Property Services Manager (Planned Works)

Ocean Housing Group; Cornwall; Hybrid; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a dedicated Property Services Manager to lead its Planned Works division. In this pivotal role, you will manage substantial budgets and resources, ensuring high-quality, customer-focused services. You will develop strategic improvements, oversee capital investment programmes, and lead special projects while fostering compliance and risk management. This position offers a unique opportunity for personal growth in a supportive, hybrid work environment that values development and innovation. Join a forward-thinking team committed to making a difference in the community.

Benefits

Professional Membership Costs

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Home Office Work Payment

Medicash Health Cash Plan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Rewards and Recognition Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Family Friendly Policies

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing property maintenance functions.
• Proven ability to manage substantial budgets (£10m).

Responsibilities

• Oversee capital investment programmes and maintenance.
• Lead special projects and ensure compliance with policies.

Skills

Budget Management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Knowledge of Building Trades

Education

NVQ Level 4 in Building Trade

Job description

Property Services Manager (Planned Works)

Salary £51,010 per annum

The Vacancy

Ocean Housing Group is seeking a permanent, full-time Property Services Manager within our Property Services team.

In this role, you will oversee our Planned Works division, ensuring all projects deliver value for money within budget constraints, including capital investment, planned preventative maintenance, and special projects. You will develop strategies for development and improvements, monitor performance data, and propose continuous improvements. Managing budgets and resources effectively, you will ensure the delivery of high-quality, customer-focused services.

Your responsibilities include:

1. Managing Ocean Housing’s capital investment programmes
2. Overseeing Planned Preventative Maintenance Programmes
3. Leading Special Projects

You will ensure compliance with policies and work closely with the Senior Manager (Repairs & Planned Works) to develop risk management strategies and compliance registers, aligning with best practices to control assets and liabilities and mitigate risks.

Qualifications and experience required:

• Educated to NVQ level 4 or equivalent in a relevant building trade
• Extensive experience managing a substantial property maintenance function
• Proven ability to manage budgets (£10m) and team performance
• Knowledge across multiple trade disciplines
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

This position offers an excellent opportunity for personal growth within an organization that values development and innovation.

Additional benefits include:

• Professional Membership costs
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Home Office Work Payment
• Medicash Health Cash Plan (including Dental and Optical)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Rewards and Recognition Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family Friendly Policies

Our work environment is hybrid, supporting flexible working arrangements. Employees may need to travel to our head office in St Austell for meetings, training, and team activities.

Closing Date: 18th May 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. Please apply early if interested.

The Company

Ocean Housing Ltd is a not-for-profit, charitable provider of social and affordable housing with over 4,700 properties across Cornwall. We are part of the Cornwall Homechoice ‘Choice Based Lettings’ scheme.

We believe affordable housing is about more than buildings — it’s about the people who turn them into homes. We offer a wide range of resident services to support community well-being.

Mission Statement

“To be an innovative provider of quality homes and services, with residents and staff at the heart of Ocean, and Ocean at the heart of the community.”

Our vision is to be the employer of choice in Cornwall, fostering an inclusive, supportive, and dynamic work environment where colleagues can thrive and deliver quality, affordable homes and services.

We offer generous holiday entitlement, healthcare benefits, occupational sick pay, a pension scheme with death-in-service benefits, and have been recognized as the Best Place to Work at the Cornwall Business Awards 2022.