Project Manager – Electrical (South)
Location: Home-based with regular regional travel
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Salary: c.£50,000 plus £5,800 car allowance
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Are you ready to play a key role in delivering safe, modern, and reliable electrical systems that improve the comfort and wellbeing of our residents? We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager – Electrical to lead essential installation and maintenance programmes from planning through to completion. You’ll ensure high-quality delivery, strong contractor performance, and full compliance with safety and regulatory standards
About the Role
As our Project Manager – Electrical, you’ll oversee a range of electrical installation, testing, and maintenance projects across our homes. You'll coordinate contractors, internal teams, and suppliers—ensuring programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required standards.
Your work will include:
1. Managing electrical installations and supporting projects involving gates, barriers, door entry, lighting, and alarms.
2. Overseeing maintenance programmes, carrying out site inspections, condition surveys, and compliance checks.
3. Ensuring adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements.
4. Maintaining accurate project, certification, and asset data.
5. Using data insights and resident feedback to shape and improve service delivery.
6. You’ll also provide expert advice on electrical systems and play a key role in strengthening how we plan and deliver safety‑critical works—making homes safer and residents’ experiences better.
What You’ll Bring
We’re looking for someone with:
7. Strong understanding of electrical systems and compliance requirements.
8. Experience delivering construction or electrical projects in residential or similar environments.
9. Contractor management expertise, with experience of JCT/NEC contracts.
10. Strong financial management skills.
11. The ability to carry out site inspections, condition reports, and H&S checks.
12. Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
13. Confidence using digital and asset management systems.
14. A commitment to resident safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
15. HNC in Construction or equivalent experience.
16. Professional accreditation (MCIOB, MRICS) or working towards this.
17. Technical electrical qualifications (, NVQ Level 3, 18th Edition).
18. Commitment to ongoing CPD.
19. Ability to travel across the region.
20. Desirable: Knowledge of Fire Alarms, Emergency Lighting, Gates, Barriers, Door Entry Systems
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.
Our values
Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.
Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.
Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.
A rewarding environment
From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.
Health & happiness
21. Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
22. Mental health support
23. Flexible working options
24. Access to online GP appointments
Finance
25. Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
26. Quick and easy pension transfer service
27. Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
28. Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
29. Free Blue Light Card
Career
30. Ongoing personal and professional development programme
31. Leadership Pathways online learning resources
32. Career progression and promotion opportunities
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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.