Housing Asset Management Lead

Client

Local Authority in Barking

Job Title

Housing Asset Management Lead

Pay Rate

£600 DAILY UMBRELLA

Hours

35 Hours a week(Mon-Fri)

Duration

Initial 6 month interim contract

Location

HYBRID WORKING- 1-3 days office based in Barking Town Hall

Description

Job Purpose

The Interim Asset Management Lead is responsible for developing, maintaining and owning a 5‑year Housing Asset Investment Plan.

The role brings together intelligence from housing services, stock condition data, fire and building safety programmes, and regulatory requirements to translate need into a prioritised, costed and deliverable investment plan. The plan must be sufficiently developed to enable effective handover to capital delivery teams for implementation, while maintaining clear accountability and outcomes.

The postholder will provide professional leadership on housing asset management, ensuring investment decisions support statutory compliance, resident safety, service priorities and long‑term value for money.

Specific Accountabilities:

Strategic Asset Planning

• Lead the development and ongoing review of a 5‑year Housing Asset Investment Plan, covering all major components, compliance programmes and planned improvements.


• Translate corporate, housing and regulatory priorities into a clear, evidence-based investment strategy.‑based investment strategy.


• Ensure the plan balances safety, compliance, stock condition, resident outcomes and financial sustainability.


• Maintain clear assumptions, risks and dependencies within the plan to support decision making and delivery..

Data, Intelligence and Evidence

• Own the Council's stock condition survey programme, working closely with the Data Team to ensure that asset data is accurate, up to date and fit for strategic planning and handover to delivery teams.


• Use data to model investment scenarios, risks and long‑term liabilities.

Safety and Compliance

• Embed fire safety, building safety and statutory compliance requirements as a core driver of investment planning.


• Work closely with fire safety, building safety and compliance leads to ensure actions are fully reflected, prioritised and costed within the investment plan.


• Ensure alignment with relevant legislation, regulatory standards and best practice guidance.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work collaboratively with Housing Management, Compliance, Finance and Capital Delivery teams to develop an agreed and deliverable programme.


• Act as the key professional interface between asset planning and delivery, ensuring investment intent is clearly understood.


• Provide clear advice and reports to senior officers and Members on asset investment priorities, risks and performance.

Handover to Delivery

• Develop investment plans to a level of detail that enables effective mobilisation and delivery, including:




• Scope definitions


• Prioritisation logic


• Cost profiles and phasing


• Dependencies and constraints




• Support smooth transition of programmes into delivery, resolving issues around scope, data or assumptions as required.

Financial and Value for Money

• Work with Finance to align asset investment plans to HRA business planning and capital funding availability.

Experience: