Project Manager - Property & Assets
Location: Home-based with regular regional travel across West Sussex
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Salary: c£50,000 plus £5,800 car allowance
To view the Job Description: Project Manager
We’re recruiting Project Managers to deliver high‑quality investment projects that improve the safety, comfort and sustainability of our homes. This is a role with real purpose where your work directly enhances the lives of older people across the country.
About the Role
You’ll manage planned investment projects from planning through to completion, ensuring works are delivered safely, efficiently and to a consistently high standard. Working closely with colleagues, contractors and suppliers, you’ll coordinate programmes that meet regulatory requirements, strengthen governance and deliver great outcomes for residents.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Deliver planned investment projects to agreed cost, time and quality standards across care, rented and homeownership portfolios.
- Manage supply chain partners and drive strong contractor performance
- Develop briefs and turn them into deliverable work packages that meet statutory requirements including planning approvals, listed building consent and Building Regulations
- Ensure compliance with CDM, Decent Homes, HHSRS and Building Safety requirements
- Oversee budgets, valuations and financial reporting
- Maintain accurate project documentation and governance controls
- Promote inclusive, ethical and customer‑focused practice
- Identify risks early, escalate concerns and challenge underperformance
What You’ll Bring
- Experience delivering construction or maintenance projects in housing or property organisations
- Strong project management, contract administration and stakeholder‑management skills
- Experience of delivering projects that fall under the requirements of Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act
- Knowledge of JCT/NEC contracts, procurement routes and dispute resolution
- Understanding of CDM 2015, H&S requirements and building safety legislation
- Ability to analyse data, manage budgets and make sound decisions
- HNC in Construction (or equivalent); MCIOB/MRICS desirable
- SSSTS/SMSTS/IOSH (or willingness to achieve)
- Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you’re passionate about delivering high‑quality projects that improve homes and enhance residents’ lives, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and join a team where your expertise, values and commitment truly make a difference.
Anchor – a great place to work
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.
We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.
Our values
Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.
Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.
Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
- Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
- Mental health support
- Flexible working options
- Access to online GP appointments
Finance
- Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
- Quick and easy pension transfer service
- Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
- Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
- Free Blue Light Card
Career
- Ongoing personal and professional development programme
- Leadership Pathways online learning resources
- Career progression and promotion opportunities
To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser
Celebrating diversity, celebrating you
Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.
We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.
We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.
