Stock Investment Manager

Company: Lewisham Council
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Overview

In this role you will lead delivery of major housing investment programmes across the Council’s housing stock, ensuring safe, compliant and cost-effective projects. You’ll manage multi-million schemes from design to completion and provide strategic support to the Stock Investment and Asset Management service. You will collaborate with residents, contractors and stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes that align with statutory requirements and the Council’s priorities. This is a chance to shape long-term asset strategies and improve building safety and value for money in a diverse community.

Pay / Benefits

  • generous holiday allowance
  • Local Government Pension scheme
  • flexible working
  • season ticket and bicycle loans
  • learning and development opportunities
  • staff discounts and inclusive workplace initiatives

Responsibilities

  • Lead teams delivering major planned maintenance, refurbishment and capital investments across the housing stock
  • Oversee project delivery from design and procurement through construction to final account with focus on cost control and value for money
  • Lead Section 20 consultation and engage residents and leaseholders effectively
  • Ensure compliance with building safety legislation, health and safety, building regs and Council policies
  • Manage contractors, consultants and professional teams to achieve quality, cost, programme and customer satisfaction
  • Monitor programme performance, risk, compliance and governance and provide senior management reporting
  • Support development of long-term investment strategies, asset management plans and service improvements
  • Build and maintain productive relationships with residents, elected members and key stakeholders

Key requirements

  • Experience in housing, asset management or construction with track record delivering complex capital investment programmes
  • Strong leadership, financial acumen and stakeholder management
  • Proven ability to deliver compliant, cost-effective project outcomes in the public sector or social housing
  • Knowledge of various contract types and procurement processes
  • Ability to work in a hybrid office/remote environment
  • Relevant professional qualification
  • DBS check (basic)
  • Delivery-oriented and problem-solving mindset
  • leadership
  • stakeholder management
  • problem solving
  • project management
  • cost control
  • risk and governance

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Posted: October 10th, 2026