Associate, Property Consultancy - Built Environment

RIDGE SURVEYORS LIMITED; Winchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

RIDGE SURVEYORS LIMITED in Winchester seeks an experienced senior manager for the Property Consultancy team. You will lead asset management and consultancy projects focusing on large scale stock condition surveys and strategic housing asset planning, with strong data and survey team oversight.

The role requires RICS/CIOB/CIH qualification and a background in affordable housing asset management or consultancy, including understanding of ESG, net zero, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic asset management in affordable housing.
• Strong leadership and team development capabilities.
• Proven ability to deliver large scale stock condition surveys and asset management planning.

Responsibilities

• Assist and prepare fee proposals and tenders.
• Oversee data and survey teams and coordinate with managers.
• Manage project setup, QA, and team briefing; ensure delivery from start to finish.
• Prepare survey outputs such as decent homes, cost tables and reporting.
• Draft strategic documents including asset management and procurement policies.

Skills

Asset management

Leadership

Project management

Strategic planning

Education

RICS/CIOB/CIH qualification

Job description

Our Property Consultancy team provide strategic advice and guide affordable housing clients through a full spectrum of property consultancy, asset management and compliance related activities. We have an opportunity for an experienced senior manager with either a housing asset management or consultancy background with experience in large scale stock condition surveys and related strategic housing asset management planning and delivery to join our team in the Winchester office. If you have asset management database knowledge and related mobile electronic data capture systems that would be very beneficial. You will be RICS, CIH, CIOB or other housing related qualified with technical knowledge of construction technology relating to residential accommodation.

The role will include the management of both data and survey teams within Property Consultancy and provide clients with strategic and operational support from beginning to completion for a variety of consultancy projects.

Role and Responsibility

• Assisting and preparing fee proposals and tenders
• Attending interviews for tendered projects
• Project set up, QA and team briefing
• Oversight of large scale surveys and co-ordination with the surveyor and data team managers
• Project management and administration
• Preparation of survey outputs including decent homes, cost tables and reporting
• Drafting of strategic documents including asset management and procurement
• Development of policies, procedures and management plans for clients
• Undertake asset performance modelling (including NPV)
• Undertaking asset management function reviews and providing critical friend support
• Managing health, safety and compliance reviews and related action plans
• Team management including timesheets, expenses, resource allocation, appraisals and recruitment
• Business development and marketing activities

Experience and Skills Required

• Appropriate qualifications or experience in strategic asset management such as RICS, CIOB, CIHCM would be highly desirable including technical knowledge of construction technology relating to residential accommodation
• Substantial experience in an affordable housing asset management related role either within a registered provider organisation or consultancy practice
• Detailed understanding of strategic issues facing asset managers including Consumer Standards, ESG, net zero carbon, fire safety, compliance including decent homes, skills shortages, cost of living, inflation etc
• Strong track record within a diverse asset management or property services team with successful delivery of related projects. An ability to inspire, develop and motivate a team creating a collaborative environment
• Proven experience of managing large scale stock condition surveys including HHSRs and energy data
• A good understanding of best practice guidance related to stock surveys, asset management, decent homes standard and HHSRS will be essential
• Up to date knowledge of compliance and statutory best practice and regulatory requirements will be essential in advising clients.