Head of Technical Services (Housing, Assets, Repairs, Construction)

Informed Recruitment; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A Business Consultancy in Asset Management is seeking a Head of Technical Services. This role involves facilitating procurement projects, supervising a team, and providing technical advice in Social Housing Asset Management. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, previous line management experience, and excellent report writing skills. This is a full-time, home-based position with required presence in the office in West Midlands.

Benefits

Car allowance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in Social Housing Asset Management and Construction.
• Ability to manage and oversee a team with coaching.
• Skills in technical specification development and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate delivery of procurement projects.
• Provide technical specification and commercial advice.
• Supervise a team and align with organizational goals.

Skills

Strategic delivery capacity

Line management experience

Strong technical background

Excellent report writing skills

Analytical skills

Education

Relevant Certification or Degree

Tools

Office 365 applications

MS Excel

Job description

Job Description

Are you a subject matter expert in Social Housing Asset Management Construction & Building Safety Sustainability & / or Carbon Reduction and Energy Efficiency? Do you have the experience necessary to act in a specialist advisor capacity? If so then let Informed Recruitment help you achieve your potential with an exciting opportunity as Head of Technical Services for a Business Consultancy that provides Procurement Asset Management & Development Consultancy to social housing customers.

The main purpose of the role is to help facilitate the delivery of procurement projects for new customers and the renewal of key frameworks by providing key technical specification tender and commercial advice to internal stakeholders. Your day-to-day activities will include acting as a key conduit between internal departments in working to understand changing customer requirements; ensuring specifications are fit for purpose; providing key technical specification advice; developing an internal specification and cost library; developing a core framework specification that will meet future standards and best practice; review and improve existing documentation and standards; ensure specifications meet all relevant legislation standards; ensure pricing models are accurate; keep abreast of all key technical sector updates and developments; and act as the lad in developing and delivering a professional inhouse technical consultancy service. You will also be directly supervising a team including a Technical Manager and Technical Co-ordinators to ensure the teams work aligns with the organizations goals.

Must Have

• Previous experience in a strategic delivery capacity within Social Housing Asset Management; Construction Technical Services & Building Safety; and / or Sustainability Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation.
• Previous line management experience this includes managing day-to-day tasks providing coaching and feedback overseeing performance and development.
• Strong technical background covering building systems construction building regulations compliance requirements and / or quantity surveying.
• Experience of complex building specifications and pricing models with an understanding of market costs cost models cost management value and contract payment mechanisms.
• Experience of property maintenance decent homes and property defects / remediation.
• Excellent report writing skills and meticulous record keeping.

Nice to Have

• Procurement experience in managing OJEU or Find a Tender compliant projects in Construction or Asset Management.
• An appreciation for Health & Safety Construction Design & Management (CDM) regulations.
• Experience of technical specification development.
• Experience of legal / contractual documentation construction contracts and / or the legal and regulatory framework for housing maintenance.
• Knowledge of residential development in the social housing sector.
• Project Management.
• A relevant Certification or Degree such as one covering Social Housing Property Safety Construction RICS IOSH CIOB CIAT or similar.
• Office 365 application proficiency including MS Excel.

As an individual you will be an excellent communicator adept at liaising and influencing at all levels with a variety of stakeholders. You will also be highly analytical with a keen eye for detail you will be able to analyse data to reach clear conclusions and write clear evidence-based reports. You will also be a dedicated team player reliable forward thinking and someone who strives for excellence. This role is home based with a regular presence required in the office in the West Midlands therefore a driving license is required for this post and costs will be catered for alongside a car allowance. This is an exciting time to join the organisation and an exciting role to heavily influence the quality-of-service provision. Interview slots are available for suitable candidates so please apply without delay.

Employment Type: Full-Time

Vacancy: 1