Asset Manager in Enderby

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a brand‑new Asset Manager role and shape how we manage, invest in, and future‑proof our housing portfolio. You’ll deliver on our approach to long‑term asset planning, sustainability, and major works – ensuring our homes remain safe, high‑quality, and ready for the future. Working with colleagues across Housing, Compliance, Finance and Property Services, you’ll play a key part in creating positive change for our customers and our organisation.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, develop and inspire a small team focused on asset management and property services.
• Deliver a forward‑looking Asset Management Plan to guide investment and improvement.
• Plan and deliver our programmed and cyclical works – from major repairs and upgrades to decarbonisation and sustainability projects.
• Manage budgets and ensure works are high‑quality, compliant and value for money.
• Oversee contractor frameworks, performance, health & safety and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen our asset data, stock condition intelligence and long‑term planning.
• Keep customers and colleagues engaged and informed throughout programmes of work.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in social housing asset management, planned investment, and major works delivery.
• Excellent understanding of property legislation, compliance, tenancy and leasehold matters, and H&S.
• Confident people manager with experience of leading staff and contractors.
• Skilled at balancing priorities, analysing data, planning workloads and making decisions.
• Strong communicator with excellent numeracy, IT skills and an eye for improvement.
• Someone who lives our PRIDE values – Partnership, Respect, Innovation, Drive and Efficiency – and is motivated by creating safer, better homes.
• Experience supporting vulnerable customers is essential; relevant professional qualifications are a bonus.

Training & Development

Through our Investing in Our People strategy, we’ll support you to gain or continue to build on qualifications aligned with the Competency and Conduct Standard. If the role requires a sector‑approved qualification, you may already meet this requirement or, if not, we’ll help you undertake the appropriate qualification as part of your professional development.

Benefits

• Paid holiday (from 25 days up to 30 days with long service in addition to bank holidays, pro rata for part time hours)
• Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
• Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and more
• Long service awards payable in 5 year increments
• Golden Hello / refer a friend receive up to £500
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
• Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
• Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in Advance. As an organisation, we will not tolerate it. We are firmly committed to recruiting the best colleagues regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation and to supporting customers from similarly diverse backgrounds.