Housing job titles

Every role we recruit for across housebuilding, housing associations and social housing, grouped by department. Select a title to see live vacancies and what the role involves.

Board & executive leadership

Board, C-suite and executive appointments across housebuilders, housing associations and contractors.

Land

Land buying, strategic land and land acquisition roles for housebuilders and developers.

Planning

Town planning, strategic planning and consents roles across residential development.

Technical

Technical, engineering, design and architecture roles delivering residential schemes.

Commercial

Quantity surveying, estimating, buying and procurement roles.

Construction

Site delivery, production and build quality roles on residential developments.

Health, safety & environment

HSE, sustainability and environmental compliance roles across housing delivery.

Sustainability

Sustainability, ESG, net zero, decarbonisation, biodiversity, social value and environmental leadership roles.

Sales

New homes sales roles from sales advisor to group sales director.

Marketing

Brand, digital, communications and marketing roles across the housing sector.

Finance

Accounting, treasury, audit and financial leadership roles.

Legal & governance

In-house legal, company secretarial, governance and risk roles.

Customer service & experience

Customer care, aftercare, complaints and customer experience roles.

Housing management

Neighbourhood, tenancy and estate management roles in social and affordable housing.

Repairs & maintenance

Responsive repairs, voids and planned maintenance delivery roles.

Asset management

Stock condition, investment planning and asset strategy roles.

Building safety, compliance & remediation

Building safety, statutory compliance and remediation roles across housing stock.

Development & regeneration

Affordable housing development, S106, programme delivery and regeneration roles.

Income & rents

Rent collection, arrears, welfare and financial inclusion roles.

Homelessness, support & care

Supported housing, homelessness prevention, independent living and care roles.

People, HR & organisational development

HR, recruitment, learning, reward and organisational development roles.

Partnerships, new business, bids & pre-construction

Partnerships, joint ventures, new business, bid writing and pre-construction roles.

Homeownership, leasehold & service charges

Leasehold, shared ownership, service charge and managing agent roles.

Shared ownership & affordable sales

Shared ownership, resales, staircasing and affordable sales roles.

Resident engagement, communities & social value

Resident involvement, community investment, social value and employment support roles.

Trades & direct labour

In-house trade, operative and grounds roles across repairs and maintenance.

Strategy, transformation & performance

Strategy, policy, business improvement, change, PMO and performance roles.

IT, data, digital & cybersecurity

Technology, data, digital product, GIS and information security roles.

Facilities, corporate estates & business support

Workplace, facilities, secretarial, PA and office administration roles.

Build to Rent & private rented sector

BTR and PRS operations, leasing, mobilisation and building management roles.

Seniority variations

Most functions above also carry these levels:

Apprentice · Trainee · Graduate · Assistant · Junior · Coordinator · Administrator · Officer · Executive · Advisor · Surveyor · Consultant · Specialist · Analyst · Manager · Senior Manager · Team Leader · Regional Manager · Head of · Associate Director · Deputy Director · Director · Regional Director · Divisional Director · Group Director · Executive Director · Chief Officer