Senior Asset Officer

Osprey Housing

Home-Based, Westhill

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Senior Asset Officer

Job Title: Senior Asset Officer
Term: Permanent – Full Time
Full Time: 35 hours per week 
Salary: £42,192 – 44,413 per annum 
Car allowance: £2,169 per annum
Location: Westhill/Home Working
Start Date: February 2025

Osprey Housing is a social housing organisation committed to the mission of providing high quality affordable housing and services to the people in the communities they serve throughout Aberdeenshire, Moray and the City of Aberdeen. We own ca. 1,800 homes for social rent, providing stable and sustainable tenancies to a wide range of tenants. We also provide key support services to help our tenants and communities succeed. We are on a journey of modernisation and evolution, investing heavily in technology, digital services, and our people, to establish our position as one of the leading housing organisations in the north-east of Scotland. We have ambitions for growth; our vision, to make a difference every day, is fully embraced by our team who are empowered to ensure the customer is always our focus.

We are looking for an ambitious and dynamic individual to join our Asset Team to deliver an effective and efficient response repairs service, cyclical and planned works programmes and capital work programmes with quality and value for money a key success metric. Additionally, the Senior Asset Officer will work proactively with the Director of Assets to ensure Osprey’s regulatory and legislative compliance across both its asset management and development activities.

The successful applicant will have: 

•    A commitment to delivering excellent services to our tenants and be a great team player.
•    Good technical knowledge with construction, buildings or maintenance experience, or relevant transferable experience.
•    A valid driving licence.
•    Experience of undertaking technical and quality inspections. 
•    Experience of dealing with contracts with a proven ability to liaise with and manage/monitor contractors.
•    A knowledge of the relevant Health and Safety/compliance requirements of response and capital repair/construction works.
•    A good working knowledge of Microsoft Windows applications and experience of repairs/maintenance based software.
•    Experience of effective risk identification and risk management (including safety implications for colleagues and tenants).
•    Knowledge of the RSL sector with an awareness of the policy and regulatory frameworks applicable to asset management in the Housing Association environment.

This is a hybrid role which will allow you to work flexibly from home and our main office, being based at our Westhill office. As a valued member of our team you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including generous annual leave allowance, flexible working, electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, wellbeing and health benefits.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Ryan Swan, Director of Assets on 01224 548022 or by email to rswan@ospreyhousing.org.uk. 

To view the Job Description which outlines the main focus, duties and responsibilities of the job and to apply for this post please visit our website at: Senior Asset Officer - Osprey Housing

Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for return of applications is Monday 6 January at 12 noon. 

Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 16 January 2025

Any queries please contact: sredford@ospreyhousing.org.uk 

Osprey Housing Registered Scottish Charity No SC029461

More information on the organisation can be found at our website: Osprey Housing - Quality Affordable Homes in NE  Scotland - Osprey Housing