Strategic Lead

• East Suffolk Council
• Address: Lowestoft Suffolk NR33 0EQ and Melton Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 1RT
• Salary: 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 Councils 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 councils 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 Counciltake 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 ourBenefits 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 contact 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 or Brian Golton by emailing

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 theJob Description and Person Specification (Word).

Step 2 - Complete theSupporting 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.