Head of Assets

Permanent, Full-Time (37 hours per week)

Are you ready to lead the strategic direction of housing assets in a forward-thinking organisation? Stockport Homes Group is seeking a dynamic Head of Assets to drive innovation, sustainability, and excellence across our housing portfolio. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape long-term investment strategies, enhance service delivery, and ensure our homes remain safe, efficient and fit for future.

As the Head of Assets, you will lead the strategic and operational delivery of our Asset Management, Environmental, Energy, Capital Investment, and Home Improvement Agency functions. You will be responsible for developing and implementing our 30-year Asset Management Strategy, overseeing multi-million-pound capital programmes, and ensuring effective procurement and billing of energy services across our corporate and housing portfolios.

You will act as the client for our repair service, managing associated budgets and providing strategic guidance to ensure excellent service delivery. Your role will also involve leading and inspiring a number of asset teams and working closely with a range of internal teams, the Council, and external partners to deliver innovative solutions and secure funding for investment programmes.

To succeed in this role, you'll bring:

• Proven ambitious and effective team leadership in asset management within social housing.
• Strong knowledge of building construction, project management, and business planning in the housing sector.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting, and delivering asset management strategies.
• A collaborative, forward-thinking approach to problem solving.
• A good understanding of Health and Safety legislation, particularly CDM 2015.

The SHG "Be You" approach sums up our belief that everyone has the right to be who they are, and to be that person at work, in line with SHG's Values. We're always looking to improve diversity within our teams to enhance this culture and to be truly representative of the communities we work in.

We understand that if you don't meet every requirement, you may be hesitant to apply but we still want to hear from you and encourage you to submit an application detailing your experiences, achievements, and the value you can bring to our team.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to complete your application, please contact the People & OD Team on

Please note that we do not accept applications through third-party websites. To ensure your application is reviewed, please apply directly through our careers page.

We encourage you to apply early We may close the vacancy sooner if we find the right candidate.

For an informal chat about this exciting opportunity, please contact Tim Pinder on

Closing Date: 16th November 2025

Interview Date: 28th November 2025

Welcome to Stockport Homes Group (SHG), an umbrella organisation for four, socially responsible interdependent companies within the housing sector. What makes us unique is our vision: one where entrepreneurship and commercialisation go hand in hand with social impact.

We are Stockport's largest landlord, managing over 12,000 properties on behalf of Stockport Council and Private Landlords, as well as our own growing portfolio of new build homes.

As builders, landlords, architects and developers we believe in collective responsibility for more affordable housing. Equally, through a commitment to a range of wrap around services we look for ways to improve people's lives: from advice and support on health and wellbeing, to employment, educational opportunities and help in the home.

All our profit is reinvested within the group to maximise opportunities for those who most need our help.

Companies within SHG:

Stockport Homes - Stockport Homes was formed in 2005, to manage housing stock across Stockport on behalf of Stockport Council. As a limited company, we operate as an ALMO which is an 'Arm's length management organisation', so whilst the company is owned by the Council, we operate independently on day-to-day matters and in delivering services to our customers. We are committed to providing quality homes across Stockport and listening to the voice of our customers to continually improve our services.

Three Sixty - Three Sixty delivers innovative, high-quality construction, maintenance and facilities management services across Stockport, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. We are trades people who operate with a friendly, community-led approach. We get the balance right between excellent customer service and service delivery. We take pride in giving back to our local communities and each year we Gift Aid our profits to SKylight to support the work they do to help Stockport and the borough thrive.

Skylight - SKylight is a Charitable Community Benefit Society, established in 2018, dedicated to transforming lives in Stockport. We work closely with local communities to support people into employment, alleviate poverty and enhance digital skills. Our services help individuals live independently while fostering strong community networks, particularly for those facing disadvantages. We are proud to contribute to making Stockport a great place to live and work.

Viaduct Housing Partnership - Formed in 2017, Viaduct is a development partnership between Stockport Homes Group and Stockport Council, focusing on building more affordable homes in Stockport.

SHG is proud to be an award-winning organisation dedicated to transforming the lives and communities of our customers and as a public-private sector fusion, SHG is focused on future growth and excellence - looking for the best people to join the Group to be on this exciting journey.