Head of Assets & Property Services - Willow Tree Housing

To deliver an outstanding active asset management and property service across the Organisation's property asset base - maximising efficiencies through planning and cost effective delivery of planned, responsive and property compliance work programmes. Provide assurance to the CEO on building safety; asset maintenance; works programming; resident expectations and financial viability of future developments.

Client Details

Willow Tree Housing Partnership is a forward thinking housing provider based in Somerset and Devon providing affordable housing for their local communities. This role is a key leadership position for the organisation and reports directly into the CEO.

CEO, Donna Johnson says "As we enter a new phase of our evolution, our focus is clear, to deliver more and for the benefit of the people that we provide services to both now and in the future. Our vision remains to Deliver & Grow. Our priorities for the next three years will be centred around four key areas:

People - this includes our current and future tenants, our colleagues and all of the partners we work with in collaboration as a smaller enterprise across the South West.

Property - we will work to ensure we maintain and invest in the homes we own and manage, keeping them safe, and also working to improve their fabric to deliver more sustainable homes for the future.

Place - we want people to enjoy where they live and for the new homes we build to be where people can access services and benefit from green spaces as much as possible.

Planet - we aim to be an organisation that puts sustainability at the heart of what we do, whether that is in the building of new homes, retrofitting existing ones, or limiting our impact on the biodiversity that is so important in supporting the efforts being made to manage climate change."

Description

• Head of Assets & Property Services for Willow Tree's Housing stock across Devon and Somerset, largely based from home.
• Line management of Property Services Manager and Safety Team Leader, with a wider team of surveyors and support staff within the structure.
• Lead on the implementation of the Asset Management Strategy, being accountable and responsible for establishing, implementing, reviewing and revising plans which translate strategy and priorities into delivery.
• Plan, procure, and deliver high-quality programs of planned works (cyclical and major repairs) within time, legal, and financial constraints, ensuring customer consultation.
• Oversee an effective responsive maintenance service that delivers customer focused outcomes, providing appropriate technical advice and support on repairs and maintenance to other teams.
• Oversee high-quality health and safety servicing works, such as fire systems, lift systems, legionella, asbestos management, electrical testing, and tree management.
• Maximising opportunities for meaningful engagement with tenants to enable and embed high quality and accountable housing asset services.
• To ensure an understanding of emerging themes and trends or changes to legislation or regulation within Housing.
• As a key member of the leadership team contribute to the delivery of the Corporate Strategy and the WTHP ethos of deliver and grow.

Profile

• Proven track record in a leadership role within the housing property sector
• Experience delivering planned works, cyclical maintenance, compliance and H&S servicing programs
• Thorough understanding of housing regulations
• Excellent commercial acumen and budget management
• Relevant construction qualification or professional memberships eg HND Construction, Building Surveyor Degree, RICS, CIH Level 4

Job Offer

• 70,000 per annum salary
• 1,239 Essential car user allowance per annum plus mileage as per HMRC rates
• Flexible working and majority home based role
• Pension - WTHP match up to a maximum of 8.3% of contributions paid by employee
• 25 days A/L, rising up to 28 days, plus Bank holidays
• Additional day off for birthday
• Discretionary additional day off between Christmas and New Year
• Well being 100 fund paid to employee every financial year to spend on whatever enhances their wellbeing (receipt needed)