Asset Grading Officer

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Investment and Development team as an Asset Grading Officer on a Permanent Basis. Based out of our head office in Basingstoke, you'll combine office and home working to ensure a positive work / life balance.

It's an exciting time to join us as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England – our purpose being to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations.

We have an ambitious Corporate Plan and we're undertaking a large-scale transformation programme to deliver our goals.

The Role

As an Asset Grading Officer you will adopt an analytic approach to reviewing asset grading scores, working closely with the Head of Programme to interrogate current outcomes and agree a future pathway for all our homes over the short, medium and long term.

Working with the Head of Programme & Asset Grading to agree appropriate strategies by region and local authority for all our core housing stock.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assist with identifying future redevelopment / regeneration opportunities by location and support Regeneration and New Business by attaining approval for initial feasibility studies
• Using the asset grading model to work through the local authorities in the South & West of our geography on a property by property
• Working collaboratively across our localities to understand the challenges faced by property, Customer and Lettings and using this to assist the Head of Programme in the development of a bespoke strategy for each of our operating areas
• Assisting the Head of Programme to identify a pipeline of poor performing schemes for the Head of Disposal to appraise
• Support the Head of Programme in the annual refresh of asset grading to illustrate the effectiveness of the combined strategies including development of new homes, disposal, and improvement of existing homes
• Take responsibility for flagging homes for disposal to support the Business Plan

What we're looking for:

You'll have proven experience in a similar role in Asset Management or Property Management with a good understanding of property lifecycle and obsolescence. Must be experienced in working effectively within cross-functional teams. You'll also have:

• Strong communication skills and report writing experience

• Analytical skills with attention to detail and the ability to analyse large and small data sets to draw conclusion and identify trends

• Strong IT skills particularly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Power BI and operating systems such as Keystone/ActiveH or similar housing management Systems.

What you'll receive from us

We have some fantastic benefits on offer at SNG, including:

• £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
• Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
• Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
• Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover

We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.

This is a great opportunity to join the team as we progress through an exciting period of change. What we do makes a real difference to people's lives and by joining us you can share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters.