As a Head of Service, you will take a lead for a professional team of asset management and client surveyors, providing professional leadership technical support and client direction in relation to the Councils housing stock with strategic client oversight in respect of the delivery of the Housing repairs, capital investment, and asset management services including the Asset Management Plan for housing, stock condition data updates through the necessary timely delivery of stock condition surveys.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the senior management team within the Councils housing Operations service (the primary housing works contractor) to ensure effective strategic direction and delivery of the objectives of the overall housing Technical service offer to tenants and Leaseholders.
The primary objectives will involve the postholder in ensuring the housing property assets are well maintained and that planned works and capital investment are delivered in accordance with the client priorities as defined by the Asset Management Plan, which meet housing improvement targets, and full compliance requirements including the meeting of the specified KPI targets as set out in the Client Housing Technical Service Annual Plan as agreed with Operations. The postholder will be familiar with the HRA financial regime and will be able to effectively work with the Finance officers and Director of Finance to create a viable medium, and long term 30 year HRA BP.
This is a key role that will enable the Council, as a Registered Provider of social housing to be in a state of readiness for any planned inspections by the Housing Regulator and is ensuring that the Operations contractor is operating in accordance within the appropriate Housing Consumer Standards. Finally, the post holder will work collaborative and effective manner the Director of Housing and Homelessness providing necessary and timely housing technical advice and positively contribute to the overall strategic management of the Housing service and its links to the service and strategic objectives of the Stronger Safer Communities Directorate.
Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.
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