Title:  Senior Commercial Asset Manager - Compliance

Sanctuary provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary organisations.  As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values - working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.

Senior Commercial Asset Manager – Compliance

Base office location may vary dependent upon suitable candidate - balance of home and office working

£64,460 per year

Temporary position for up to 12 months

35 hours per week

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Commercial Asset Manager within Compliance on a 12-month temporary basis. This is a national position developing a new asset reinvestment strategy for future years, whilst leading the delivery of this year’s multiple million pound capital reinvestment programmes.

The role of Senior Commercial Asset Manager will include:

• Provide strategic leadership in developing a comprehensive asset reinvestment strategy, followed by the creation of a 10‑year reinvestment programme. This includes utilising existing data, identifying gaps in the current dataset, and defining a structured approach to acquire the additional information required
• Develop and manage the delivery of Capital investment plans and the performance of delivery of compliance capital delivery programmes across the Group through our own teams and supply chain partners; driving operational, financial and commercial performance levels to support improved customer experience, ensuring asset data is captured, maintained and continuously used to forecast future 10-year planning
• Manage and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers and between internal stakeholders and external consultants to ensure that budget and key performance indicators are met in the delivery of business development and asset management
• Ensure all improvement and reinvestment programmes are delivered in line with legislative and

regulatory requirements and make appropriate recommendations on changes that may need to be made mid-programme to ensure full statutory compliance is achieved and support continuous commercial growth

Skills and experiences:

• Proven experience working in a commercially focused asset management role
• Substantial knowledge of building regulations, legislation and current practice
• Substantial experience of managing projects with strong project management skills and a proven track record in delivery of a performance driven framework
• Working knowledge of the Government Housing Health and Safety Rating System
• Advanced knowledge of asset management systems and software

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

Our Benefits   

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your well-being is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans  
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Role salary is £64,460 per annum

The full time equivalent salary for this role is £73,668 based on 40 hours per week

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website)   

Closing Date: 5 February 2026

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you -corporate.recruitment@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at -  www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference.  We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission.  We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.
Sanctuary Maintenance Contractors Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.