Assistant Director – Planned Investment & Commercial

Assistant Director – Planned Investment & Commercial

Sunderland

£86,226 (plus pending pay award)

About the Company - We are a values-led, charitable organisation that provides more than 60,000 people in Sunderland with a place they can call home. We have a clear vision and a social purpose. We believe that everyone has the right to live in a good quality home that they can afford. We invest millions of pounds every year to keep our existing homes safe and decent. We also play our part in helping to deal with the UK housing crisis by building hundreds of new, modern homes for rent in Sunderland. There has never been a better time to be a part of Gentoo. Our property directorate has been brought together into one knowledgeable and experienced team, working together to maintain and invest in our portfolio of 28,500 homes, serving 60,000 customers. We are also focussed on the future and we are currently developing our new Corporate and Property Strategy which will set a clear direction of future travel for the organisation.

About the Role - This role has overall accountability for the strategic management of Gentoo’s annual planned investment programme to customers’ homes ensuring high levels of customer engagement and satisfaction. The position will hold the strategic management for the delivery of the Group’s “gentogether” approach with partnering contractors, seeking to innovate, deliver best practice and value for money through investment in customers’ homes. This role also holds accountability for the procurement of principal contractors and the overall strategic financial management of the Group’s investment plan and commercial/financial management of external suppliers across the Property directorate.

Responsibilities

• Leadership – the ability to build and develop high performing teams, with a collaborative style which inspires others to deliver great services to customers.
• Engagement - Open and inclusive approach to customer and colleague feedback on how to improve services to customers.
• Commercial - Demonstrable experience of financial and budget management and value for money.
• Customer - A customer focused and commercial mindset ensuring Gentoo delivers great services to customers and spends our money wisely.
• Contract management – Significant senior experience of managing external principal contractors delivering planned investment including suitable contract selection.

Qualifications - A recognised property related qualification or relevant experience in a similar role

Required Skills

• Leadership – Extensive relevant experience in a similar asset or property role, managing contractors, suppliers, and key stakeholders.
• Contract management – Experienced In leading planned investment projects with key suppliers.
• Financial management – Experienced in large budgets, negotiation, operating commercially, and committed to ensuring value for money.
• Reporting – The ability to manage, challenge and act on contractor underperformance, and providing assurance to Executive and Board.
• Communication – A brilliant communicator with colleagues, stakeholders, Board, Executive and contractors

Preferred Skills

• Health and Safety – Significant experience in health and safety, CDM, building safety, fire safety and property compliance
• Knowledge – Significant knowledge of the social housing sector, property related challenges and social housing regulation.
• Analytical – The ability to review complex information and make this relatable to non-technical colleagues.
• Knowledge - Demonstrable knowledge of building construction, building standards, compliance obligations, planning regulations, regulatory standards, and leasehold legislation.
• Programming – Extensive experience of understanding construction programmes and timescales.

We are committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion. Equality ensuring people from all communities have equal opportunities to access services. Diversity is about respecting and valuing people’s differences and treating them in a suitable way. Inclusion is about making sure that people feel comfortable to be themselves.

Further details and information on how to apply can be found on the microsite: https://gentoo.castlepeak-group.com/ or by emailing our retained consultancy Castle Peak Group: james.carss@castlepeak-group.com