At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic housing initiatives and oversee major capital projects.
- Company: Dynamic South West Council focused on community development.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, full-time hours, and impactful work.
- Other info: Opportunity to drive change and improve community living standards.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in housing quality and community safety.
- Qualifications: Extensive leadership experience in housing and asset management.
Director of Housing Property & Investment – South West Council
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership across Housing Property, Asset Management and Investment Services.
- Lead the delivery of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) capital programme and long–term asset investment strategy.
- Oversee responsive repairs, planned maintenance, mechanical & electrical services, building safety and compliance functions.
- Ensure the Council meets all statutory landlord, building safety and regulatory obligations.
- Drive improvements in asset performance, stock condition intelligence and data–led investment planning.
- Lead major capital works and housing improvement programmes to improve the quality, safety and sustainability of the housing stock.
- Manage significant revenue and capital budgets, ensuring value for money and strong financial governance.
- Develop effective relationships with elected members, senior stakeholders, contractors, regulators and residents.
- Provide inspirational leadership to multidisciplinary teams, embedding a culture of high performance, continuous improvement and resident focus.
Essential Requirements
- Significant experience operating at Director or equivalent senior leadership level within Housing Property, Asset Management or Property Services.
- Extensive knowledge of housing legislation, building safety, landlord compliance and construction regulations.
- Proven track record of leading large–scale capital investment programmes and housing asset strategies.
- Strong understanding of HRA business planning, financial management and capital programme delivery.
- Experience leading repairs, maintenance, compliance and building safety services.
- Demonstrable experience delivering organisational change and service transformation.
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience working alongside elected members and executive leadership teams.
- Degree qualified (or equivalent experience) with a relevant professional qualification desirable.
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