Project Surveyor

Project Surveyor

Location: Flexible, UK (with travel)

Salary: Competitive, commensurate with experience plus £5,800 Car Allowance

Contract: 6 month Fixed Term Contract

About Anchor

Anchor is a leading provider of housing, care, and homeownership services across the UK. Our Property team is dedicated to delivering high-quality construction projects that meet resident needs, comply with regulations, and align with our strategic objectives.

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic Project Surveyor to deliver construction projects and manage supply chain relationships. Reporting to the Senior Projects Surveyor, you will be responsible for specifications, tendering, and project delivery, including homeownership (leasehold) works, care home decorations, and bespoke projects requiring detailed specifications.

This role plays a critical part in our core investment programmes, requiring close collaboration with contractors, the portfolio strategy team, sustainability team, and housing/care operations to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop specifications and contract documents for tendering, ensuring deliverable work packages for supply chain partners.
• Manage contractor relationships to ensure robust project delivery and compliance with key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with property teams, portfolio strategy, and sustainability teams to align project delivery with Anchor’s quality and strategic objectives.
• Establish and maintain robust project management arrangements, ensuring programmes are delivered within time and budget constraints.
• Identify and implement practices that drive value for money, including risk strategies and benchmarking for large projects.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, statutory, and internal governance requirements, making recommendations for improvements.

About You

You are a skilled and proactive professional with a strong background in project delivery and contract management. You bring:

• A proven track record of delivering property projects, including homeownership (S20) programmes, on time and within budget.
• Experience working with high-value, complex partnering contracts, achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Expertise in developing specifications, tendering, and managing construction programmes, with an understanding of relevant legislation.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to build trust, collaborate across teams, and manage change effectively.
• Excellent planning and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate issues and deliver pragmatic solutions.
• A degree or substantial relevant experience, with a professional qualification (e.g., MCIOB, MRICS) or working towards one (desirable).

Why Join Us?

Join Anchor and contribute to delivering impactful projects that enhance the lives of our residents. We offer:

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities to lead high-profile projects in a supportive, values-driven organisation.
• Professional development and a collaborative working environment.
• The chance to make a meaningful difference through innovative project delivery.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser 

Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.  

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members.  We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.