Job Description

Role Profile

Job Title: Interim Assets Data Management Lead (up to 12 months)

Salary: 43,693 - 46,731 (depending on experience and/or qualifications)

Annual Leave: 30 days per annum

What's the Role

As the Asset Data Management Lead, you will own the quality, integrity and strategic use of all housing-asset data across our ALMO. You will develop and execute a data-governance framework to underpin our investment planning, compliance reporting and operational decision-making--ensuring that colleagues, partners and regulators can rely on accurate, timely asset information. You will lead a small team of data specialists and collaborate closely with IT, Asset Strategy, Compliance and Finance.

The post-holder will work collaboratively across the wider organisation and with colleagues at Somerset Council to enhance data quality, reporting, and systems integration. You will have very strong MS Office skills particularly Excel which must include advanced functions and formulas.

You will report to the Property Services, Investment & Sustainability Manager.

What will I have to do?

Responsibilities will include

Data Strategy & Governance

Design a road-map for data maturity improvements (e.g. from manual spreadsheets to integrated asset-data platform).

Develop a new Data Management Plan to ensure that robust data systems are embedded

Provide data support for external audits and inspections.

Data Quality & Systems Management

Oversee the integrity of the central Asset Register, ensuring completeness of core fields (location, component specification, installation dates, EPC/SAP ratings, condition grades, lifecycle, servicing schedules) and analyse to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to improve performance.

Support the optimisation of housing-specific systems, inclusive of upgrades, data migrations and interfaces.

Implement automated validation routines and exception workflows to detect and resolve anomalies (duplication, missing values, date inconsistencies).

Team Leader & Stakeholder Collaboration

Line-manage a small team of asset-data analysts

Promote a data-driven culture: deliver training, develop data-user guidelines and champion self-serve reporting.

Liaise with Property Services, Compliance, Development and Finance to ensure asset information meets operational and regulatory needs (e.g. HHSRS, Regulator of Social Housing returns, Net Zero Targets) and to help support investment planning.

Provide training and support to colleagues on the use of asset management systems and data reporting

Support procurement and contract teams with data insights for asset investment and maintenance planning

Reporting, Insight & Continuous Improvement

Design and maintain standard and ad-hoc dashboards and reports (Power BI/Power Query) showing key KPIs: stock condition, component lifecycles, void rates, compliance status to monitor performance and support decision making. Design and maintain reporting tools to provide real-time insights to the Asset Management & Safety Team Support strategic projects (e.g. decarbonisation planning, stock rationalisation) with robust data-modelling and scenario analysis.
Ensure that data integrity is maintained via a "three lines of defence" approach

What do I need to be successful?

Required Skills & Experience:

Essential

Proven experience in business intelligence, Business analysis or asset management within a social housing environment

You will have very strong MS Office skills particularly Excel which must include advanced functions and formulas

Strong analytical skills with experience in data management tools (Power BI, Power Query and creation of dynamic dashboards etc.) and SQL

Knowledge of asset management principles in housing, including stock condition, planned maintenance and compliance

Understanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance in the social housing sector

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights for non-technical audiences

Experience of leading a small team

Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify and correct data inconsistencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to communicate complex data in a clear and accessible way

Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

Desirable

Ability to produce option appraisal & NPV viabilities studies, evaluate stock condition and feed into 5- & 30-year plans

Knowledge of predictive analytics

Knowledge of asset management systems (e.g. PIMSS, Keystone or similar)

Experience working within an ALMO, Local Authority or another social landlord

Understanding of building components and lifecycle planning

Experience of data migration projects

A relevant qualification in Data Management or Business Intelligence (or equivalent work experience).

Training or certification in data analytics, Power BI or SQL

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Pay: 43,693.00-46,731.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay
Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:

Bridgwater TA6: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bridgwater TA6

Reference ID: GM01