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