About this role
- East Suffolk Council, Lowestoft and Melton
- £60,055 – £66,712 (Band 11)
- 37 hours per week
- Permanent
East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.
We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council's Housing Management Team as an Strategic Lead, Housing Investment.
Your role:
The post holder will be required to work collectively and collaboratively as part of the Housing Leadership Team, to ensure high quality, affordable services are delivered to the residents of East Suffolk.
The candidate will lead the strategic planning and programming of the investment in the Council’s housing assets with delivering a range of housing investment projects across the district, proactively seek and acquire accommodation to meet ongoing housing need and develop investment programmes for existing homes based on sound asset information.
What you will need:
The successful candidate will have previous experience within a construction, property or design environment along with previous experience of managing projects from inception to delivery. The post holder will have thorough knowledge and understanding of CDM regulations and have experience of and ability to manage and organise a team of professionals.
Why work for us?
East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).
Here are some of the main benefits:
- Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
- Local government pension scheme
- Flexible working arrangements
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
- Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.
Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).
The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.
For more information
For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Justin King at [email protected] or Brian Golton at [email protected]
Closing date: 23 February 2026
Interview date: 5 March 2026 (at East Suffolk House, Melton)
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification.
Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).
Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.
For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).
Other facts
About Suffolk Jobs Direct
Reimagine the possibilities.
As one of the largest employers in Suffolk, we have a huge variety of exciting careers to offer people as keen to make a positive impact on the world around them as we are.
As a modern, flexible, and effective council, we’re driven to make a difference to the environment, the communities we serve, and the careers of our people. We explore innovative ways to encourage, respect, and enable everyone to be the best they can be.
By creating meaningful connections with our people and our partner organisations, we’ve built a culture of mutual collaboration, trust, and respect where everyone is supported to be their authentic selves.
We aim to inspire and empower. To improve and evolve. To develop and innovate. To take pride and ownership of the world around us and ensure that we leave a positive and lasting legacy. That’s why it’s time to reimagine a career with the council and take a fresh look at what we can offer you.
What you'll do
- The post holder will lead the strategic planning and programming of the investment in the Council’s housing assets and deliver a range of housing investment projects across the district. They will also proactively seek and acquire accommodation to meet ongoing housing needs.
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