Service Manager - Assets Investment

We are seeking an ambitious and experienced Service Manager - Assets Investment to provide strategic leadership across our housing and corporate asset portfolio. This is a high-profile role responsible for shaping and delivering capital investment, development and new build programmes that improve homes, communities and public assets while ensuring compliance, value for money and long-term sustainability. Reporting to the Assistant Director - Assets and Compliance, you will lead a multidisciplinary service responsible for asset investment, capital delivery and development activity across the Council's portfolio. You will oversee major programmes from strategy and business case development through to delivery and performance monitoring. You will:

• Lead capital investment and maintenance programmes across housing and corporate assets.
• Drive redevelopment and portfolio optimisation opportunities.
• Oversee new build and acquisition projects from feasibility to completion.
• Manage significant capital and revenue budgets, ensuring robust financial control and governance.
• Build effective partnerships with contractors, consultants, residents, Homes England and regulatory bodies.
• Provide expert advice to senior leaders, elected members and corporate boards.
• Develop a high-performing, customer-focused culture within the Assets Investment service
  
  You will bring substantial experience in leading asset investment, development or capital programmes within housing, construction or the public sector, alongside a proven ability to deliver complex projects and lead multidisciplinary teams.
We are looking for someone who has:
• Significant experience managing capital investment and development programmes.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive performance, innovation and change.
• Excellent knowledge of asset management, construction, maintenance and regulatory compliance.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and partnership-building skills.
• Strategic thinking, commercial awareness and sound decision-making capability.
• A degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline and/or a relevant housing qualification (or willingness to work towards one).
Professional membership of bodies such as RICS or CIOB and experience of new build housing, regeneration or large-scale financial programmes would be advantageous., This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

Our Council Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council is a small authority with BIG values. We take pride in serving the residents of our borough and look to provide value for money services. We aim to work to the best of our abilities with honesty, integrity and place particular importance on working together. Why join us?...... Situated in the heart of England, Nuneaton and Bedworth shares excellent rail and motorway links to the rest of the country. We offer a wide range of job opportunities from refuse and cleansing roles, which directly serve our local community, to behind the scenes administrative roles; providing essential support to our front line professionals.

As an employer, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council offers a wide range of benefits, including flexible working, Local Government Pension Scheme and generous holiday allowance., A wide range of benefits including competitive salaries that are based on our competency framework and paid according to the scoring of the job profile, to ensure that all roles performing the same duties are paid equally. A generous annual leave entitlement. Our employees receive 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service. Plus all bank holidays. A wide range of learning and development opportunities. We recognise our employees as a valuable resource and are therefore committed to the investment of time and financial resources to support the learning and development of our workforce. We offer a wide range of learning prospects, which to name a few include: In-house training sessions, E-learning modules, Leadership and management development programmes and a Post Entry Training scheme Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which provides a secure future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations. To help your pension grow, the Council meets the balance of the cost of providing your benefits into the LGPS. Health and Wellbeing initiatives- our in-house Sports Development Team operate regular work place challenges, health checks and MOT's. Employees also receive discounted gym and leisure membership. Wider Wallets - all our employees gain access to offers and permanent discounts to everyday savings, ranging from discounts on high street stores to offers on days outs. Travel, car allowances and schemes - mileage allowances are paid for using cars/cycles for Council business. In addition, Level 1 car users are provided with a car park pass. We also operate a Cycle salary sacrifice scheme. Work-life balance -. We have a number of initiatives in place to support flexible working including, a job-sharing policy, career break scheme, flexible working policy, flexitime scheme, parental leave scheme, time off for dependants, maternity support leave and agile working. Armed Force Covenant - We are proud signatories of the Armed Force Covenant and actively work to ensure that we continue to deliver on our commitment as stated in the Covenant. We were recently awarded the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. We have a range of internal processes and policies to support our Armed Forces Communities. What we look for……. We seek candidates that can adapt to change and welcome new challenges. We look for those that share our values and take pride in what they do.