Head of Property Services & Building Safety

Creating safe, healthy and good quality homes and communities for our customers.

Solihull Community Housing (SCH) is an Arm's-Length Management Organisation (ALMO), established in 2004 to deliver housing services on behalf of Solihull Council. We manage just under 10,000 homes and are proud to serve a diverse and vibrant community with a strong sense of place.

We are now seeking an experienced and values-driven Head of Property Services & Building Safety to join our Executive Leadership Team. This is a critical senior role with strategic and operational responsibility for building safety, statutory compliance, responsive repairs and voids across SCH's housing stock.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Operations, you will lead the delivery of all building safety, compliance and property services workstreams, ensuring our homes are safe, compliant and well maintained. You will provide visible leadership across a wide portfolio including fire safety, gas, electrical, asbestos, lifts, legionella and damp, mould and condensation, alongside responsive and empty homes services delivered through a mix of in-house teams and external contractors.

As an Executive Leader, you will take collective responsibility for delivering SCH's strategic vision and corporate delivery plan. You will champion a strong building safety and compliance culture, ensure robust governance and risk management arrangements are in place, and drive continuous improvement, value for money and excellent customer outcomes.

This role requires someone who can operate confidently at both strategic and operational levels - interpreting complex legislation, shaping policy and practice, assuring compliance with the Building Safety Regime, and providing professional leadership to teams, partners and stakeholders. You will also play a key role in resident engagement, ensuring effective communication and transparency around building safety.

You will bring substantial senior leadership experience within either housing or property services, or ideally both, with a strong track record in building safety, compliance and repairs. You will have a deep understanding of the regulatory and statutory framework in social housing and be confident managing complex budgets, contracts and performance.

A collaborative and inclusive leader, you will motivate and develop high performing teams, adopt a coaching approach, and role model SCH's values and behaviours. You will be comfortable working with Boards, elected members, regulators and enforcement bodies, and acting as an ambassador for SCH. At SCH, we value purposeful leadership, open dialogue and teamwork. You will join an organisation committed to continuous improvement, safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion, and making a genuine difference for customers and communities. If you are passionate about building safety, service excellence and inclusive leadership, and want to make a real impact at executive level, we would welcome a conversation.

For an informal discussion please contact Kelly Shaw at to book a time for a conversation or call . To apply, please follow this link.

Closing date: Tuesday 26 May 2026, 9:00 a.m.

First interviews: Tuesday 2 June 2026 (via Teams)

Final interviews: Wednesday 10 June 2026 / Thursday 11 June 2026

Solihull Community Housing is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Solihull Community Housing is committed to safeguarding and protecting children, young people and adults at risk and to promoting their welfare and requires all employees and volunteers share this commitment.

Attached documents

• Application for Head of PS&BS.docx
• Welcome to SCH.docx
• Recruitment Pack.pdf