Assistant Director - Asset Management

inploi; Oldham; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Oldham seeks a Growth Assistant Director for Asset Management to oversee property compliance, lead refurbishment projects, and manage financial resources. Candidates need substantial experience in asset management and regulatory knowledge. This permanent role offers a competitive salary with comprehensive benefits and a commitment to community welfare.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Attractive pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Experience of asset and property management at a senior level in a large organisation.
• Knowledge of asset and property management, key national policy drivers, legislation and broader influences.
• Successful resource and financial management experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with statutory functions for all assets and properties.
• Lead major refurbishment projects and provide project management.
• Develop robust business cases for projects and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Asset management experience

Financial management

Project management

Job description

Overview

Role: Growth Assistant Director - Asset Management

Ref: 001018

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £83,210 - £92,939 per annum (AD2)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Location: Oldham Council, The Spindles Centre, George Street, Oldham. OL1 1HD

Closing Date: Sunday 5th October 2025

Interview Date: TBC

Role Overview: To provide the strategic direction and professional leadership, to ensure compliant and effective management of the Council’s property portfolio, working collaboratively, internally and externally with partners and colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure the Council undertakes its statutory functions for all assets, land and properties and provides the corporate lead on H&S across the Council’s corporate estate and develop policy, systems and processes, and ensure building safety compliance.
• To strategically lead major refurbishment projects and provide excellent professional programme / project management, construction technical advice, and finance, performance, and quality assurance for all projects within the programme.
• To lead robust and evidence led business case development for new build / building refurbishment projects, and to ensure sustainability, durability, building safety compliance, risk and financial management, and operational maintenance are integrated into the design and development of projects.

Key Requirements

To succeed in this role, you must have:

• Experience of asset and property management at a senior level in a large organisation
• Knowledge of asset and property management, key national policy drivers, legislation and broader influences related to the role
• Experience of successful resource and financial management, including evidence of the resolution of conflicting priorities, formulating budgets and applying monitoring and control procedures

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact: A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. We have three core values: Proud, Ambitious, Together, and five behaviours to guide our actions:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page.

Our Benefits Package

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support
• Staff recognition and celebration events
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

Data and Privacy

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Important Information

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

While we embrace the use of AI as an innovative tool to maximise our services at Oldham Council, we are looking for authenticity in applications we receive. We therefore ask you to think carefully if choosing to use AI when completing your application and ensure your application is written by you and reflects your skills, knowledge and enthusiasm.