Head of Growth & Regeneration Delivery

All About The Role

This is a new role created to focus on the delivery of Peterborough's ambitious and exciting growth and regeneration. It includes the development of the station quarter, the embankment, city centre, and the wider Peterborough. With a strong partnership with several Government Departments, Homes England and the Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority, the Council has secured significant grant funding and is delivering council‑led projects as well as facilitating investor and housing developer‑led projects.

All About Our Team

There is an existing team of experienced and professional managers and space to further grow project management support.

All About You

Managing a total budget exceeding £100m, this is a role for an experienced property development professional, who can build and motivate teams, working in a political environment to achieve large scale growth and regeneration.

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme.

• Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in‑store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro‑rata)
• Access to car lease scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

Our Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are a person who has or considers yourself to have a disability and you require reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk.

If you have already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there is no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.