Director of Property

Ayrshire Housing

Ayr

Role: Director of Property
Organisation: Ayrshire Housing 
Salary: £77,083-80,603 plus final salary pension plus highly competitive package
Office location: Ayr
Closing date for applications: Friday 17th July, 5pm

Thank you for your interest in the position of Director of Property at Ayrshire Housing.

It is an exciting time at Ayrshire Housing as we deliver our 2025-30 Business Plan. We are already making a real impact in the communities we serve with 94% of our tenants satisfied with the overall quality of their homes. We believe that people are at the heart of everything we do and committed and engaged colleagues help to ensure we deliver excellent service to our customers.

We are currently looking for a Director of Property, a role that offers a tremendous opportunity to help drive the future of Ayrshire Housing through leadership of the Property Services team. This role is pivotal in managing projects, policies and compliance, ensuring organisational and customer needs are met through effective property management. You will be joining a dynamic Senior Leadership Team and will work collaboratively to drive forward customer excellence and support our tenants and communities through values-led delivery of innovative and forward-thinking processes.

This is a key leadership role reporting to the Chief Executive, and the Director of Property will hold responsibility for the strategic management of Ayrshire Housing’s over 1700 properties. As a dynamic leader and an effective project manager, you will be the strategic lead for asset management, energy efficiency, compliance and property data through delivery of the new Integrated Asset Management strategy. 

More specifically, the post holder will:
    • Oversee the development & delivery of first class, customer focused property management services
    • Develop strategy, policies and procedures to ensure services are delivered in line with legislation, regulatory requirements and good practice
    • Budget, plan, implement & monitor the associations asset management activities
    • Use property data to drive forward customer focused initiatives which improve customer experience and ensure long term sustainability of the organisation’s assets
    • Lead overall investment strategy to drive up standards and innovate in retrofit, maintenance and upgrading homes.

We are looking for:
    • An inspiring leader with the ability to motivate individuals, teams and stakeholders towards excellence and continuous improvement
    • Experience of developing strategies to meet organisational objectives
    • Risk management and effective internal controls experience
    • An understanding of procurement legislation and best practice
    • Experience of working with boards and committees
    • Financial and budgetary control experience with the ability to set budgets and make effective financial decisions
    • Experience of policy and procedural development within the delivery property management services
    • Relevant qualification and membership of a professional body (eg. RICS, CIOB)
    • Demonstrable line management experience
    • Excellent IT skills and knowledge of MS packages (especially excel)
    • A committed, flexible and adaptable approach to work requirements
    • Commitment to the ethos of housing associations, including equity and diversity.

Thank you again for your interest in this key role. Ayrshire Housing is a high performing RSL and our ambition is not simply about maintaining the status quo, it is about doing even better and achieving excellence in everything that we do. If that’s your mindset, you could be our next Director of Property.

To request a fuller briefing pack or if you would like to discuss the opportunity confidentially, please get in touch with our retained consultant, David Bond (details below). We are committed to supporting and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.

If you feel it might be of interest, please email your CV along with a covering letter stating why the opportunity is of interest and how you see your own experience being relevant.

Contact: David Bond, Director, McGregor Bond 
E: david@mcgregorbond.com
T: 07801 490678