Head of Asset Management & Investment - Agile working

£72,000 plus car allowance

Braintree, Essex - Agile working

Permanent, Full Time

About the role

Our client is currently seeking a Head of Asset Management & Investment to lead their approach to Asset Management. You’ll ensure that they have homes and communities that are safe for their customers and that they provide homes and communities that meet their customers evolving needs. As well as maximize the return on their assets, you’ll ensure they invest efficiently to meet sustainability and decarbonisation targets, as well as Invest in long term, sustainable assets.

Your key requirements for this role include:

• Develop their approach to Strategic Asset Management in a way that is consistent with the organisation’s wider direction, aspirations and ambitions and is responsive to changes within the sector.
• Lead their zero-carbon agenda
• Develop and implement an effective and affordable Asset Management Strategy, investment plan and procurement strategy for their assets
• Develop and implement their approach to stock reinvestment, acquisition, regeneration, and disposal
• Develop and monitor a performance model for their assets

About you

The ideal candidate for this role will be able to demonstrate the following:

• You’ll hold a relevant management qualification and Professional Qualification (e.g. RICS, MCIOB, MCABE) but other achievements / qualifications will be considered
• Significant experience of general business management working at a senior management level as part of a leadership team.
• Extensive experience at a senior level of asset management, stock sustainability, property investment, and programme planning and ICT project planning.
• Experience of managing budgets, financial cost modelling and life cycle costs.

About our client

They are a vibrant, forward-thinking housing association for the East of England. Together with their customers and communities, they create safe, a­ffordable homes and neighbourhoods that people are proud to live in.

They own and look after 12,500 social homes in the East of England and plan to build another 3,800 by 2025. People who live in their homes pay rents and charges that are less than the market rate. They reinvest every £1 and use their strong finances to fund new homes, improve services and communities.

Their trailblazing approach means they work side by side with their customers. They listen to what matters to people and use this feedback to influence services. Not everyone wants to get involved and they respect that. For those that do, they make it as easy as possible for them.

They share their expertise and innovation to inspire and enable others to solve the challenges in their areas. Their Community Academy offers training and experience, and we make it possible for like-minded people to be part of a team which drives change and improvements.

People who work with them put customers first. They are committed to communities and doing the right thing to make a positive di­fference.

Join them!

They offer a great range of benefits as well as opportunities to learn, develop and collaborate across the organisation. Along with flexible working and a dress for your day office culture they are innovative, in not just the work they do, but the way they work.