Help shape the future of housing across Plymouth
Are you passionate about creating high‑quality homes and vibrant communities?
Do you thrive on managing complex development projects from idea to completion?
If you’re driven, organised, and ready to make a lasting impact in Plymouth, this could be your next big move!
About the role
As a Development Project Manager, you’ll play a key role in delivering new housing schemes that transform neighbourhoods and improve lives. You’ll oversee projects through to construction, handover, and post‑completion review — ensuring every scheme meets our high standards, Homes England requirements, and regeneration objectives.
This is an exciting opportunity to blend strategic thinking with hands‑on project delivery, working with a wide range of partners including contractors, consultants, local authorities, residents, and internal teams.
What you will be doing
Project Management & Delivery
- Project manage new-build housing schemes from planning to handover.
- Support the preparation of offers and funding bids.
- Monitor timelines, budgets, funding commitments, and contractor performance.
- Ensure all agreements comply with PCH, Board and Homes England standards.
- Ensure design quality, technical standards and compliance throughout.
- Oversee snagging, client briefings and cross‑department engagement.
- Maintain robust documentation for internal and external audit.
Community Engagement & Social Value
- Work closely with the Communities Team to support local regeneration priorities.
- Ensure resident involvement in pre‑planning and post‑contract stages.
- Monitor social value outcomes including employment, training, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Coordinate resident communications during construction.
Our ideal candidate for this role is someone who is:
- Confident managing multiple projects and deadlines
- Skilled in negotiation, relationship building, and communication
- Knowledgeable about housing development, construction processes or regeneration
- Detail‑driven with strong financial and compliance awareness
- Passionate about community impact and delivering real social value
About Plymouth Community Homes
We are the city’s largest social housing association, with over 16,000 properties providing homes for more than 35,000 people, and we’re aiming to grow, to provide more people with high-quality, affordable homes to rent and buy.
With a great workforce and a focus on people, we deliver good quality, well‑managed and well‑maintained homes.
What we can offer you:
- Relevant Development training.
- Excellent pension scheme with a high level of employer contributions
- Free, fully equipped onsite gym and changing facilities.
- The opportunity to carry out volunteer work for 3 days a year through our Make a Difference scheme
- Annual leave of 25 days (rising to 30 days) plus Bank Holidays and holiday trading option
- Free Employee Assistance programme, including free counselling
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Cycle to Work scheme
- We support digital working with modern devices/smart phones
- Our modern and spacious offices are right on a bus route, and just three miles from the city centre
We do not accept unsolicited applications or contact from recruitment agencies.
To Apply:
Please select Apply, upload your CV and a personal statement detailing your knowledge, skills and experience.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Gavin Sutton, Development Manager on 07584490468.
This post is not suitable for job share.
Shortlisting Date: 17thApril 2026
Interview Date: 30thApril or 1stMay 2026
If you are an apprentice, please ensure that you make the Learning & Development team aware that you intend to apply for this position.
We are a committed Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from suitably talented people from any community and background.
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