*INTERNAL APPLICATIONS ONLY* Head of Asset Transformation in Walthamstow

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Contract Type: Full Time/Permanent

Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 08/04/2026

Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC

Reference: 2075

About Us: Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace.

About the role: The Head of Asset Transformation leads the strategic transformation of the Council’s operational and commercial estate to maximise financial return, support service delivery, drive regeneration outcomes and deliver wider community benefit. Responsible for the development and implementation of the council’s vision for the Asset Transformation Strategy, which seeks to ensure the most effective use of council land and buildings to support and strengthen our communities, build more affordable homes and create and deliver inclusive economic growth. Lead complex asset transformation projects. Develop and implement council-wide asset transformation strategy aligned to the Corporate Plan, Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) and service transformation programmes. Establish excellent relationships with the senior Political Leadership, Council Leadership team, staff at all levels, external bodies and all stakeholders. Lead multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications and Requirements: To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements:

• Significant senior experience in local authority assets, regeneration, estates or property strategy
• Proven track record of delivering complex capital programmes and multi-year asset transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of local government governance, Cabinet reporting, service pressures, procurement routes, and MTFS requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of disposals, acquisitions, development viability, valuations, and property law considerations (e.g., best consideration, subsidy control).
• Exceptional political awareness and ability to manage Member interfaces.
• Strong financial modelling and options appraisal skills aligned to public sector frameworks.
• Management of multi-disciplinary teams and external partners.
• Experience of delivering supported housing, regeneration schemes, or public-sector relocation projects.

Terms and conditions: The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

• Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
• Satisfactory declaration of interest;

How to Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives:

• Promoting equality of opportunity
• Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage
• Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels.
• Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all.

Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Priya Ravindran on Priya.ravindran@walthamforest.gov.uk