Development programme manager

Job Description

Lead a £250m+ Homes England Grant Programme. Shape the Future of Homes. Make a Real Social Impact.

Vico Homes is built on the foundations of WDH. We are looking for a Development Programme Manager to join our Development Team.

At Vico Homes, we are driven by a clear purpose: building vibrant communities and better futures. As a values-led organisation with strong ambitions, we are committed to making a meaningful difference with homes to be proud of. We are looking for someone who is proactive, delivery-focused, and committed to ensuring the highest standards of governance, bringing strong drive and accountability to everything they do. Whoever you are and wherever you come from, if you share these values and want to be part of something that has real impact, you will feel at home at Vico Homes.

Your Next Big Career Move

This is not just another development role. As our new Development Programme Manager, youll take the helm of our Strategic Partnership with Homes England a programme with the power to make a real difference, supporting the delivery of Vico Homes's growth ambition of 10,000 homes over 10 years across the North of England.

Youll oversee £250m in grant funding, guide long term financial expenditure exceeding £500m, and lead the delivery of this high impact housing programme that will help shape our future growth.

Youll provide strategic leadership, robust oversight, and expert programme management to ensure our development commitments are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and to the highest standard.

As the Development Programme Manager you will work 37 hours a week on a permanent basis, working flexibly in the Vico Homes operating area based at our Head Office in Castleford.

What youll do

• Leading the strategic direction and delivery of Vico Homes Homes England Strategic Partnership, ensuring governance, compliance and alignment with organisational priorities.
• Providing end-to-end programme leadership across the Homes England Grant Programme, driving performance and delivery against agreed targets and outputs.
• Managing and optimising £250m of grant funding while overseeing financial performance across a £500m+ programme.
• Acting as the senior relationship lead with Homes England, maintaining strong partnerships and ensuring contractual commitments are met.
• Establishing robust programme governance, performance management and continuous improvement to ensure high-quality, compliant delivery

What were looking for

Youll have experience in development, programme leadership and Homes England funding but more importantly, youll bring passion, integrity and a commitment to doing work that matters.

If youre ready for a role where youll lead at scale, shaping strategic delivery and ensuring high impact, compliant development programmes that create lasting communities, this is it.

For more details on what were looking for in this role, please see the Job Description below.

For more information or to arrange an informal chat about the role or working for Vico Homes, please email Joel Owen, Director of Development and Growth.

Please note: We anticipate that interviews will take place week commencing 6th July 2026.

Working for Vico Homes

Want to work in a place that values you? Where youre offered a competitive salary and a great pension? And where you can make a real difference? Youre in the right place!

We have a strong and inclusive culture and were always on the lookout for talented and dedicated people to be part of our teams. You spend a lot of your waking hours at work, so we offer a workplace where you can really be yourself, feel valued and access opportunities to progress and develop. We are recognised as a disability confident employer and have the Investors in People accreditation.

Working at Vico Homes brings lots of great benefits, including:

• Holidays - 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after five years' service) and an extra day off on your birthday, plus bank holidays and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Pension - generous employer pension contribution
• Flexible working - were happy to talk flexible working, including our WorkSmart approach to hybrid working, reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns
• Vico Homes Rewards - a fantastic range of lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, home electronics and our car benefit scheme
• Colleague wellbeing - a range of initiatives to support our people including an Employee Assistance Programme, Volunteering Scheme and dedicated Wellbeing Champions
• Colleague development a range of initiatives to support personal development including training, support with professional membership fees, internal and external qualifications, mentoring and personal coaching

How to apply and what happens next

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

• Read the job description, person specification and guidance notes below
• Complete the application form
• You'll receive an automatic reply to let you know we've received your application
• We'll then score all the applications against the person specification and contact you to let you know if we're inviting you to interview

If you have any questions about a career at Vico Homes, you can contact us by email.

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