Property and Compliance Manager

Empower Housing Association Ltd; Chorley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused housing provider in Chorley is seeking a Property and Compliance Manager. The role involves leading a maintenance team to ensure high standards of service and compliance with regulations. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in the social housing sector, with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and safety. This position offers a hybrid working model and a variety of benefits including generous holiday and pension contributions.

Benefits

28 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Ability to buy up to 5 additional holidays

Pension up to 7% employer contribution

Life cover 3 times salary

Health benefits & cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Free annual flu vaccine

Free on site parking

Long service awards

Sickness scheme

Company uniform

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a maintenance setting, preferably in housing.
• Knowledge of social housing sector and compliance regulations.
• Experience in budget setting and performance indicators.

Responsibilities

• Lead team to manage property maintenance services.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and safety standards.
• Manage maintenance team and contractors effectively.

Skills

Leadership in maintenance

Compliance management

Communication

Budget management

Customer focus

Education

HNC in Building studies or equivalent

IOSH Managing Safely certification

Job description

Overview

The Role: Empower Housing - Property and Compliance Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team to manage planned and responsive property maintenance services, delivering high levels of customer satisfaction and value for money.
• Manage the Compliance Manager, Maintenance Team Supervisor, Maintenance Officers and contractors to deliver high standards with a strong customer focus, ensuring compliance with legislation, regulation and budgetary and risk management.
• Be responsible for the health and safety of colleagues and tenants, ensuring compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements within the managed portfolio.

Qualifications

• HNC in Building studies or equivalent related qualification.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification.
• Relevant experience in a leadership role in a maintenance setting, preferably in the housing sector.
• Knowledge and understanding of the social housing sector.
• Experience of managing stock condition surveys and maintaining and reporting data from an asset management database, preferably within a social housing environment.
• Experience of managing relevant legislation and regulation, including Decent Homes standards, HHSRS, EPCs, building regulations, CDM and property compliance regulations.
• Experience of budget setting and cost management control for responsive and planned investment programmes.
• Experience of key performance indicators producing clear reports and analysis.
• Experience engaging and managing building contractors, utility suppliers, surveyors, etc., using tendering processes where required.
• Repairs and maintenance technical knowledge including job costing.
• Knowledge of handheld technologies for stock surveying.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Ability to buy up to 5 additional holidays
• Hybrid working (where relevant to role)
• Pension up to 7% employer contribution
• Life cover 3 times salary
• Health benefits & cash plan
• Employee assistance programme
• Free annual flu vaccine
• Free on site parking
• Long service awards
• Sickness scheme
• Company uniform