Social housing project manager recruitment
Permanent project, planned works and retrofit managers for housing providers, councils and the contractors who deliver for them.
Delivering new homes, and improving the ones people live in
Social housing project managers deliver new affordable homes, major works and retrofit programmes for registered providers, councils and their contractors.
The work comes with pressures the private sector does not have: grant funding and tight cost frameworks, residents living in or next to the works, and a growing compliance and building safety workload.
Retrofit adds its own. It means assessing and improving existing homes to cut energy use, to the PAS 2035 standard, which defines specific roles such as the retrofit coordinator. We recruit the people who plan and deliver these programmes, and our building services network helps with the services and compliance side.
How we assess a social housing project manager
The sector rewards a particular kind of experience.
- 01Delivery in occupied homesExperience of resident liaison, access and keeping disruption and complaints down when homes are lived in.
- 02Funding and frameworksExperience of grant-funded programmes, frameworks and the reporting that comes with them.
- 03Retrofit knowledgeUnderstanding of PAS 2035 and its roles, the measures commonly installed, and what has been delivered at scale.
- 04Compliance and safetyAwareness of the building safety and compliance obligations landlords carry, and how delivery teams support them.
Who hires them, and at what level
Permanent roles with housing providers and with their contractors.
We recruit for registered providers and local authorities as well as the contractors who deliver for them. The client side tends to value governance and resident engagement. The contractor side tends to value commercial delivery. We help candidates understand which they are suited to. Every role is permanent.
- Development project managerDelivering new affordable and mixed-tenure homes.
- Planned works project managerRunning major works and refurbishment programmes across a housing stock.
- Retrofit project manager or coordinatorDelivering energy efficiency and decarbonisation programmes, including PAS 2035 roles.
- Contracts managerOverseeing several schemes or contracts for a contractor or provider.
- Head of development or programme directorLeading delivery strategy and a programme of schemes.
Hiring a social housing project manager?
Brief us and we'll tell you honestly what the market looks like and who we'd approach. You see no more than three people, each of whom we have spoken to.
Looking for a new social housing role?
See what's live, or send your CV in confidence. We'll tell you honestly where it sits and only put you forward to roles you'd actually take.
Social housing project manager recruitment questions
What is PAS 2035?
A UK standard that sets out how the retrofit of homes should be assessed, designed and managed. It defines roles including retrofit assessor, coordinator and designer.
Do you recruit for housing providers or for contractors?
Both. We recruit for registered providers and councils and for the contractors who deliver their programmes.
Do you recruit building services and compliance people in social housing?
Yes. Our building services network covers the services and compliance roles that sit at the heart of building safety.
Do you only fill permanent roles?
Yes. Every role we work on is permanent.
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