Head of Assets

Job description

The Vacancy

Head of Assets

JNC Band 4

North Lincolnshire is changing the way it works.

We are building a more agile, efficient and joined-up council, focused on better outcomes for our residents, stronger places and better use of public resources.
Our assets are central to that transformation.

We are looking for an exceptional Head of Assets to lead the next phase of our corporate landlord model and reshape how we manage, maintain and use our property, land and operational estate.

This is a significant leadership role with responsibility across strategic asset management, property, corporate landlord, construction and maintenance, facilities management, health and safety, catering and cleaning, corporate compliance and leisure compliance.

But this is not simply about managing buildings.

It is about asking more fundamental questions.

Are our assets supporting the outcomes we want to achieve?
Are we using them efficiently?
Are they safe, compliant and sustainable?
Could they work harder for our communities?
Should we invest, repurpose, dispose, share or sometimes stop doing things altogether?

We want someone who is comfortable making those decisions.

You will lead a substantial workforce, oversee significant revenue and capital investment and work closely with senior leaders across the council to create a genuinely corporate approach to our estate.

A key part of the role will be continuing the transformation of our property and facilities functions - reducing unnecessary cost, improving productivity, strengthening compliance and introducing smarter ways of working, including digital solutions, condition-based maintenance and more effective use of our internal capability.

You will also play an important role in shaping our wider place ambitions, working alongside planning and development colleagues to unlock land and property for regeneration, housing, employment and community use.

We are looking for someone who can combine professional credibility with commercial thinking and strong leadership.

You will need to be able to operate confidently in a complex organisation, understand risk and compliance, lead change at scale and bring people with you.

Most importantly, you will need to be curious enough to challenge how things have always been done and confident enough to make change happen.

If you are looking for a role where you can genuinely reshape the way a council uses its assets, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact.

One Council. One Place. One Family. One Purpose.

For more information contact [email protected] Assistant Director Assets and Development or [email protected] Director Communities

Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Closing date: 25 September 2026

Preferred Interview date: 7 October 2026

Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.

The Council

We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.

The Benefits

Staff discounts

Annual leave

Access to pensions

Salary sacrifice
schemes

Free car parking

Eye test and glasses reimbursements