Assistant Director, Regeneration and Growth (Full Time)

New Start; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Newham London Borough Council is recruiting an Assistant Director, Regeneration and Growth to lead our ambitions for housing, jobs and place-making across the borough. This senior post will shape strategy, drive delivery across development management, environment and regulatory services, and oversee high-performing teams in a fast-paced urban regeneration agenda.

You will modernise processes, manage a large workload (thousands of applications annually) and build an outward-facing,

Job description

Assistant Director, Regeneration and Growth

Salary: £100k

Expires: 20/09/2026

Company: Newham London Borough Council

Location: Newham, London (Greater)

Job Type: Full time

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Corporate Management Team

Sector: Regeneration and Local Economies

Job Role: Assistant Director

Newham is entering an ambitious new chapter. With a new Mayor focused on growth, jobs and housing, a newly integrated Place Making directorate and some of London’s most significant regeneration opportunities, these roles offer the chance to influence a borough alive with possibility.

As Assistant Director, Development Management and Environment, you'll modernise busy regulatory services handling 5,000 applications annually, developing talented teams and creating a more ambitious, commercial and outward-facing operation.

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 20th September