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.
- Chair
- Deputy Chair
- Non-Executive Director
- Board Member
- Chief Executive Officer
- Group Chief Executive
- Deputy Chief Executive
- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief People Officer
- Chief Customer Officer
- Chief Investment Officer
- Chief Property Officer
- Chief Development Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Chief Technology Officer
- Managing Director
- Group Managing Director
- Regional Managing Director
- Divisional Managing Director
- Executive Director
- Group Director
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.
- Technical Coordinator
- Senior Technical Coordinator
- Technical Manager
- Senior Technical Manager
- Head of Technical
- Technical Director
- Group Technical Director
- Design Manager
- Senior Design Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Civil Engineer
- Structural Engineer
- Architectural Technologist
- Architect
- CAD Technician
- BIM Manager
- Graduate Technical Coordinator
Commercial
Quantity surveying, estimating, buying and procurement roles.
- Assistant Quantity Surveyor
- Quantity Surveyor
- Senior Quantity Surveyor
- Managing Quantity Surveyor
- Commercial Manager
- Head of Commercial
- Commercial Director
- Group Commercial Director
- Estimator
- Senior Estimator
- Chief Estimator
- Buyer
- Senior Buyer
- Head of Procurement
- Procurement Manager
- Surveying Trainee
- Graduate Quantity Surveyor
Construction
Site delivery, production and build quality roles on residential developments.
Health, safety & environment
HSE, sustainability and environmental compliance roles across housing delivery.
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.
Compliance
Building safety and statutory compliance roles across housing stock.
Development & regeneration
Affordable housing development, S106, partnerships and regeneration roles.
Income & rents
Rent collection, arrears, welfare and financial inclusion roles.
Homelessness, support & care
Supported housing, homelessness prevention and care roles.
Corporate services
HR, IT, data and business support functions across housing organisations.
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