Job Title: Property Manager - Supported Housing
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Hours: Permanent, Full-Time
Location: South East England - Hybrid (remote with regular travel across the property portfolio)
Setting: Supported Housing / Social Care
Overview:
Compass Associates is proud to partner with a leading UK social care group in their search for an experienced Property Manager to take ownership of compliance and day-to-day property management across a growing supported housing portfolio. The organisation brings together a range of specialist services supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs, and complex care requirements. With a portfolio of around 60 properties and partnerships with multiple Registered Providers and landlords, this is a genuinely varied and impactful role within a business that is expanding at pace. This is a confidential appointment being managed exclusively by Compass Associates.
The Candidate:
The successful Property Manager will be a compliance-focused professional with a background in social housing or supported housing. You will be comfortable managing multiple landlord and Registered Provider relationships, keeping on top of compliance obligations across a dispersed portfolio, and working both remotely and on-site. You will be organised, proactive, and confident working without a direct team beneath you in the early stages of the role.
Key Responsibilities:
Compliance and Facilities Management
- Maintaining oversight of all statutory compliance across the portfolio including gas, electrical, fire risk assessments, water hygiene, and health and safety. Ensuring all activity is fully evidenced and audit-ready.
Property Onboarding and Mobilisation
- Supporting the onboarding of new properties from acquisition through to operational readiness. Coordinating documentation, system requirements, and handover processes to ensure properties are fit for service delivery.
Registered Provider and Landlord Coordination
- Acting as a central point of contact between Registered Providers, landlords, finance, and operational teams. Supporting transitions between landlords and ensuring managing agent obligations are met consistently.
Systems and Record Management
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records across property systems. Ensuring all compliance tracking, maintenance scheduling, and documentation is current and accessible.
Maintenance Programming
- Coordinating planned and reactive maintenance across the portfolio. Booking maintenance jobs, managing contractor relationships, and ensuring properties are kept to a high standard.
Process Improvement
- Contributing to the development of consistent, scalable ways of working across the housing function as the portfolio continues to grow.
Essential Requirements:
- Experience working within a housing association, Registered Provider, or compliance-focused housing or property role.
- A solid understanding of social housing or supported housing environments, including landlord obligations, tenancy management, and lease structures.
- Strong working knowledge of statutory compliance requirements including fire safety, gas, electrical, and water hygiene.
- Experience using housing or property management systems. Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities across a dispersed portfolio.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across landlords, RPs, and internal operational teams.
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience within a managing agent model.
- Exposure to compliance audits or regulatory inspections.
- Experience supporting property onboarding or service mobilisation. Understanding of exempt rents and the specialist supported housing funding framework.
- Familiarity with the Regulator of Social Housing standards.
Salary and Benefits:
- £50,000 per annum
- Mileage paid per mile for site travel
- All train travel and overnight stays covered via expense app, with no out-of-pocket forward payments required
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangement
- A role with genuine scope to shape and grow the function as the portfolio expands
Application Process:
To apply or to find out more, please contact Andy at Compass Associates for an informal discussion about the role.
Andy Munyimi
0161 527 9632
[email protected]
Recommendations:
Compass Associates Ltd acts as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy. Successful referrals receive £500 in vouchers or a £500 charity donation.
About Compass Associates:
Established in 2009, Compass Associates is an award-winning UK specialist Health and Social Care Recruitment Consultancy providing tailored, high-quality recruitment solutions for all permanent assignments.
