Assistant Director Neighbourhoods

Hartlepool Mayoral Development Corporation; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Hartlepool is seeking an experienced Assistant Director of Neighbourhoods to lead regeneration activities and provide strategic oversight for essential services. The role requires strong leadership and political awareness to foster collaboration and ensure that the borough remains clean, safe, and vibrant for its residents. Ideal candidates will have a commitment to community service and a passion for developing positive relationships.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership to work with colleagues and community stakeholders.
• Ability to build positive relationships with partners and stakeholders.
• Commitment to delivering results for the residents.

Responsibilities

• Lead regeneration activities and capital programme.
• Provide strategic leadership across planning and building control.
• Ensure borough is clean, green, and safe.

Skills

Leadership

Political awareness

Collaboration

Job description

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Hartlepool is a vibrant and energetic borough, home to beautiful natural assets alongside exciting development and regeneration opportunities, creating jobs, building new homes and infrastructure, and investing in our communities to create places that our residents and visitors can be proud of. As an authority, we want to make Hartlepool thrive, and we seek dedicated and driven colleagues to help us achieve our goal. Following an internal promotion, we are currently looking for a Assistant Director of Neighbourhoods who will provide strategic leadership and oversight of a core range of services that our residents are passionate about, and which shape the fabric of our borough every day.

We are investing significantly in Hartlepool and as Assistant Director you will lead our regeneration activities and capital programme, working closely with developers and investors to shape the future of our borough. You will provide strategic leadership across planning and building control, ensure our borough is clean, green and safe, maintain our highways, invest in critical infrastructure, and meet our climate change and sustainability objectives. These are highly visible services that shape and define the physical environment of Hartlepool, and keep residents safe and instil a sense of pride in our place. Partnership working will be key across this large directorate, working closely with a range of service delivery colleagues internally, as well as engaging with stakeholders in the private sector and the Combined Authority.

We are looking for someone with strong leadership to work closely with colleagues who are passionate about Hartlepool. A leader who will bring people along and instil a collaborative and engaging team dynamic. These are critical services for our elected Members, therefore we are looking for someone with strong political awareness and an ability to build positive relationships with partners and stakeholders. Most important is a commitment to delivering for the residents of Hartlepool, and sharing our pride in the borough.

For an informal and confidential discussion, please contact our advising consultants at GatenbySanderson: Martyn Brereton (07586 715 531).

Closing date: Friday 9th January 2026

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Business Development and Sales
• Government Administration

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