Project Manager / Development Manager (Housing)

Project Manager / Development Manager (Housing)

Blackburn / Wakefield

£30,487 per annum*

Permanent | 37 hours per week

Our client is currently expanding, and growing from strength to strength. As such they are looking for a Project Manager to join their team based in either Blackburn or Wakefield covering projects primarily throughout Lancashire and Yorkshire.

The Project Manager will lead on developments for the Group throughout the whole cycle, from site appraisal to practical completion and handover.

You will be responsible for identifying and appraising suitable schemes for ongoing development programme and delivering these projects within specified and agreed deadlines. You will also be actively engaged in any regeneration activities that could lead to new business or other commercial opportunities whilst helping to identify funding opportunities and preparing capital bids.

Knowledge of the whole development cycle and project management to include managing budgets will be key in this post.

The successful candidate will already have practical working experience in housing, either private sector or social housing OR Project Management experience in construction and development works. You should also have experience of managing construction to Homes England Development Standards.

Due to the nature of the role, a full driving licence is required, along with access to your own vehicle insured for business purposes; with travel to other offices throughout the North of England.

In return our client can offer you a great set of benefits which includes

-27 days holiday (rising to 32 over 5 years service) + bank holidays.

-A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies

-Great new comfortable and modern offices

-A huge scope of personal development opportunities

-A very attractive pension scheme & healthcare benefits as well

-For the more active minded they also offer a “cycle to work” scheme

*The salary for this role will rise to £33,992 per annum after a tenure with the company and a satisfactory level of work.