Main Purpose of the Role
The Asset Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring that property assets are safe, well-maintained, and financially sustainable over time. This involves assessing how assets are used and making strategic decisions to support their long-term viability.
The role requires record keeping and the maintenance of accurate asset databases and information systems. A key responsibility is to monitor compliance with all legal, statutory, contractual, and regulatory obligations, ensuring that the organisation meets its responsibilities.
The Asset Manager will work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders, providing clear and timely information on asset management, data and reporting on asset status.
Additionally, the role includes overseeing fixed asset registers and offering informed recommendations regarding investment and divestment. The Asset Manager will also perform thorough inspections both prior to and following contractor work to ensure quality and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you will oversee and monitor the inspection regime to ensure adherence to the organisation’s property requirements and specification. You will conduct property condition surveys as needed, ensuring that any actions are taken to meet the Decent Home Standard.
Maintaining and overseeing asset management data is a core task, requiring accurate record-keeping and effective use of systems. As the Asset Manager, you will support the compliance team by offering guidance and by building strong relationships across the organisation. You will lead on asset-related queries, ensuring resident safety by collaborating with both compliance and housing officers.
Monitoring compliance with internal policies and external regulations, including health and safety rating systems, will be essential. In this role you will evaluate new assets for suitability and sustainability, making strategic recommendations. You will be expected to drive continuous service improvements and identify innovative solutions where required.
Building and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders, partners, and external agencies is key to the successful delivery of this role. Finally, as our Asset Manager you will contribute to various projects aimed at ensuring all assets remain safe, well-maintained, and financially viable.
The desirable skills and experience for this role are:
* A degree or relevant qualification in property, estates management, facilities, surveying, or similar e.g. RICS
* Awareness of asset management principles.
Please note that interviews may be arranged throughout the application period, and as such, the vacancy could close at short notice. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application, so we encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role of Asset Manager, please contact HR