Project Manager - Goodman Masson : Job Details

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to manage multiple projects of works across Empty Homes, Customer Safety, Planned Investment and Maintenance services, ensuring all works are delivered to time, cost and quality.

We are passionate about empowering our people to be the best they can be and are committed to a culture of inclusivity where colleagues are "free to be me". Not only this, but we aim to put our people first by offering hybrid/agile working, a great pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions!) and many other benefits which show our appreciation for the hard work that everyone puts in here. We each work to our Freebridge Values; Belong, Own It, Think Customer, One Team One Purpose and Be the Change.

In line with our five-year strategy, which we are now in the third year of, we are looking to build 750 new homes by 2026! This five-year strategy will drive us towards our long-term ambitions for the next 10-20 years and these first five years will be critical in laying the groundwork, investing in properties and people, hitting new targets and really making a difference.

Freebridge Community Housing is the largest provider of housing in West Norfolk, set up in 2006 to receive the transfer of homes from the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Today, we own and manage around 7,000 homes across West Norfolk, making a difference to thousands of customers within communities across an area of almost 550 square miles. We have an annual turnover of £30m and employ well over 200 people, including our own Property Services team. Over the last 14 years, there have been numerous achievements, not least delivering our tenants' promises and bringing homes to the Decent Homes Standard, affording our customers a much better quality of living.

Requirements

• Manage a diverse range of projects ensuring they are delivered with the available resources, within the budget and timeline, and the work meets all relevant standards
• Communicate regularly with customers, before, during and post completion of works, being clear on the details of the works and expected timescales. Work with colleagues in the business to respond to and resolve any customer requests
• Manage delivery of day to day works to ensure they are carried out in line with required standards, including the Freebridge Home Standard, as well as relevant legislation and compliance requirements
• Ensure contractors deliver to full specification of works as agreed, identifying and managing contractor performance issues through to resolution
• Collaborate with colleagues and contractors to support decision making in relation to products and materials required to complete works

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge and experience of project management within a housing or construction industry
• Knowledge and experience of managing contractors
• Knowledge and experience of managing budgets within a project
• Ability and willingness to make key operational decisions whilst under the constraints/pressure of tight deadlines and using own initiative with a minimum of management supervision
• Strong knowledge of Health and Safety whilst on site
• Strong IT skills with Microsoft Project, Excel etc

Benefits

• £41,699.78 per annum
• Full time of 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Hybrid Working
• Great Pension Scheme
• Full access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Customer focused, team working environment
• Employee discount perks including 100s of high street discounts
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (rising to 30 days after 5 years)