Asset Team Leader

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

• Do you have a detailed understanding of asset management functions in a housing or related organisation?
• Do you have a sound understanding of relevant hosuing legislation including Decent Homes, Building Safety, HHSRS and compliance frameworks?
• Do you possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, including the ability to write clear, evidence-based, and credible reports and communications to support information sharing and decision making across the council?
• Do you have experience working on defined operational projects, working on tight deadlines and objectives with minimum supervision.

What’s the role?

The Asset Team leader will support the Asset Manager in the development and delivery of the Council’s Asset Management Strategy, ensuring that investment programmes, stock performance analysis, and asset planning align with strategic priorities and available resources. The postholder will deputise for the Asset Manager, contribute to planning effective investment programmes, lead the Asset Officers, and support stakeholder relationships.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

• Strong leadership skills to manage and coordinate Asset Officers, supporting delivery of the asset management strategy.
• Proven ability to analyse stock data, performance and lifecycle information to inform strategic investment decisions.
• Experience of delivering investment programmes aligned to financial, regulatory, and strategic priorities within social housing.
• Ability to identify risks, opportunities, and regeneration potential across a housing asset portfolio.
• Strong stakeholder and partnership management skills, with the ability to influence and support policy and service delivery.
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to co-ordinate and manage queries and complaints affectively and efficiently.

Location

The job is primarily based in Laurence House, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis.

Special conditions

• Some evening and weekend work may be required in this role to attend resident engagement meetings and workshops

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Sean Haslam Sean.Haslam@lewisham.gov.uk

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£52,269 - £54,360 per annum (P04)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

Let’s stay connected, follow us on social media:

LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram