Head of Asset Management, Compliance and Repairs

Salary: £66,000 per year

James Stevens Associates are delighted to be working with a Housing Association based in Bolton who are looking for a Head of Asset Management, Compliance and Repairs.

• Head of Asset Management, Compliance and Repairs
• £55,000
• Flexible working where appropriate

What you’ll be doing …

· Delivering a full asset management service to the Housing Association, including reactive repairs, compliance, cyclical maintenance and PPM.

· Working collaboratively to ensure the Asset Management, Compliance, H&S and Repairs. Team delivers a high-quality, cost effective and customer focussed service to our tenants.

· Developing and delivering an asset management strategy that ensures compliance with sector legislation, including the Decent Homes Standard and protects the long-term viability of the business.

· Influencing the growth strategy to ensure we invest in the right properties and understand the full life cost.

· Creating a high performing and continuously improving internal repairs service that

reduces cost and improves customer experience and VfM for tenants.

· Embedding a culture of high performance, quality, innovation and customer focus.

· Managing the reactive repairs service including internal operatives, external contractors and relationships with developers and Superior Landlords.

· Ensuring quality and service standards are set, delivered, monitored, and reviewed within line with business requirements.

· Meeting the agreed KPIs for reactive repairs and compliance.

· Providing expert advice to the senior management team and My Space Board.

What we will be looking for from you …

· Extensive experience of managing a repairs and maintenance service, preferably in the social housing sector.

· A comprehensive understanding of H&S, compliance and technical obligations within the asset management environment.

· Strong management experience, including directly employed technical staff alongside external contracts and service providers.

· The ability to communicate with people openly, directly, honestly and promote a free flow of ideas and information to foster business improvement

· Significant experience of managing and motivating teams to deliver targets and outcomes.

· Demonstrable expertise in negotiating and influencing across diverse and highly complex specialist disciplines.

· Car driver with access to a car for business use.

In return you can expect…

· A comprehensive induction programme

· Supported supervision based on a person-centred model

· Share across the organisation a supported enthusiasm of contributing to the right attitudes and behaviours of the workforce including sharing respect and caring for each other.

· A pay-structure that demonstrates the ability to aspire in the organisation into succession planning.