Property Services Manager

Ashberry are recruiting for a Property Services Manager’s position in Bradford.

As Property Services Manager you will oversee intensive housing management functions being delivered across the organisation. Your responsibilities will be:

• To be the safeguarding and health and safety lead
• Conducting health and safety visits to properties alongside the tenancy management officer (TMO’s) and support staff at each service in delivering their role/responsibility.
• To identify any health and safety or safeguarding issues and work to resolve with the relevant teams
• Working closely with Service Managers(SM) and Team Leaders (TL) to initiative improvements, where necessary.
• In partnership with SM’s or TL’s, to liaise with landlord partners when taking on new properties and ensuring that all paperwork and health and safety standards are met, including any repairs carried out.
• To ensure stock condition surveys, pictures/videos are taken and any new leased accommodation standards checks are completed in conjunction with SM’s or TL’s and all paperwork is uploaded to relevant accommodation folders, before leases are signed by Heads of Service (HOS).
• To ensure maintenance spreadsheets are audited on a weekly basis and any issues identified are followed through with the relevant team until works are signed off.
• To ensure any risk assessments associated with accommodation and or office spaces are reviewed in line with BC policies and procedures and any issues identified are resolved within timescales.
• To assist HOS in ensuring that we are complying with all quality assurance by auditing our practices annually, relating to BQAF and SHIP standards.
• To work with the business operations officer to complete annual CHAS accreditation and work with HOS to ensure any other accreditations are carried out.
• To review IHM related policies and procedures as per the timetable for policy reviews.
• To review all IHM practices regularly in partnership with the SM’s and TL’s in order to raise standards at scheme level.
• To assess how effective our health and safety, fire and safeguarding practices are being delivered at scheme level. Reporting to HOS with any solutions before implementing appropriate changes.

To apply you must have previous experience in a similar role, demonstrating your ability to manage properties, handle tenant relations, knowledge of health & safety and understand legal and regulatory compliance.

You must have a driving license and access to your own vehicle, along with an enhanced DBS.

The role is 35 hours per week, working flexibly Monday to Friday 9am until 6:30pm.

Annual leave 28 days plus 5 days after successful completion of probationary period.