Assistant Director of Property Services

Assistant Director of Property Services - Hillingdon Council Skip to main content Vacancies Hillingdon Council Jobs Vacancies 0 Saved Jobs Log in to your account Login with Facebook Login with LinkedIn Or Email Address: Email Address is a required field Password: Password is a required field Remember username * Required Login Forgot Password? Register for an account 0 Saved Jobs Log in Log in to your account Login with Facebook Login with LinkedIn Or Email Address: Email Address is a required field Password: Password is a required field Remember username * Required Login Forgot Password? Register Hillingdon Council Jobs Assistant Director of Property Services Posted on 22 October 2026 Save job Apply Closing date: 22 November 2026 Department Planning and Regeneration Department is a required field Salary £79,169 - £111,514 per annum Vacancy type Permanent Hours per week 36 Home Vacancies Assistant Director of Property Services About the role Are you an experienced senior property professional with a strong commercial background and a track record of leading complex estates, asset management and property programmes? We are looking for an Assistant Director of Property Services to provide strategic leadership across a diverse and high-profile property portfolio. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for shaping and delivering the Council’s approach to estates management, strategic property projects and valuations, ensuring our assets are managed effectively, commercially and in support of wider Council priorities. You will play a key role in developing and implementing the Council’s asset management strategy, maximising the use and value of housing and corporate assets and identifying opportunities for repurposing, redevelopment, acquisition or disposal. You will also lead major strategic initiatives including housing acquisitions, the repurposing of surplus Civic Centre space, solar energy projects and wider opportunities across the Council’s property portfolio. As Assistant Director of Property Services, you will provide clear strategic direction and leadership across a broad portfolio of services, including: Estates management, including leases, garages, community assets, landlord compliance, farms and business rates. Compulsory Purchase Orders and leasehold enfranchisement. Strategic property projects and disposals. Housing acquisitions. Repurposing and development of surplus corporate space. Solar and other property-related initiatives. Property and asset valuations. You will act as a senior technical and strategic adviser to the Council, ensuring property decisions are commercially sound, legally compliant and aligned with long-term corporate objectives. You will also oversee the Council’s leased property portfolio, ensuring effective lease management, compliance, renewals and negotiations, while identifying opportunities to consolidate assets, reduce the Council’s carbon footprint and support wider sustainability ambitions. What You’ll Be Doing You will: Lead and develop the Council’s asset management strategy to maximise the use, performance and value of housing and corporate assets. Provide strategic leadership across estates management, valuations and major property programmes. Lead complex property acquisitions, disposals, redevelopment and repurposing initiatives. Oversee commercial and community assets, including lease renewals, rent reviews and wider estate management activity. Lead significant programmes of asset disposal and acquisition in support of strategic and financial objectives. Provide expert oversight of residential and commercial valuations, including Right to Buy, HRA buybacks, insurance valuations and leasehold enfranchisement. Lead strategic projects including housing acquisitions, surplus asset development and renewable energy opportunities. Oversee business rates reviews and appeals across corporate properties. Manage complex negotiations relating to land, leases, acquisitions and maj