme in line with the organisation's Asset Management Strategic Plan
• Be responsible for ensuring that the team delivers a consistently high level of service, maintains a high-quality product delivered cost effectively complying with all aspects of Health and Safety, and within Vico Homes’s established policies and procedures

What we’re looking for

• Somebody with a qualification at Level 4 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework, such as a HNC, Award, Certificate or Diploma at level 4 or equivalent, in a relevant subject area
• You will have a great proven track record in a similar and relevant position in a property services department of a housing or construction organisation
• You will need to be skilled in understanding building and construction techniques along with all the associated legislation and Health and Safety requirements when developing schemes of work

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 Adam Berry, Assets Projects Manager on 07747 837610.

Please note: Previous applicants need not apply. Interviews will take place in the week starting 22 September 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
• 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].