Directorate: Customer, Place and Services
Job Title: Assets and Environmental Manager (Permanent)
Salary: circa £50,000 per annum (Plus Regular User Mileage Allowance)
Hours: 37 hours per week (to be worked flexibly in line with business needs) + Out of hours callout rota

Location: Based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich.

Flexibility to work from a variety of places including our office at Gadbrook Park, Northwich and home (dependent on the job role and the needs of our customer, our organisation and our teams) This role will require regular travel to the Head Office as well as various neighbourhood locations where the Trust’s stock is based.

Do you want to work for a ‘Best Companies Top 100 company’ ?

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation?  Our values are Fairness, Openness, Respect, Enthusiasm, Collaboration, Commitment and Customer Focus, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.

The Opportunity

The Customer, Place and Services Directorate is seeking to recruit an Assets and Environmental Manager. This Directorate is responsible for the procurement and delivery of works up to the value of £15 million annually, based on the Trust’s portfolio of over 6,200 properties. This is an exciting opportunity to join an existing, pro-active team delivering an essential role to ensure the effective long-term management and upkeep of our housing stock.

What Will You Do?

You will act as lead on managing all of the key asset data within our asset management system, ensuring accurate information is shaping investment plans and the Trust’s overall business plan. You will be the lead on the Trust’s environmental objectives relating to stock energy performance, designing and shaping plans to achieve targets contained within the ‘Our Environment’ strategy. Within the asset portfolio, you will also be responsible for the management of  the head office, ensuring a safe place of work for staff and a suitable collaboration space for other stakeholders.

The role is crucial to ensuring the Trust has up to date and reliable stock and environmental performance information and we are therefore seeking an individual with high levels of focus and accuracy and an ability to understand and process data efficiently.

We are looking for candidates who care about delivering excellent customer service, and who are focussed on delivering cost effective services and achieving value for money. In return you will join an organisation where there are opportunities for personal development in a supportive and welcoming environment.

Candidates will need to work closely with a variety of teams across the Trust, especially with operational team leaders and managers, and must support the Head of Property in continually meeting targets and deadlines.

Minimum Requirements For This Role

1. • HNC/HND in Building Studies or equivalent
   • Membership of Professional Institution (such as Association for Project Safety) showing competency in CDM.
   • Willingness to undertake further qualifications in areas such as health and safety and general management
   • Full UK Driving licence
   • Proven experience of surveying role in either public or private sector
   • 2-5 years use and management of Keystone Asset Management system or similar
   • Management of external contractor works
   • Procurement of works using framework agreements e.g. Fusion 21 / Procure Plus
   • Working on Environmental initiatives within housing sector towards achieving Net Zero targets

Due to the nature of the role, a full current driving license and access to a car is essential.  The role will also require the successful candidate to undergo a DBS check.

In line with the Trust’s Disclosure & Barring Policy, please confirm WITHIN YOUR APPLICATION if you have any current convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants may be subject to a DBS check.

Additionally, due to the flexible working arrangements with this role, you will need access to a room where you can work from and a suitable internet connection.

For more information contact:

If you have any queries about this or would like to ask any questions to learn more about the role, please contact Gary Hood, Head of Property, at [email protected]

Benefits

1. • Competitive salary
   • Generous annual leave entitlement – 29 days holiday plus UK public/bank holidays (part time pro rata)*
   • Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave* (pro rata for part-time) each year*
   • 5% employer contribution to our Pension Scheme (minimum 3% employee contribution) with life assurance benefit*.
   • Contribution to the cost of nursery or afterschool care to help with childcare costs*
   • Commitment to support your ongoing learning and development, with the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills.
   • Day off for your Birthday to be taken during your birth month (based on contractual hours)
   • An annual Health and Wellbeing Allowance or the option to enrol in a Health Cash Plan*
   • ‘Thank you’ gift for your continuous service starting at 5 years’ service, and every 5 years’ thereafter.
   • 24/7, 365 day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
   • Compensation for professional memberships which are an expressed requirement
     for the role.
   • Free annual flu vaccines and free Eye Care Vouchers every 2 years*
   • Discounts on a gym membership and phone contract
   • Cycle to work scheme*
   • Free to use car park at our office on Gadbrook Park
   • Involvement in regular health and wellbeing initiatives and charity fundraising activities
   • Opportunities to give feedback and join various colleague forums, to help shape change at the Trust.

* Benefits offered providing you meet the eligibility criteria

HOW TO APPLY:

Closing date for applications:         Monday 12^th June 2023 (12:00 noon)

(Please be aware that applications received after this time may not be considered)

In person Interview and assessment date(s):       Tuesday 20^th June 2023

Please review the job Information pack (on our website: http://www.wvht.co.uk) for further information and submit your CV with a covering letter (max. 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the minimum criteria in relation to the accountability profile and person specification, please send to: [email protected].

C.V’s without a cover letter will not be considered.

Those applicants that consider themselves to have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.  Please confirm within your application if you consider yourself to have a disability and if so, what reasonable adjustments may be required for you.

Disclaimer: We may conduct social media checks from sources such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to assist us in our assessment of your suitability for the role.

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The recruitment manager will review your skills and experience to determine if there is a match with the position for which you applied. If there is, we will contact you by phone or email to schedule an interview / assessment. If your background does not match our current needs, you will not be contacted.

Please note due to the high volume of applications we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants.  If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the vacancy closing date, unfortunately we will not be pursuing your application further.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK and evidence of essential qualifications.

We appreciate your interest in Weaver Vale Housing Trust and the time you have invested in applying to us.

The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.