Technical Manager

Marks Consulting Partners are currently recruiting for a Technical Manager to work with one of our housing association clients in South London.

This is a permanent position offering a salary of £58,000, managing a team of 3 members of staff across compliance, asset integrity, and specialist property services workstreams.

What you will be doing:

* Overseeing Awaab's Law compliance including triage, severity scoring, investigation, and repairs within statutory timeframes

* Managing the Disrepair service including inspections, legal liaison, disclosure processes, and pre-action protocol adherence

* Overseeing fire risk assessment actions, EICR, and LGSR compliance; coordinating with M&E teams for statutory testing and remedial works

* Leading full contractor management including procurement, mobilisation, onboarding, KPI monitoring, and commercial negotiations

* Producing performance reports for SLT, Board, Committees, and insurers highlighting trends, risks, and improvements

* Leading a multi-disciplinary team; managing 1:1s, appraisals, development plans, recruitment, and absence management

* Drafting and overseeing Stage 2 complaint responses, Ombudsman investigations, and MP/Councillor enquiries

What you will need:

* Technical leadership experience across compliance-heavy workstreams including damp and mould, disrepair, fire safety, and M&E

* Strong knowledge of Awaab's Law, HHSRS, fire safety principles, and the Regulator of Social Housing's Consumer Standards

* Proven contractor procurement and commercial management experience

* Strong risk management, audit, and governance capability with evidence-based reporting

* Excellent stakeholder management skills across SLT, legal teams, insurers, and the Housing Ombudsman

* Experience leading and developing multi-disciplinary operational teams within housing or property services

* Degree-level education or equivalent; relevant professional qualification highly desirable

If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential discussion.

Marks Consulting Partners specialise in the recruitment of professionals across Property Services, Housing Services, General Practice, Town Planning, Regeneration & Development, and Building Consultancy, working with housing associations, local authorities, and related public sector organisations
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed