Senior Assets Officer

Vico Homes Limited; Castleford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social housing provider in Castleford seeks a Senior Asset Officer to join their Property and Building Safety Team. This role involves managing planned and cyclical works programmes, providing comprehensive information to senior management, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Candidates should have a Level 3 qualification and experience in customer-focused service delivery. The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

26 days holiday (rising to 31) plus extra day off on birthday

Generous employer pension contribution

Flexible working options

Lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes

Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing

Support for personal development including training and coaching

Qualifications

• Motivated team player with experience in customer service delivery.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Analytical with quality checking skills, producing clear, concise data.

Responsibilities

• Provide information to Senior Managers for decision making.
• Lead and oversee planned maintenance projects.
• Collaborate with partners for efficient service delivery.
• Manage the Assets Support Team.

Skills

Team player

Customer focused service delivery

Clear communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Qualification at Level 3 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework

Job description

Vico Homes is built on the foundations of WDH. We are looking for a Senior Asset Officer to join our Property and Building Safety Team.

A home is more than four walls and a roof. It should be a safe place. A place to start things. A place of opportunities. A place to grow. A place where you feel you belong.

These are the places we provide for today and for the future. This is what marks us out as one of the leading players in the social housing sector. We have over 32,000 homes across the north of England, home to tens of thousands of people. And people are at the centre of what we do.

Our people are approachable and professional. But we’re not afraid to be optimistic and show our passion for what we do to support our customers. We share a common vision, acting confidently to ensure we remain at the forefront of making it happen.

Together, we’re building better futures and vibrant communities.

About the role

As the Senior Asset Officer your manager will be our Regeneration and Programming Manager. You will work 22.2 hours a week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on a Fixed Term temporary basis of up to 12 months, working flexibly in the Vico Homes operating area at our Head Office in Castleford.

As the Senior Asset Officer you will be responsible for preparing, managing and monitoring planned and cyclical works programmes to ensure alignment with the business plan, financial and statutory regulations and the organisation’s strategic vision. You will analyse, monitor and produce performance information against KPIs and job costing, ensuring all works comply with legislation, financial and procurement regulations, the delegation framework, Vico Homes customer care standards and all relevant policies, procedures and time constraints.

What you’ll do

• Provide a comprehensive range of information to Senior Managers to enable decision making regarding the Capital Investment Programme.
• Data inputting and maintenance of data systems.
• Lead and oversee delivery of planned maintenance projects to ensure compliance governance in accordance with agreed specifications, cost and quality parameters set.
• Develop planned works schemes and ensure this work is delivered in accordance with health and safety requirements and time, value for money and quality criteria.
• Collaborate with management, colleagues and external partners to overcome challenges and contribute to an efficient, high quality service delivery.
• Actively participate and assist throughout the service area as required with regard to the development of systems, individuals and workload.
• Manage the Assets Support Team.

What we’re looking for

• A qualification at Level 3 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework such as A-Levels, Award, Certificate or Diploma at Level 3 or equivalent.
• A motivated team player with experience of working in a customer focused service delivery, including customer liaison.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills, enabling you to liaise confidently with colleagues, contractors and customers whilst producing clear and accurate programmes of work.
• Analytical with quality checking skills, producing data in a clear concise format.

For more details on what we’re looking for in this role, please see the Job Description on our website.

For more information or an informal chat about the role or working for Vico Homes, please contact Jane Hollies, Regeneration and Programming Manager on 07779 441607.

Please note: Interviews will take place in the week starting 9 February 2026.

Working for Vico Homes

Want to work in a place that values you? Where you’re offered a competitive salary and a great pension? And where you can make a real difference? You’re in the right place!

We have a strong and inclusive culture and we’re always on the lookout for talented and dedicated people to be part of our teams. You spend a lot of your waking hours at work, so we offer a workplace where you can really be yourself, feel valued and access opportunities to progress and develop. We are recognised as a disability confident employer and have the Investors in People accreditation.

Benefits

• Holidays - 26 days holiday (rising to 31 after five years' service) and an extra day off on your birthday, plus bank holidays and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme.
• Pension - generous employer pension contribution.
• Flexible working - we’re happy to talk flexible working, including our WorkSmart approach to hybrid working, reduced hours, compressed hours or other flexible working patterns.
• Vico Homes Rewards - a fantastic range of lifestyle savings and salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, home electronics and our car benefit scheme.
• Colleague wellbeing - a range of initiatives to support our people including an Employee Assistance Programme, Volunteering Scheme and dedicated Wellbeing Champions.
• Colleague development – a range of initiatives to support personal development including training, support with professional membership fees, internal and external qualifications, mentoring and personal coaching.

How to apply and what happens next

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all.

Read the job description, person specification and guidance notes on our website using the link.

If you have any questions about a career at Vico Homes, you can contact us by email on [e-mail].