Director of Property Services : Cornerstone Housing

Page Personnel; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established housing organization in Exeter is seeking an exceptional leader to oversee property services and compliance for approximately 1,500 homes. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in social housing and be adept at managing repairs and maintenance projects. Responsibilities include strategic leadership within the executive team and ensuring effective asset management. This role offers a competitive salary, excellent pension contributions, flexible working arrangements, and comprehensive health coverage.

Benefits

£84,816 annual salary

Excellent pension with employee contribution doubled up to 5%

30 days leave + 2 volunteer days + bank holidays + option to buy 5 additional

Flexible working

Health care

Dental cover

24hr GP service

Team away days

Training & development

U-Life benefits

Excellent Company Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record operating in a senior role within property overseeing repairs and maintenance projects.
• Experience operating in the social housing sector.
• Values aligned with those of the company.
• Willingness to work towards Level 5 housing qualification.
• Commutable distance of Exeter.

Responsibilities

• Reporting directly into the Chief Executive overseeing circa 1,500 properties across Exeter.
• Directly responsible for Property Services Manager, Compliance Manager, and Senior Surveyor.
• Strategic lead for planned refurbishment property upgrades including retrofit decarbonisation.
• Oversee repairs and voids team including in-house trades operatives.
• Manage compliance and exposure in areas of risk such as fire safety, asbestos, gas, and electrics.
• Oversee customer-focused and cost-effective asset management strategy.

Skills

Leadership in social housing

Project management of repairs and maintenance

Compliance management

Strategic planning

Education

Level 5 housing qualification

MCIOB, BSc Surveying, HND Building Studies, IOSH Safety for Directors, NEBOSH

Job description

About Our Client

We have been providing affordable homes in our area for nearly a hundred years, and we are now embarking on the next stage of our exciting journey. We own and manage around 1,500 homes in Exeter and the surrounding districts with an annual turnover of £9.2m providing an affordable home for 3,000 people. We employ 72 staff including a significant direct labour team. This year we agreed our new strategy for 2025-26, together with the asset management strategy that will ensure our high-quality homes continue to be fit for the future. We are currently working with residents and partners on our corporate strategy, asset strategy and our development strategy, and our new Director of Property Services will be fundamental in taking all of this forward with our team. We are a transparent, tenant focused and forward-thinking organisation and that's what we hope you will be too. You'll be able to work from home as well as the office, in ways that work for you and Cornerstone. Our values driven colleagues will be eager to learn from you, as you shape the team for the future. Our purpose Home is what makes everything else possible. By offering safe, stable, affordable homes, Cornerstone opens the door to health and wellbeing, work and education, family, friends and communities. Our vision We work together to create places that people love to come home to. We achieve this by focusing on great places, great services, a great business and great people.

Job Description

• Reporting directly into the Chief Executive overseeing circa 1,500 properties across Exeter, Devon and Dartmoor.
• You will be directly responsible for : Property Services Manager, Compliance Manager and Senior Surveyor.
• To be the strategic lead for planned refurbishment property upgrades including retrofit decarbonisation.
• To oversee the repairs and voids team including in house trades operatives.
• Proactively manage and monitor compliance and exposure in areas of risk such as fire safety, asbestos, gas, electrics, lifts and legionella.
• Overseeing all aspects of customer-focused and cost-effective asset management and maintenance strategy and operations.
• Effectively and proactively manage strategic and operational risks associated with asset management, including the health and safety.
• Provide strategic leadership to the organisation as part of the Executive Team.

Full job description available upon request.

The Successful Applicant

We are looking for an exceptional leader who shares our passion for and expertise in social housing. You'll need to be credible, innovative and aspirational to help us drive forward our growing, high-quality business in this challenging market. You will be a do-er as well as a thinker, ready to roll your sleeves up to implement strategy as well as create it.

• Proven track record operating in a senior role within property overseeing repairs and maintenance projects
• Experience operating in the social housing sector
• Values aligned with those of Cornerstone
• Level 5 housing qualification (or be willing to work towards)
• Relevant construction qualifications such as; MCIOB, BSc Surveying, HND Building Studies, IOSH Safety for Directors, NEBOSH
• Commutable distance of Exeter

What's on Offer

• £84,816 annual salary
• Excellent pension with employee contribution doubled up to 5%. For example, a 5% employee contribution would then receive 10% from Cornerstone to create a 15% pension.
• 30 days leave + 2 volunteer days + bank holidays + option to buy 5 additional
• Flexible working
• Health care
• Dental cover
• 24hr GP service
• Team away days
• Training & development
• U-Life benefits
• Home & Flexible Working
• Excellent Company Benefits