Job Description

As Head of Property Compliance, you'll be our strategic and technically skilled leader to heading the Property Compliance function, overseeing teams responsible for key areas including asbestos, water hygiene, lifts, radon, communal M&E systems, automated access, and working-at-height safety.


You'll come to the role with a proven track record of managing technical teams and contractors, ensuring full compliance with regulatory and internal standards, and driving performance through the effective delivery of surveys, servicing, maintenance, and remedial works.


You will be confident in implementing modern digital solutions, managing significant findings, and ensuring robust safety arrangements across the portfolio.


Key responsibilities in the role will include

Ensuring Aster affords the necessary budget and resources to ensure property compliance Planning and implementing robust working processes to limit risk and increase assurance Leading on procurement ensuring specifications are created that will ensure works are delivered in line with the operational needs of the business and offer VFM for Aster & our customers. Generating working efficiencies. Developing, supporting, and motivating the team, ensuring there is a collaborative approach with all business support functions to ensure a first-class service is delivered to our customers, providing them the safest possible environment Identifying areas where the business is exposed to compliance-based risks and formulate business improvement plans/corrective measures to be implemented.


You will have significant experience of managing property safety aspects of a large social housing asset portfolio and working in (social housing) property services at senior manager or Head of Service level.


You will come to the role with a proven track record of managing/leading a team of specialist contract managers, surveyors and contractors both in house and externally.


You will be qualified in a relatable discipline and will have working knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements.


You'll be experienced in developing and utilising KPIs to monitor performance and inform decision making.


You will be a strong communicator with the ability to build good working relationships and the written skills to create detailed technical specification and contract documentation.


This is a hybrid role and you can base yourself from home if you wish. Travel may be required in our operating region.


Our operating region includes Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and London.



We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:

Flexible working - whilst some roles need to be carried out in a specific place at a specific time, where possible we encourage our colleagues to work to their own schedule at a location that suits them, their team and our business' needs A focus on colleague wellbeing - workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan We invest in colleagues' careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more Enhanced leave We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives


To apply, please use information provided in the advert and role profile to let us know why you'd be good for the job. Please submit a copy of your up-to-date CV along with a supporting statement.


We may choose to interview during the advertising period.


We create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and believe that creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.

All candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it's subsidiary brands.

The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.


If you'd like any support please contact the Recruitment Team on

recruitment@aster.co.uk

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