We are thrilled to have joined forces with Network Homes in October 2023, which now places us as the 6th largest housing association in the UK. Sovereign and Network Homes have come together as SNG (Sovereign Network Group) – an organisation that takes the best of both and makes it even better.
We are looking for a Locality Manager, based from Newbury to lead and manage the repairs and maintenance of 8,000 plus homes across Reading and Newbury localities.
The role:
You will be responsible for leading the delivery of pro-active services across the locality which meet this vision, championing our values and working alongside colleagues to achieve our priorities to create a truly customer focussed culture. You'll be accountable for leadership and delivery of a high quality, value for money, property repairs, improvements, projects and maintenance service. You'll have financial responsibility - budget setting, forecasting and management across your locality with a property activity of circa £15m+ PA whilst Contributing to the overall annual budgeting process.
Responsibilities include:
- To take responsibility to deliver the right outcome for our customer in a safe and timely way.
- As a leader, role model and bring our values to life, showing authenticity, integrity, and credibility
- Set direction within the team by being clear on expectations, giving clarity of requirement and supporting team and individual performance through robust feedback
- Develop own capability through continual personal and professional development that will assist in improving own performance in the role, ensuring all core and mandatory training is completed and kept up to date
- Prepare, control and gain approval for large complex annual property budgets, ensuring appropriate monitoring of expenditure and compliance with procedures, levels of authority and audit requirements
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone with proven experience of working within property repairs, improvements, and maintenance services, along with:
- Experience of managing a multi-disciplinary customer focused team in a large and complex organisation
- Knowledge of relevant health, safety and environmental legislation with focus on compliance within all activities undertaken by the team
- Experience managing significant budgets, ability to plan, track and forecast income and expenditure against relevant budgets, to deliver a value for money service whilst taking actions to mitigate any risks to SNG
- Able to analyse business information and formulate metrics that deliver permanent or consolidated progress
- Evidence of delivering on innovative concepts, utilising future changes in policy to support flexibility in a responsive organisation.
- A track record of meeting deadlines and working effectively with others in a complex and dynamic environment.
- Possess strong people skills and an effective communicator, able to influence and challenge.
- A background in or knowledge of social housing is also desirable.
What you'll receive from us
- £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
- Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover