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REED are delighted to support our client a housing organisation who wishes to recruit a Deputy Head of Asset Management to join their team
Responsibilities
- Deliver the Asset Management Strategy
- Manage stock condition assessment process & ensure full information to make investment decisions, predict building element failure & estimate costs
- Plan a cycle of stock condition surveys & ensure component replacements recorded
- Lead in developing stock investment plan aligned with the Financial Plan
- Ensure 30-year stock investment plan & planned maintenance programmes facilitate the delivery of objectives including transitioning sheltered schemes to ‘stay put’ fire strategies upgrading schemes to a contemporary standard & achieve carbon reductions to fulfil ‘Net Zero’ targets
- Lead regulatory obligations & prompt remediation of damp & mould
- Draft asset management policies & procedures in line with good practice & legislation
- Planned Maintenance - Liaise in formulating the annual planned maintenance budget & programme
- Ensure scheduling of works & procurement of contractors in line with policies & procurement law
- Manage planned maintenance projects ensure they are delivered on time & to a high standard
- Procure frameworks of contractors & identify 3rd party frameworks through which projects could be procured
- Manage the planned maintenance budget
Response Maintenance
- Provide support to deliver high-quality response maintenance services
- Provide advice to Technical Officers eg; determining the scope of works & authorising expenditure
- Assist in contract management, liaise with contractors & lead in contract management meetings
- Support development of processes, including the implementation of new IT software
- Update response maintenance policies & procedures
Governance Assurance & Compliance
- Ensure high standards in Health and Safety & in delivery of the planned maintenance programme
- Support enabling compliance with all statutory & regulatory obligations
- Collate & present KPIs & performance data
- Provide accurate reports to Board and Committees
- Facilitate internal audits, draft terms of reference & implement recommendations
- Draft policies & procedures
Essential Qualifications 3rd level qualification in a relevant subject, e.g. Surveying, Building or Engineering
Minimum of 3 years’ experience gained in a housing, building or related organisation with experience in the management of a planned & cyclical maintenance programme.
- Desirable Qualifications - Health and Safety qualification: e.g. NEBOSH Cert; CSR Gold Card
- Membership of a relevant professional body, e.g. CIOH/CIOB/RICS
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience gained in a housing, building, or related organisation, able to demonstrate experience in the management of a planned / cyclical maintenance programme
- Managing construction contracts
- Achieve targets & objectives
- Strategic planning, project management & organisational reporting skills
- Public sector or housing association experience (Desirable)
Knowledge
- Knowledge of Building Regulations; statutory health & safety in construction & asset management
- Excellent communication & experience of writing reports, presentations & policies
- Planning skills & problem solving skills
- Excellent time management skills, able to organise & prioritise workload to deadlines
- Confident use of MS 365 / Office
- Full driver’s licence & access to own car for NI travel
