Strategic Lead - Investment

• East Suffolk Council
• Address: Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ
  and Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1RT
• Salary: £60,055 - £66,712 per annum
• Hours: 37 hours per week
• Contract: 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 a Strategic Lead of Housing Investment
.

Your role

You 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.

You 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:

You 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 .

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 the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Justin King by emailing ju or Brian Golton by emailing bri

Closing date: 1pm, 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 (Word) .

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (Word) . 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 .

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people's lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.

To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council and to hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work, take a look at our video.