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More about the role

As our Acquisition Project Lead within the Planned Investment Team (Assets & Investments), you'll support Living+ through the end-to-end process of assessing and acquiring new homes across the country. You'll combine strong technical capability with a practical, people-focused approach—helping ensure each property is understood, improved where needed and ready to meet the needs of our communities.

You'll take a property from initial assessment through to a clear, deliverable scope by carrying out property and measured surveys and producing accurate floorplans and elevations. You'll develop drawings, schedules and specifications that support the acquisition process and provide clear, well-structured technical reports to inform decisions and next steps.

You'll also support the coordination of planning and building regulation applications, ensure Construction (Design and Management) requirements are met, and promote effective operational Health & Safety. Working with internal colleagues and external partners, you'll help select and appoint suitable contractors, provide reliable technical advice, and maintain accurate systems and records so progress is monitored and reported appropriately.

More about you

You're technically confident and methodical, with a practical approach to problem-solving and a focus on delivering quality work to agreed deadlines. You communicate clearly with a range of stakeholders—contractors, colleagues, local authorities and other professionals—and you can translate technical detail into straightforward guidance. You're organised, comfortable managing a varied workload, and you take pride in keeping information accurate and up to date.

Essential Criteria

You'll bring membership of a professional body such as RICS or CIOB, plus an HNC/HND (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, or solid demonstrable experience. You can use AutoCAD (or similar) confidently, you understand Building Regulations and how to apply them in the real world, and you've got a practical grasp of operational Health & Safety, including the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. You understand procurement rules and regulations, you're comfortable with IT tools like Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project, and you work well in multi-disciplinary teams. You communicate clearly in writing and in person, you can prioritise to meet realistic targets, costs and time deadlines, and you hold a full current driving licence with access to a suitable vehicle. This role requires a DBS check.

If you're looking for a role where your technical expertise helps create high-quality homes and stronger communities, we'd be pleased to hear from you.

Benefits   

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.    

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:    

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly   

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%  

• Excellent holiday package – 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave  

• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year  

• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%  

• Training and development  

• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more. 

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team recruitment@placesforpeople.co.uk 

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk. 

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.  

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. 

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. 

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities