Head of Assets - Surrey, United Kingdom - MMP Consultancy

MMP Consultancy

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Surrey, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

MMP Consultancy currently have an opportunity for a Head of Property & Assets to join a housing association based in Surrey.

This will be a permanent position paying £63,000p/a Benefits.

You will be responsible for managing the Asset Management, Property Services & Maintenance teams.

Role Purpose

Deliver the strategic priorities and plans for Asset Management and Property Services ensuring good quality customer services through delivering a range of comprehensive services to meet identified needs and aspirations, ensuring financial viability
To provide vision, leadership and management delivering customer focussed, efficient and effective Asset Management and Property Services.
To lead on the delivery of my clients asset management strategy, maximising the return on investment of our property portfolio.
To deliver an effective property management service that delivers a responsive service to tenants and Value for Money.
To ensure we are compliant with all statutory, contractual, Health and Safety legislation and our regulators requirements.
To manage annual budgets ensuring corrective actions are taken to avoid unnecessary over or underspend at year end working in collaboration with finance.
To fulfil the role of 'Building Safety Manager' on behalf of my client.
Proactively ensure that any underperformance or service failure is addressed to ensure KPIs are met.
Work in collaboration with the Housing Services Manager and other colleagues to deliver seamless services across the housing, asset, and property management functions.

Asset Management:

Work with the Director of Operations (Housing) to deliver an effective short, medium

- and long-term Asset Management and Investment Strategy taking a strategic approach to future housing investment, alongside developing plans for properties with poor financial, environmental and/or market performance including plans for properties outside of my clients core geographical priority area(s).

Work with the Director of Operations (Housing) to ensure a comprehensive asset review and options appraisals process across the Associations property portfolio.
Maintain up to date data on stock condition, values of properties in a way that informs investment and asset optimisation decisions and the association's repairs and maintenance function.
To ensure a continuous and ongoing process of updating stock condition data is in place and utilised in devising planned maintenance schedules.
Responsible for exploring and investigating external sources of funding opportunity, preparing and executing bids for such activity

Property Services:

Technical knowledge relating to building construction methods and materials, building standards and defects, schedule of rates, building design and services.
Able to inspect and diagnose repairs, recommend solutions and produce simple specifications and schedules of work.
Provide advice and guidance on building maintenance and property services to colleagues and customers.
Communicate technical matters effectively to a nontechnical audience.
Provide technical advice to the service delivery teams where required or ensure that advice is obtained from external sources.
Progress and resolve any disrepair notices that may be served in accordance with procedures.
Develop, implement and monitor effective clientside management arrangements including appropriate contracts/SLA's with external contractors which ensure the delivery of high quality, Value for Money services.
Ensure the effective procurement and delivery of our reactive, planned and cyclical maintenance services and programmes achieving or exceeding agreed KPI's and financial targets to provide value for money, ensuring repairs services are implemented on time and that our stock is maintained to the highest possible standard to meet the needs of our customers.
Ensure the association complies with all property related Health and Safety legislation and regulations, including but not exclusively, Asbestos, Gas, Electrical, Fire and Water / Legionella safety.
Ensure that policies, procedures and processes are fit for purpose and kept up to date in relation to legal or regulatory changes.

***Title: Head of Property & Assets

Salary:
£63,000p/a Benefits

Location:
Staines, Surrey