Head of Asset Management

Thrive Homes is looking for a Head of Asset Management to lead the Asset team to deliver our programmes efficiently and maintain good quality, safe homes for our range of rent/sale customers to protect and enhance the value of our portfolio. This would be a fantastic opportunity for someone also looking for a step up from a managerial position. Thrive is proud to deliver flexibility for employees to work in a manner that suits their wants/needs best. Our SMART working policy allows individuals to take full control of their productivity by offering a choice between working in-house or away from the office. This means that successful candidates have the freedom to work as little or as often as they like from Thrive's state-of-the-art offices. Our housing stock covers Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Other Responsibilities:

• Work with the Head of Repairs, to ensure a holistic approach to maintenance, minimising expenditure, improving decision-making and outcomes for all stakeholders.
• To deliver and enhance a customer-centric service, consistent with the sectors changing ambition, seeking out opportunities to improve customer experience using technology, innovation and our colleagues.
• To ensure Thrives data meets the requirements of current and future legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Identify, support and deliver strategic portfolio realignment opportunities for under-performing assets.
• Lead Thrives response to our commitment to achieve EPC-C and Net Zero carbon objectives
• Work across the business to understand how it supports our ESG responsibilities, impacts our long-term business plan and growth strategies are delivered in the most effective way.
• Support the development and implementation of an incoming asset management database and system as part of our wider systems upgrade.
• In conjunction with our Business Risk and Assurance team provide assurance on the compliance of our homes to meet all legal and regulatory standards.
  
  Experience of delivering Asset management and Green strategies including knowledge of appropriate data systems, tools and reporting.
• Demonstrable experience in delivering a high performing team across business of strategic asset management, managing property portfolios with commercial awareness and delivering portfolio performance within business parameters
• Demonstrate positive leadership qualities that inspire and motivate colleagues and partners to deliver a reliable and professional services.
• Extensive contract management or commensurate and equivalent commercial experience
• We are flexible in how you have achieved your skills and experience, through education or through worked experience. Holding of being willing to work towards a foundation degree or level 5 qualification regulated by Ofqual in Housing Management is important
• Your ability to role model our core behaviours is as important as technical expertise.
• Demonstrate positive leadership qualities that inspire and motivate colleagues and partners to deliver a reliable and professional services.
• Experience of working in a regulated environment and able to understand the evidence and assurance requirements needed by the board.
• Experience from a housing or property services background is beneficial.
  
  Thrives Top 10!
• Annual Leave - 25 days per year increasing by length of service (up to 30 days).
• Buy or sell annual leave
• Generous family friendly provision
• Pension - Thrive Homes will pay double your contribution (up to 10%).
• Discretionary Bonus
• Life assurance - a payment of 3x your salary
• Health Cash Plan - facility to claim cashback for dental, optical and physiotherapy costs, alongside wellness services.
• Virtual GP Service (available 24/7)
• Wellbeing reward scheme (earn vouchers through a health app)
• A range of engagement activities aimed at building team morale, supporting both physical and mental health, and celebrating all things that make us different!