Senior Project Manager; Remediation and Defects

Overview

Contract: Permanent Full-Time (37 hours/week)

Are you passionate about building safety and defect resolution? We’re looking for a skilled and proactive individual to lead our efforts in identifying and remediating defects across our property portfolio, including fire safety, structural integrity and latent issues. This role is central to ensuring our buildings are safe, compliant and customer focused.

Reporting to the Head of Building Safety and Asset Compliance, you’ll oversee the full lifecycle of remediation projects, ensuring work meets all relevant regulations and safety standards. You’ll be a key advocate for safe working practices and high-quality outcomes.

• Proactively identify and assess risks related to building defects and safety.
• Develop and implement effective remediation plans that align with project goals, timelines and budgets.
• Lead and manage projects from initiation to completion, coordinating resources and stakeholders.
• Communicate clearly and regularly with internal teams and external partners.
• Handle complaints professionally and within expected time frames.
• Promote and uphold safe working practices, challenging poor quality or unsafe behaviours.

• Experience in a similar role within construction, fire safety or defect remediation.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• A background or qualification in fire safety or fire engineering.
• Knowledge of fire and structural safety principles and how to apply them.
• A solid understanding of construction health and safety legislation, including CDM 2015 (minimum Level
  3).
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and a commitment to learning.
• A degree or equivalent qualification in building construction or a related field.
• We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You might be just the right person for the role or for another opportunity with us.

Please note applications will be reviewed as received. Therefore bpha reserves the right to close this opportunity prior to the advertised end date in the event that a suitable candidate is identified. Early applications are encouraged.

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About us

bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge Corridor which is committed to providing its customers with high quality value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient, sustainable and affordable housing.

We are a leading provider and developer of affordable homes for rent, shared ownership and supported housing.

We work together with communities to improve opportunities, independence and quality of life for our residents and to benefit the wider community. We bring people together and run and support a wide range of community activities.

We invest the money we make in existing homes to enable us to build new homes and to deliver new and improved services.

As a bpha employee you’d be joining 500 passionate and valued colleagues. All working together to achieve our mission and deliver quality service for over 20,000 homes and a more than 33,000 residents (and counting!).

Quality homes. Connected communities.

Our vision underpins our commitment to provide and maintain safe, sustainable, efficient, high standard homes for local people.

Our values underpin the work that we do and are ingrained in our culture  are looking for people who can share these values and translate them into day-to-day practices for the benefit of our communities, customers and fellow colleagues, so that we can realise our vision together.

We are ambitious

We are better together

We show empathy

We take responsibility

We believe that benefits should be more than just perks. For us they aren’t simply little extras added on at the end — they’re fundamental parts of what we stand for from the very beginning.

That’s why at bpha we reward our employees by making sure we give them a supportive and caring environment that empowers them to be happy, healthy and inspired every day.

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