Project Manager - Strategic Review Programme

Project Manager
- Strategic Review Programme

Salary: £42,154 per annum

Location: Flexible - able to travel within our operating region

Hours: 37 hours per week

Closing date: 12 August 2026

We're looking for an ambitious Project Manager with strong commercial acumen and imagination to play a leading role in identifying and transforming underperforming assets across our portfolio.

Working within our Strategic Review Programme team, you’ll help shape investment decisions and deliver regeneration opportunities.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead complex asset reviews, influence major strategic decisions, lead meaningful regeneration projects. and shape the future performance of a significant property portfolio.

This role looks to think big, bringing conceptualisation, design and delivery of new ideas to our assets to ensure they are fit for the future.

Reporting to the Programme Manager
- Strategic Review Programme, you will lead the delivery of options appraisal outcomes across a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial and land assets.

You will manage a programme of strategic reviews, assessing opportunities for conversion, reconfiguration, reinvestment, regeneration and portfolio optimisation. You'll be providing leadership to a small technical team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

Day to day you will find yourself:

• Leading strategic reviews of underperforming properties, land holdings, garages and commercial assets.
• Managing and delivering options appraisals that identify opportunities for investment, regeneration, stock rationalisation and portfolio improvement.
• Developing robust financial models, long-term forecasts and Net Present Value (NPV) assessments to support strategic decision-making.
• Evaluating asset performance at portfolio and archetype level, taking an estate-wide view of investment opportunities.
• Producing evidence-based recommendations for reinvestment, conversion and reconfiguration projects.
• Managing refurbishment and regeneration projects across existing residential estates.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to shape long‑term investment priorities and asset strategies.

You’ll combine strategic thinking with strong commercial awareness and a proven ability to deliver complex projects in an asset management environment.

You will come to the role with:

• Proven experience within asset management, strategic asset reviews and options appraisal programmes.
• Strong project management expertise with recognised project management accreditation or demonstrable experience.
• Experience leading and developing high‑performing technical or commercial teams.
• Excellent financial modelling, analytical and research skills.
• Ability to interpret complex technical, financial and economic data and translate it into actionable recommendations.
• Strong understanding of options appraisal methodologies and asset review processes.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging senior stakeholders.

This is a hybrid role so you’ll be able to base yourself from home. Travel for the role will be required so you’ll have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes and will be suitably located to enable travel within our operating region.

Our operating region includes London, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall.

You will have the opportunity to maximise both financial and social value for the business and our customers and deliver programmes that will have a lasting impact on communities and the future of our estate.

You’ll join a forward‑thinking organisation committed to making data‑driven investment decisions, creating thriving communities, and delivering exceptional outcomes for customers.

You will be taking ownership of complex strategic projects and make a lasting impact, if this is you, we’d love to hear from you.

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