Assistant Director of Asset Management

Sheffield City Council; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 78,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield City Council seeks an Assistant Director of Asset Management to lead strategic housing asset initiatives. This role involves overseeing asset management strategies, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving improvements in service delivery to enhance community housing standards. Competitive salary and opportunities for impact await.

Qualifications

• Strong background in strategic housing asset management from local authority or housing association.
• Effective leadership with a track record in capital programme delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead on strategic asset management of the Council's Housing Revenue Account.
• Ensure housing stock is in good repair and energy efficient.
• Develop a long-term asset management strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Asset Management

Capital Programme Delivery

Creativity in Income Generation

Partnership Collaboration

Job description

Position:Assistant Director of Asset Management

Client: Sheffield City Council
Salary: £78,484 to £84,067 per annum (pay award pending of 3.2% increase)
Length of Contract:Permanent

Introduction to Sheffield City Council
Thank you for your interest in this Assistant Director post in our housing service. This is an opportunity for an outstanding housing professional to take on one of the biggest, most challenging, and most rewarding jobs in the sector.

Sheffield City Council is one of the UK’s biggest social landlords, with a housing stock of around 40,000 tenanted and leasehold properties. At the heart of our growing and vibrant city, our housing service has a big role to play in the continued flourishing of the city. Central to that role is the safety, quality and long-term stewardship of the city’s housing stock. We’ve created three brand new Assistant Director roles covering asset management, repairs and maintenance, and building safety and compliance, to lead on this objective.

With a new ambitious Council Plan for the city launched earlier in 2024 laying out how we ensure Sheffield achieves its potential, and a new Housing Strategy freshly signed off in October articulating the role housing has to play at the heart of council services and a housing growth plan being finalised, there is a clear sense of momentum towards change and improvement - we are a city on the move, at the start of an exciting new chapter. We have recently undertaken a thorough review of how we deliver housing services across all areas which has helped us see exactly what is working well and where we need to look again at how we do things. We recognise that there is significant room for improvement in how we manage and deliver services in some areas to provide a high quality, joined-up service for our residents.

So as a result of the work done to date, we now have a clear view on where change needs to happen and a clear direction of travel. As a member of the Council’s Housing Leadership Team, you’ll shape this change collaborating with residents, colleagues and stakeholders.

About the Role

• As Assistant Director of Asset Management, you will lead on strategic asset management of the Council’s Housing Revenue Account (HRA) assets including our domestic housing stock as well as community centres, district heating, green spaces and estate roads.
• With teams focused on asset management strategy, capital delivery, leasehold and Right to Buy, and energy efficiency, you will oversee the Council’s Housing Asset Management Strategy including our approach to keeping our housing stock in a good state of repair, free of hazards and decent, as well as contributing to the Council’s ambitions to increase the council housing stock and improve the energy efficiency of our homes.
• We are currently working on a new long term asset management strategy, through which the Council will need to make difficult choices about how limited funding is prioritised and embrace innovative approaches to securing investment to deliver on our aims.
• You will collaborate closely with residents, staff, councillors and stakeholders to ensure this strategy truly reflects Sheffield’s City Goals and the Council Plan, alongside meeting our legal and regulatory responsibilities.
• You will have a strong background of leadership in strategic housing asset management (from either a local authority or housing association) with a track record of effective capital programme delivery and creativity in driving income generation to fund investment.
• You will balance our commitment to social value with a commercial mindset so we can be certain that our in-house and externalised repairs, maintenance and investment arrangements are delivering value for residents and the Council.

Indicative Timetable
Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 20^th July 2025
1^st Stage Technical Interview (via MS Teams): Week Commencing 28^th July 2025
Stakeholder Meetings: Week Commencing 4^th August 2025
Final Stage Interview: Week Commencing 25^th August 2025

How to Apply
If you are ready to lead with purpose and make an impact, please submit your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the essential criteria to [e-mail] by Sunday 20^th July 2025 at midnight.

Sheffield City Council are investing in their workforce and are promoting opportunities to under-represented groups. They value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of their workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that their teams reflect the communities in the city they serve.