Salary: £40,808- £49,877

Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months

Hours: 35 hours per week

Location: Edinburgh, hybrid working

Harbour Homes is Leith and north Edinburgh’s biggest social landlord, providing thousands of affordable homes from Portobello to Granton and everywhere in between. We’ve been contributing to the regeneration of local areas since 1975, and it’s our mission to: ‘make a positive impact on people’s lives in Leith and north Edinburgh by providing affordable homes and services and creating brilliant communities.

About the role:

An opportunity to join our Asset Projects team at Harbour Homes.

You will lead the Asset Projects team and be specifically accountable for ensuring the effective delivery of the following technical/specialist functions:

• Asset Management Planning

• Procurement Management

• Asset Project Management

• Common Repair Service Management

• Asbestos Management

The role will also include major repairs contracts including internal and external property refurbishments, insurance claims, cyclical works, mechanical and electrical upgrades and energy efficiency improvements.

You will be responsible for ensuring all the Asset Management Projects are undertaken in a co-ordinated way, managing interdependencies, resource and conflict issues between projects. Additionally, you will manage programme level risks, issues and changes.

All the work you oversee, and directly manage, is required to meet contractual, regulatory and legislative requirements.

About you:

With experience of leading and managing a team, you will have significant experience of managing multi-skilled construction project teams and of planning, procuring and controlling the delivery of building works projects involving personnel from multi-trade and professional backgrounds.

You must have experience of using a computer based integrated customer management system and asset management systems and of analysing data and producing reports for Asset Management Plans and budgets

Educated to Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework Level 8 (HND SVQ Level 4) in a construction related discipline, you will hold a membership of one of the following: the Chartered Institute of Building, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors or Association for Project Management

Disclosure:

A basic disclosure check is required. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

How to apply:

If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit an online application via our website by selecting the s1jobs apply button.

You will find more information about this role and working for Harbour Homes in the job description and summary of the main Harbour Homes Rewards and Benefits.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 4th May 2025

Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 12th May 2025

We have an Investors in Diversity Silver award and as an accredited Disability Confident employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. 

Scottish Charity No. SC027945 

Please note we do not accept agency referrals.