Head of Property (Investment & Sustainability)

arancione; Little London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A housing organization in the UK seeks an experienced leader to manage its property investment and sustainability functions. The role will oversee a team delivering investment programs and ensuring compliance with sustainability standards. Candidates should have substantial experience in the social housing sector, excellent leadership skills, and relevant qualifications. This position requires travel and offers a unique opportunity to contribute to community improvement and effective property management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in property and sustainability strategy within the social housing sector.
• Ability to engage and influence residents and stakeholders.
• Experience managing teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a high-performing property investment and sustainability team.
• Ensure effective data collection to drive property management decisions.
• Engage residents in investment programme design and delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Risk management

Effective communication

Education

Relevant degree or professional qualification (CIOB or RICS)

Job description

Leading the way in resident empowerment Watmos' unique approach has put it at the forefront of transforming communities, providing great homes and exceeding expectations. We are seeking an outstanding and dedicated individual who shares our passion for improving people's lives.

We are seeking an outstanding individual to lead our property investment and sustainability function. This pivotal role involves managing a high-performing team responsible for delivering investment programmes and sustainability initiatives across our property portfolio. A key focus will be ensuring the effective collection and use of asset data to enable informed decision-making and drive innovative approaches to property management. Strong leadership will be essential in engaging residents, improving the efficiency of homes, and delivering complex investment and regeneration projects on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.

The position involves inspiring and motivating the team while fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Oversight of asset intelligence and its collection, storage, and reporting will be critical to maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and supporting the delivery of the Asset Management Strategy. The role also encompasses developing and implementing strategies for property investment and sustainability, including achieving Net Zero carbon targets. Managing procurement and contractor relationships to ensure robust performance and value for money will be a core responsibility, alongside acting as a subject matter expert in asset management, building safety, and energy efficiency. Resident and stakeholder engagement will remain vital, ensuring investment priorities reflect their needs.

To succeed, you will bring significant experience in property and sustainability strategy within the social housing sector, alongside strong commercial acumen and risk management skills. You will be an effective leader and communicator, able to influence and negotiate at all levels. A relevant degree or professional qualifications such as CIOB or RICS membership are desirable.

If you are committed to leading a busy team in a fast-paced environment by ensuring the delivery of excellent customer service and enjoy working with customers and contractors, this role could be the perfect fit for you. The role requires travel between different sites, making a driving licence and access to a vehicle or effective use of public transport essential.

Job Purpose

• Manage, create and evolve a high performing property investment and sustainability team.
• Ensure we continually evolve and innovate our collection and use of information and data associated with our properties and their surrounding spaces.
• Engage our residents in shaping and delivering timely investment programmes, improving the efficiency of our homes, and managing complex investment and regeneration projects in a customer-centric manner.

We are genuinely proud of our diversity, our people, our values, our home and our achievements and you will support our ongoing evolution. In line with our ethos as an organisation we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation with a sense of belonging, where everyone knows their opinions matter and their talents can be fully utilised. We encourage applications from those of all backgrounds and strongly value having a workforce that includes people who have different life experiences.

We reserve the right to close the advert at any time.