Landlord Health and Safety Assistant Manager

emh

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

emh group is seeking a knowledgeable and organised Landlord Health & Safety Assistant Manager to support the operational delivery of their asset management and building compliance functions. This role reports to the Landlord Health & Safety Manager and will help manage the delivery of statutory and regulatory compliance across their housing stock, with a strong focus on stock condition surveying, HHSRS assessments, fire safety, and building safety. The Assistant Manager 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. 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.

Requirements

• Experienced professional from a housing asset management, surveying, construction, or maintenance background.
• Strong understanding of landlord health and safety obligations and customer-focused service delivery.
• Practical experience of completing HHSRS assessments and stock condition surveys.
• Experience supporting Decent Homes and wider compliance programmes.
• Experience 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.
• 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.
• Confident working collaboratively with colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• A degree, diploma, management qualification or equivalent managerial experience in asset management, surveying or construction within the housing or maintenance sector.

Responsibilities

• Support the operational delivery of asset management and building compliance functions.
• Help manage the delivery of statutory and regulatory compliance across housing stock.
• Focus on stock condition surveying, HHSRS assessments, fire safety, and building safety.
• Support and motivate a team of surveyors and an administrator/planner.
• Ensure services are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and with the customer at the centre.
• Ensure emh meets its responsibilities under Awaab’s Law, the Building Safety Act, and Fire Safety Regulations.
• Use data and insight to drive service improvement and value for money.
• Collaborate with colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders to support continuous improvement and maintain high standards of performance and compliance.

Benefits

• 39 days annual leave (including bank holidays and statutory days), increasing to 44 days with length of service.
• Social Housing Pension Scheme (contributions 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 (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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees