Job Description
Position: Asset Investment Manager - Decarbonisation
Location: Leicester - Hybrid
Hours: 35 contracted hours per week
Job ref: 4637
We regret to inform you that Advance is unable to accept any sponsorship requirements.
About the Role:
Advance is a national, not-for-profit provider of housing and support for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Our vision is to transform lives—delivering high-quality housing and support so that people can live the lives they choose, feel valued, and know their voices are heard.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Asset Investment Manager - Decarbonisation to take a leading role in delivering the WH:SHF retrofit project. This is a fixed-term opportunity until March 2028, giving you the chance to make a tangible impact on a major government-funded sustainability initiative in social housing.
What you’ll do:
Oversee the end-to-end delivery of a government-funded retrofit project
Act as the key contact for DESNZ, contractors, and internal teams
Supervise a small team, manage budgets, and ensure regulatory compliance
Coordinate on-site activities and ensure the project stays on track
Promote a customer-first, community-driven approach
What you’ll bring:
Proven project management experience in housing, energy, or retrofit
Strong stakeholder, budget, and contract management skills
Understanding of retrofit standards (e.g. PAS 2035), WH:SHF
HNC in Construction or equivalent
Project or retrofit qualifications
Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
For more information about the role please contact, Jo Stother on Email: jo.stother@advanceuk.org
About the organisation:
Advance is a national, not-for-profit provider of housing and support services for people with disabilities and mental health conditions. Our vision is to transform lives; providing the best quality housing and support services so that people can live the lives they choose, achieve their personal goals, feel valued and know their voices are heard.
We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about making Advance a great place to work. We invest in our staff, providing the training and support you need to succeed in your role, gain industry-recognised qualifications and realise your career aspirations.
We are an equal opportunities employer who values its staff and the difference they make to their customers. There is no place for racism or discrimination of any kind in Advance. As an organisation, we will not tolerate it. We are firmly committed to recruiting the best colleagues regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation and to supporting customers from similarly diverse backgrounds.
All newly appointed staff receive an induction, during which they will learn about our PRIDE values, our expectations of how they should treat our customers and our commitments in relation to how they will be treated as a member of staff.
Benefits of working for Advance:
We value our staff and the difference they make to the lives of our customers, which is why we offer the following benefits:
- Paid holiday (from 25 days up to 30 days with long service in addition to bank holidays, pro rata for part time hours)
- Sector specific training is provided as part of induction plus opportunities for professional development
- Access to Perks at Work where you can obtain great discounts of cinema tickets, shopping vouchers and much more
- Long service awards payable in 5 year increments
- Golden Hello/refer a friend receive up to £500
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Free DBS (Disclosures and Barring Service)
- Excellent opportunities to progress your career within Advance
- Enrolment in a pension scheme with matched contributions above the statutory minimum (if you work enough hours to meet the threshold for enrolment)
Advance is regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing and the Care Quality Commission and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. You will be required to provide evidence of right to work. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be covered by Advance.
We value diversity and therefore welcome applications from everyone interested in working at Advance. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Advance Housing & Support Ltd reserves the right to close this job once sufficient applications have been received.
