Associate Director - Acquisitions, Compliance & Maintenance

Dudley Business First; Dudley; Hybrid; GBP 112,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Council is seeking an exceptional leader to join our senior leadership team as Associate Director – Acquisitions, Compliance & Maintenance. You will drive acquisitions, disposals, new builds, and facilities management while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards across the council’s estate portfolio.

You will lead large capital programmes, complex professional teams, and a strong governance framework, delivering transformation aligned with our ambitious growth and

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience in a large, complex organisation.
• Track record delivering large-scale transformation and capital programmes.
• Strong experience in property, construction, compliance or related disciplines with a commercially minded approach.
• Commitment to high standards of governance, transparency, and public accountability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Council’s property portfolio, including acquisitions, disposals, and new build delivery.
• Lead large-scale capital programmes and multidisciplinary professional teams across construction and property services.
• Ensure full compliance with the Building Safety Act, Regulator of Social Housing standards, and all statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Drive high-quality maintenance, repairs, refurbishment, and facilities management services.
• Lead governance, risk management, and performance frameworks, using data and insight to drive continuous improvement.
• Embed modern, sustainable, and digitally enabled approaches to service delivery.
• Work collaboratively across the organisation and with partners to deliver Council-wide priorities and transformation outcomes.

Skills

Senior leadership

Transformation delivery

Property/Construction

Governance & accountability

Stakeholder management

Education

Public sector / local government experience

Job description

Associate Director – Acquisitions, Compliance & Maintenance

Salary:£111,579 - £122,596 per annum

Location: Dudley, West Midlands – 3 days+ on site and hybrid

Employer: Dudley Council

Shape Dudley’s future through bold investment, safe homes and transformational estate leadership.

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an exceptional leader to join our newly appointed senior leadership team as Associate Director – Acquisitions, Compliance & Maintenance, playing a pivotal role in delivering our ambitious Council Improvement Programme and new operating model.

This is a new and critical, high-profile role responsible for leading on development (acquisitions, disposals, new builds), professionalfunctions, capital projects, buildings compliance and construction, DFGS, facilities management, promote sustainability, deliver key priorities aligned with our vision and ensure proper compliance and effective business operations of the council.

It is an exciting time to join as we launch a new Corporate Estate Management Strategy which will set the future direction for investment in our assets and a bold framework that supports land assembly and on-the-ground delivery to help meet our continued and ambitious growth agenda. With a multi-million-pound Ice Rink development and Eton College already in the pipeline as new additions to Dudley Town Centre you can see the scale of change we are aiming for; this is a great opportunity for an experienced leader to pave the way and help to shape the future of our Borough.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Council’s property portfolio, including acquisitions, disposals, and new build delivery.
• Lead large-scale capital programmes and multidisciplinary professional teams across construction and property services.
• Ensure full compliance with the Building Safety Act, Regulator of Social Housing standards, and all statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Drive high-quality maintenance, repairs, refurbishment, and facilities management services.
• Lead governance, risk management, and performance frameworks, using data and insight to drive continuous improvement.
• Embed modern, sustainable, and digitally enabled approaches to service delivery.
• Work collaboratively across the organisation and with partners to deliver Council-wide priorities and transformation outcomes.

About You

We are looking for a strategic, politically astute leader with:

• Significant senior leadership experience in a large, complex organisation.
• A track record of delivering large-scale transformation and capital programmes.
• Strong experience in property, construction, compliance, or related disciplines and a commercially minded ‘open-for-business' approach.
• A commitment to high standards of governance, transparency, and public accountability.
• Excellent stakeholder management, partnership working, and communication skills.

You will bring visible, values-driven leadership and the ability to inspire high-performing teams, delivering meaningful improvements for residents and communities.

At Dudley, we are committed to being a community-focused, financially resilient and sustainable council, delivering high-quality services and transformation at pace.

This is an opportunity to shape the future of key Council services, influence major investment programmes, and make a lasting impact across the borough.

Workplace Attendance: Working in the office 3+ days a week (pro-rata) or Onsite full time

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so.

Attached documents

• Employee Benefits List.pdf
• JD-PS Acquisitions.pdf