Assistant Director Assets

About the Place

Ashfield is a proud, ambitious district in the heart of Nottinghamshire, a place defined by strong communities, creativity and enterprise. Our towns and villages are transforming, supported by over £100 million of investment through the Towns and Future High Streets Funds. We're modernising our centres, unlocking new housing and employment sites, and building vibrant, sustainable places where people want to live, work and invest.

We're recognised as one of the best-performing councils in the region and continue to "punch above our weight". As we prepare for Local Government Reorganisation, we're focused on ensuring Ashfield enters the next chapter from a position of real strength, with our assets, services and people ready for the future.

About the Role

As Assistant Director - Assets, you'll be responsible for the strategic and operational management of a diverse property portfolio of around 300 assets, from council buildings and depots to industrial units, community facilities and investment properties.

You'll oversee teams managing facilities, commercial investments, and energy and climate programmes, ensuring our assets are safe, compliant and delivering value for money. A key priority will be developing and implementing a new strategic asset management plan, understanding the condition, value and potential of the portfolio, and shaping decisions about investment, community transfer and disposal.

You'll also take a lead on preparing the Council's estate for Local Government Reorganisation, ensuring we have the insight, data and strategy in place to make informed, evidence-based decisions about our assets. Working closely with the Executive Director - Operations, elected members and colleagues across the organisation, you'll help drive Ashfield's ambition to move from good to great.

About You

You'll be an experienced property and asset management professional, with the credibility, technical expertise and leadership skills to manage a large and varied portfolio. You'll bring a balance of commercial and public service perspective, understanding how to optimise assets for both financial return and community benefit.

You'll be confident working in a political environment and skilled at building productive relationships across services and with partners. Analytical and data-driven, you'll use evidence to drive decision-making and deliver improvement. Above all, you'll be a collaborative, pragmatic and empowering leader who supports high-performing teams and gets results.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a high-performing, forward-thinking council where ambition, teamwork and delivery define the culture and where your impact will be visible from day one.

To apply

To apply, please submit an up-to-date copy of your CV (three sides of A4 maximum), along with a supporting statement (three sides of A4 maximum) detailing your experience and achievements and addressing the key criteria for the role set out on this site and using examples to demonstrate how you meet the requirements. Documents should be uploaded via our website; please include and upload the information in two documents only. If you experience any issues whilst applying, please contact .

Applications should include:

• Full contact details;
• Names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees (we will ask your permission before contacting referees);
• Details of your current salary and notice period;
• Notification of any dates when you are not available for an interview.

Timetable

• Closing date: 19th November
• Longlist meeting (no candidate involvement):27th November
• Preliminary interviews:w/c 1st December
• Shortlist meeting:w/c 1st December
• Assessment Centre:w/c 8th December
• Final Member Interview:w/c 15th December

At Tile Hill, we are committed to inclusion and accessibility. We champion and support all individuals to ensure everyone feels valued, listened to and motivated to get the very best out of each recruitment process and that processes are designed to meet the needs of individuals. If you have any specific requests and would like a confidential discussion with the Tile Hill team, then please email . Ashfield District Council are a disability confident employer, Gold level for Armed Forces and a member of Mind.