Landlord Health and Safety Assistant Manager

Landlord Health & Safety Assistant Manager – Asset & Compliance

Salary: £46,564 - £51,738 per annum (RFJ9)

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week, working Monday to Friday

Location: Home based, with the requirement to attend the designated office 2 - 3 times per week (Allocated office – Memorial House, Coalville / Longfield House, Ilkeston)

About us

emh group is one of the largest providers of affordable homes and support services in the East Midlands. We work in partnership with our customers and communities to deliver high‑quality homes, safe environments and excellent services that support independent living and thriving neighbourhoods.

Our vision is to be the best social housing and care business in the country, leading the market as both a service provider and an employer. Our Asset & Compliance teams play a critical role in ensuring our homes are safe, compliant and fit for the future.

The role

We are looking for a knowledgeable and organised Landlord Health & Safety Assistant Manager to support the operational delivery of our asset management and building compliance functions.

Reporting to the Landlord Health & Safety Manager, you will help manage the delivery of statutory and regulatory compliance across our housing stock, with a strong focus on stock condition surveying, HHSRS assessments, fire safety and building safety. You will support and motivate a team of surveyors and an administrator/planner, ensuring services are delivered efficiently, compliantly and with the customer at the centre of everything we do.

This is a key role in ensuring emh meets its responsibilities under Awaab’s Law, the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Regulations, while also using data and insight to drive service improvement and value for money.

The ideal candidate requires the below:

You will be an experienced professional from a housing asset management, surveying, construction or maintenance background, with a strong understanding of landlord health and safety obligations and customer‑focused service delivery.

You will bring:

• A degree, diploma, management qualification or equivalent managerial experience in asset management, surveying or construction within the housing or maintenance sector
• Practical experience of completing HHSRS assessments and stock condition surveys, supporting Decent Homes and wider compliance programmes
• Experience of working within asset management, construction or maintenance services, delivering effective, efficient and customer‑focused outcomes
• Sound working knowledge of UK landlord statutory and regulatory health & safety requirements, including:
• Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) – Awaab’s Law
• The Building Safety Act and Fire Safety (England) Regulations
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and competing demands
• Competent IT skills, including the use of asset management and compliance systems, and the ability to use performance data to monitor delivery and drive continuous improvement
• A customer‑focused approach, with a clear commitment to delivering high‑quality, safe and fully compliant housing services

You will also be confident working collaboratively with colleagues, contractors and stakeholders, supporting continuous improvement and maintaining high standards of performance and compliance

For further information about the role, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Our Values

Our Values are important to us at emh and we’re looking for a manager who can live our values, and help embed them into the services we deliver. Our values are: Integrity, Diversity, Openness, Accountability, Clarity and Excellence.

Company Benefits

Our generous package includes:

• 39 days annual leave (including bank holidays and statutory days), increasing to 44 days with length of service.
• Social Housing Pension Scheme (your contributions are matched by emh up to 8%)
• Health Cash Plan and Enhanced Employee Assistance Program (Provided by BHSF)
• a wide range of training and development opportunities (we are an Investors in People accredited organisation)
• Company Sick Pay (increasing with length of service to six month’s full pay, six month’s half pay).
• Opportunities to work flexibly and from home, where the business need allows.

How to apply

Please apply with an up- to-date CV detailing how you meet the requirements of the person specification.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for this role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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