Project Manager

The Vacancy

Social Housing & Decarbonisation

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead planned works across multiple sites in the Coalville area, with time split between site visits and office-based coordination.

🔧 Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee and manage retrofit and decarbonisation workstreams across social housing projects.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring clear communication and satisfaction.
• Lead and support site teams to deliver high-quality outcomes on time and within budget.
• Coordinate schedules, resources, and reporting across multiple locations.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards.

🌱 Project Scope:

• Social housing retrofit programmes
• Net zero and decarbonisation initiatives
• Multi-stream delivery across planned works

👤 Candidate Profile:

• Proven experience as a Project Manager in the social housing sector
• Strong knowledge of net zero and decarbonisation strategies
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage multiple sites and teams effectively

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.