Strategic Lead, Estate Regeneration

Strategic Lead – Estate Regeneration

Permanent

Grade 6 – £54,495–£64,811 – Consultation grade – subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

We are seeking an experienced regeneration leader to drive the delivery of major estate regeneration programmes across the city. This is a high-profile strategic role, responsible for shaping the future of Council estates, increasing the supply of affordable homes as well as improving the neighbourhoods and places in which our residents live.

• Set the vision for the future of Council estates, shaping place-based regeneration and increasing affordable housing supply.
• Lead a portfolio of complex regeneration projects, ensuring delivery to time, budget and governance requirements.
• Prepare and present business cases, options appraisals and funding bids to secure investment and approval.
• Advise senior officers, Members and Boards through clear reporting on progress, risks, funding and outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with developers, Registered Providers, funders and professional advisors.
• Lead procurement activity and ensure schemes are delivered in line with corporate governance and policy.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team, ensuring resources are aligned to programme priorities.

You will be a senior regeneration professional with strong commercial awareness, political sensitivity and a track record of delivering large-scale housing-led transformation.

• Extensive experience leading major estate regeneration, housing development or large capital programmes.
• Proven success managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects with significant budgets and competing priorities.
• Strong experience of negotiations, procurement and working with developers, Registered Providers and consultants.
• A track record of undertaking options appraisals and feasibility studies to shape long‑term regeneration pipelines.
• In‑depth understanding of the planning, funding and delivery environment for housing regeneration.
• Experience operating in a political environment, including advising senior leaders and engaging Ward Councillors.
• Strong financial, programme and risk management capability, ensuring delivery within tight constraints.

• Lead the transformation of Council estates and deliver lasting change for communities across the city.
• Shape and influence one of the most significant estate regeneration pipelines in the region.
• Work at senior strategic level with Members, Executive Directors, funders and sector partners.
• Secure investment from organisations such as Homes England and WMCA to unlock regeneration delivery.
• Build and lead a team at the forefront of housing‑led regeneration.
• Play a pivotal role in delivering inclusive growth, place‑making and improved life chances.
• Operate in a role with real visibility, influence and legacy.

Please upload your up‑to‑date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

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A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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