Director of Asset Management

London £100,000 - £110,000 + Excellent Benefits

Goodman Masson is delighted to be partnering with a large, ambitious London-based housing association to recruit a Director of Asset Management.

This is a rare opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation at a pivotal stage of its journey, leading a substantial investment portfolio and playing a key role in shaping the future quality, sustainability and performance of thousands of homes.

Reporting into the Executive Director, you will provide strategic leadership across asset management, stock investment, major works and retrofit services, ensuring customers live in high-quality homes while delivering long-term value for money and supporting ambitious organisational objectives.

Leading a team of approximately 70 colleagues through five direct reports, you will oversee annual investment budgets of £30m-£40m and take ownership of the organisation's long-term asset strategy.

You will be responsible for:

• Developing and delivering long, medium and short-term asset management and investment strategies.
• Leading the successful delivery of major works, planned investment and retrofit programmes.
• Driving performance and assurance across a diverse housing portfolio.
• Ensuring investment decisions are aligned to the organisation's business plan, asset strategy and net zero ambitions.
• Providing expert advice and insight to the Executive Management Team, Board and Committees.
• Leading procurement and contract management activities to maximise performance and value for money.
• Championing resident-focused service delivery, ensuring customer feedback shapes investment priorities and programme delivery.
• Maintaining robust asset intelligence and data to support strategic decision-making and investment planning.
• Delivering organisational change and continuous improvement across asset services.

This is a highly visible leadership role, requiring an individual who can balance strategic thinking with operational delivery, influence at Board level and inspire high-performing teams.

We are seeking an experienced senior leader with a proven track record in asset management within the housing, property or built environment sectors.

You will bring:

• Significant experience leading large-scale asset management and investment programmes.
• A strong understanding of asset strategy, stock investment planning and portfolio optimisation.
• Experience managing substantial budgets and delivering demonstrable value for money.
• Expertise in major works, capital investment and retrofit delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen, procurement experience and contract management capability.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at Executive and Board level.
• A customer-focused approach, using resident insight and data to drive service improvement.
• Experience leading organisational change and embedding a high-performance culture.
• Strong analytical, financial and strategic planning capabilities.

A relevant degree-level qualification (or equivalent experience) is expected.

This is an opportunity to join an organisation with ambitious plans for its homes, customers and communities. You'll have the platform to shape long-term investment strategy, influence organisational direction and lead programmes that will leave a lasting impact across the housing portfolio.

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