We’re currently recruiting a Project Manager-Stock Condition to join us on a fixed‑term maternity cover, delivering high‑quality stock condition programmes for our clients. We are looking for someone with an appetite to support social housing providers to understand and invest in their homes and the wellbeing of their tenants.
The main purpose of this role is to ensure the delivery of stock condition surveying projects to our clients, through effective planning and management.
You will be expected to ensure that projects are delivered to specification, within the established time frame and to budget.
You must be committed to developing your expertise in relation to building and stock condition surveying (e.g. by becoming a qualified DEA and Retrofit Assessor).
In addition, you will be responsible for supporting the department’s growth through the training of new recruits and associates. In conjunction with the Head of Surveying Services, Operations Manager SCS and our Hub Team, you will ensure that all client works are delivered in accordance with contractual requirements and to the highest level of quality.
With the support of the wider organisation, you will be expected to continue to develop their competencies and areas of expertise, to ensure client confidence and to continue to grow the service offering, in line with building safety guidance and regulations.
- You will assist the Head of Surveying Services and Operations Manager Surveying by providing a significant contribution to the operational and commercial performance of the surveying services team.
- You will be responsible for the day to day delivery of projects as outlined in the technical requirements section above, supporting the Head of Surveying Services and Operations Manager Surveying, assuming responsibility for the Technical Support Team and field based surveyors.
- Focus will be on successful establishment, delivery and closure of projects, ensuring both client, business and end user needs are met.
Responsibilities include:
- Operational Performance – you will ensure the achievement of all agreed quality standards to support the delivery of key business objectives, service plan objectives and contractual obligations with all clients.
- Commercial Performance – you will contribute to the achievement of all agreed financial performance targets (turnover, gross profit and net profit) through the achievement of agreed productivity targets for you and you’re team of associates.
- Project Planning – you will contribute to the planning and development of projects. This involves activities such as assisting the Head of Surveying Services and Operations Manager Surveying and other colleagues with gathering information required to prepare estimates and attending client meetings.
- Site Visits – you may be required to carry out site visits from time to time, to gather the information required to contribute to different phases of the individual projects.
- Interpreting Documentation – you will be expected to utilise various compliance/regulatory documents, to act as an expert for clients, identifying areas of non-compliance and offering advice to achieve the required compliance.
- Project Management – you will be expected to contribute to the coordination and management of projects, and to keep track and report project progress and attend site as and when required
- Customer Relationship Management – you will foster positive, productive and long-lasting relationships with each of your delegated client accounts. You will provide an operational point of client contact. As a result, you will have responsibility for providing advice to these clients on all aspects of surveying and for management of the relationship and contract that exists with these clients, by instigating regular contact with these clients.
- Health & Safety – you will embed a strong health and safety culture within your projects through appropriate induction, risk assessments, and mobilisation briefings. You will also ensure all aspects of our health and safety framework are implemented and adhered to.
- Quality Assurance – you will take part in our robust validation processes and instil a compliance culture within our surveying projects. You will undertake the quality assurance audits of the Technical Support Team and Associate surveyors to support our approach to quality control and ensure that learning is applied and embedded from validation results.
- Training – as part of your personal development you will be expected to complete tasks assigned by the Operations Manager Surveying, such as training recruits and associate surveyors, as well as adhering to and achieving you’re development pathway
Day to day duties may include:
- Managing stock condition surveys projects for our clients. These projects could include one or more of the following; field based stock condition surveys, energy performance assessments, floor plans and retrofit assessments.
- Being involved in the mobilisation and set-up of all SCS projects with clients.
- Sourcing stock condition surveyors for all projects, either from our existing pool of surveyors, or by recruiting new surveyors as required.
- Involvement in the set-up of all stock condition projects, including the database configuration/template to be used for data collection; and the collection, analysis and validation of the data and photographs produced as part of the surveys.
- Developing your expertise on our Safety Culture data capture system and other asset management systems.
- Developing your expertise on our workflow platform SimPro.
- All field based work will be carried out by our team of internal and external associate surveyors. Your role will be to project manage delivery and then ensure we produce the require reports and outputs for our clients on a monthly basis.
Essential skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Highly organised.
- Problem solving.
- Conflict management.
- Composure.
- Microsoft Office.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Initiative.
- Customer focus.
- Technical learning.
A background in building surveying and/or knowledge of the social housing sector, as well as previous project management experience or qualification would be advantageous.
Pennington Choices has been recognised by Best Companies as being a very good employer each year since 2018. We offer a working environment that is stimulating, where our people are given the tools they need to help shape their careers. With approachable and supportive line management and a proven track record of promoting from within, we encourage our people to be the best they can be, and we provide them with training, variety and support to help them grow.
We also provide colleagues with:
- Commitment to super flexible and remote hybrid working where applicable.
- 37.5-hour working week.
- 26 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata).
- Additional leave for length of service up to 31 days each year.
- Opportunity to buy additional annual leave or sell surplus leave.
- Enhanced employer pension contributions of 4% when you contribute 6%.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Regular Learning and Development opportunities.
- Regular company social events including an annual summer event.
- Cycle to work scheme, offering savings of at least 32%* on a new bike and cycle safety accessories.
- Electric Car salary sacrifice scheme, saving 30-60% on an electric car (subject to eligibility).
- Access to an online platform providing employee discounts on hundreds of high street brands.
- Access to private healthcare, Employee Assistance Programme, and Wellness programmes including annual flu jab.
- Paid sick leave allowance each year.
- Free eye tests and contribution towards new glasses/frames.
- Referral programme offering up to £2,000.
- Opportunity to paid volunteering days supporting local charities/initiatives.
- Length of service reward.
Pennington Choices is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, hire, train, and promote individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
Since 2000, we’ve delivered expert property surveying and consultancy services to over 800 public sector organisations.
Our work spans a wide range of disciplines, including:
- Asbestos management
- Fire safety services
- Asset management
- Compliance audits
- Project management
- Cost consultancy
- Retrofit services
- Technical advisory support
We operate across key sectors such as social housing, the NHS, education, and government, helping clients maintain safe, compliant, and efficient buildings.
Our head office is a converted barn in the scenic Cheshire countryside, with another regional office in Bromley.
This is an exciting time to join us. We are a business with a strong track record of growth, trusted by clients across housing, health, education, and commercial sectors to deliver safe, sustainable, and high-quality services.
As part of the Mears Group, and as a proud B Corporation, we are well-positioned to continue growing while making a positive impact on our people, clients, communities, and the environment. Our people are at the heart of everything we do!
