How you’ll make a difference
As Head of Property and Development, you will provide strategic leadership for the council’s property, investment and development portfolio, ensuring land and property assets are managed effectively to maximise value, support service delivery and contribute to the council’s long-term ambitions.
As amember of the senior leadership team, you will lead the development and delivery of the council’s estate strategy, driving regeneration, investment and development opportunities across the district. Working collaboratively with internal and external partners, you will ensure the property portfolio supports thriving communities, economic growth and the effective use of public assets.
What you will be doing
It will be your responsibility to provide strategic leadership and oversight of the Property and Development service, ensuring the effective management of the councils property, estate, investment and development portfolio.
Leading a high-performing multidisciplinary team, you will drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and customer-focused service delivery.
Using your commercial and professional expertise, you will lead the acquisition, disposal and management of corporate and investment assets, maximising value and supporting the councils strategic priorities.
You will be responsible for the development and delivery of the councils estate strategy, ensuring assets remain aligned to current and future service needs, while overseeing the performance and financial return of the investment portfolio.
Working closely with senior leaders, elected members, developers, investors and partners, you will provide expert advice on complex property, development and investment matters.
It will be key for you to lead major regeneration and development projects, manage complex negotiations, and develop robust business cases and investment appraisals that support sustainable growth and long-term value for the council and its communities.
You will ensure compliance, governance and professional standards are maintained across all property, estate and development activities.
What we need from you
It is essential that you hold a degree in a relevant discipline, such as urban planning, town planning, estate management or land management, or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience. You will also hold a relevant professional qualification, such as MRICS, or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and experience.
We require you to have substantial experience of leading property, estate management, investment and development functions within a large and complex organisation, with a proven track record of delivering major regeneration, development and investment projects from inception through to completion.
Strong commercial and financial management experience will be key, including responsibility for business planning, budget management and maximising asset value.
With previous experience of leading high-performing teams, you will use your leadership and influencing skills to build effective relationships with a wide range of colleagues, stakeholders and partners, driving successful outcomes across complex projects and programmes.
What you need to know
Interviews are anticipated to take place week commencing 5th October 2026.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives, and we offer genuineflexibilityto help them achieve thatwork/life balance.
- Whats special here is the strength of the team ethos, the support and the training.
- We recognise that ourdiverse teamof skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live,workand learn here.
- Wereproviding essential services across our internal network to ensure we can fully support our community.
- Werepositive and forward thinking, always looking for new and innovative ways of working work andwereambitious about the future.
We’ve achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
Were making a difference be part of it!
To view the full job description, please click this link: Head of Property & Development – Job Description
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