Asset Officer

**Job Description
Asset Officer**

To help us deliver an exceptional service, we are looking for an **Asset Management Officer **on a **2 year fixed term contract **to join the Housing Property Services Asset Management Team.

This role reports to the Housing Asset Manager and has no direct supervisory responsibility however there may be requirement to assist in induction and training of peers and new employees. The role will consist or working alongside the existing Asset Management Officer and the Asset Manager updating and maintaining the asset database and will include the following:

- To support the Asset Manager in developing 30 year asset management plans, 5 year programmes and annual budgets for the whole of Housing Property Service, circa 30m annually
- To support the Asset Manager in developing, implementing and monitoring the asset management strategy
- To develop stock condition surveys, approaches and programmes and oversee both internal and external surveyors
- To support the asset manager in undertaking regular stock option appraisals based on the SHAPE asset management tool
- To identify all HRA assets, undertake appraisals and undertake activities which support the disposal of assets accordingly
- To undertake activities which support the purchase of assets where required
- To support, issue and manage licencing of HRA land
- To identify and support implementation of strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of the housing stock
- To identify approaches to meet the new Decent Homes standards given the financial constraints on the service
- To identify and support implementation of approaches to ensure all properties in the HRA are fit for purpose and as a minimum meet their requirements under the Health and Safety legislation and relevant Havering Policies
- Assist other team members with responding to queries that come into Asset Management from residents, councillors and Freedom of Information requests
- Support the development of a full GIS mapping system
- Work with the Regeneration team to identify land/development opportunities

**About you**

Ideally you will have experience of Asset Management and working with databases. Experience of working in Social Housing from either a Housing Association or Local Government with a minimum of 2 years’ experience. If you hold any housing qualifications that would be a bonus.

Require knowledge of the Decent Homes Standard, HHSRS, Energy/SAP and other relevant housing legislation/standards, together with an understanding of lifecycle approaches to asset management.

You will need to be competent using spreadsheets, at ease with data manipulation, comfortable extracting data from databases. Attention to detail is critical for this role and working without supervision and being pro-active will be key.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact **John Mitchell, Housing Asset Manager, on 01708 432515**

**Additional Information**

**Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role.**

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