We are looking to recruit an experienced housing professional to lead our new approach to housing, that will include:

Developing a fuller understanding of how housing need is changing.

Developing an innovative housing strategy.

Developing new approaches to tackling housing standards and reducing empty properties.

Developing new approaches to influencing the role of the private sector landlords.

Reporting to the Director of Regeneration, and forming part of the Council's wider leadership team, the role will also include responsibility for leading the Council's planning, Building Control, and housing growth functions.

The ideal candidate would have significant experience of the housing issues and be creative and innovative enough to drive transformational change.

You'll be joining an organisation that has been through a challenging period of financial transformation and is now well placed to drive forward the housing agenda this is central to the Mayor's vision.

Middlesbrough Council is seeking to transform the housing offer in the town and ensure we are providing high quality homes for our current and future residents. This agenda is key to our Council Plan priority of being successful and ambitious town.