Interim Service Director: Economy, Property & Regeneration
CV-LibraryNewcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & WeartemporaryPosted: 26 August 2026
Apply NowMarks Consulting Partners are currently recruiting for an Interim Service Director: Economy, Property & Regeneration to work with one of our Local Authority clients in Newcastle.
This is a temporary position paying £800 per day.
What you will be doing:
* Providing strategic leadership across economic development, regeneration, property and strategic asset management.
* Leading and maintaining momentum across a portfolio of major regeneration and investment programmes.
* Strengthening the organisation's approach to property and strategic asset management, including supporting the development of its Strategic Asset Management Plan.
* Driving economic growth, inward investment and business development, working closely with key regional and external partners.
* Providing senior leadership during a period of transition, working closely with Members, senior officers and key stakeholders.
What you will need:
* Significant senior leadership experience within regeneration, economic development, property or strategic asset management.
* Strong experience operating within a Local Authority or comparable public sector environment.
* A track record of leading complex regeneration, property and/or major capital programmes.
* Strong commercial awareness with experience of budgets, investment, funding and programme delivery.
* Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate confidently with Members, senior leaders, developers, businesses and external partners.
* A relevant professional qualification and the ability to operate strategically at Head of Service/Director level.
If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Marks Consulting Partners specialise in the recruitment of professionals across Property Services, Housing Services, General Practice, Town Planning, Regeneration & Development, and Building Consultancy, working with housing associations, local authorities, and related public sector organisations
This is a temporary position paying £800 per day.
What you will be doing:
* Providing strategic leadership across economic development, regeneration, property and strategic asset management.
* Leading and maintaining momentum across a portfolio of major regeneration and investment programmes.
* Strengthening the organisation's approach to property and strategic asset management, including supporting the development of its Strategic Asset Management Plan.
* Driving economic growth, inward investment and business development, working closely with key regional and external partners.
* Providing senior leadership during a period of transition, working closely with Members, senior officers and key stakeholders.
What you will need:
* Significant senior leadership experience within regeneration, economic development, property or strategic asset management.
* Strong experience operating within a Local Authority or comparable public sector environment.
* A track record of leading complex regeneration, property and/or major capital programmes.
* Strong commercial awareness with experience of budgets, investment, funding and programme delivery.
* Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate confidently with Members, senior leaders, developers, businesses and external partners.
* A relevant professional qualification and the ability to operate strategically at Head of Service/Director level.
If this job is not quite right for you but you are looking for something new, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Marks Consulting Partners specialise in the recruitment of professionals across Property Services, Housing Services, General Practice, Town Planning, Regeneration & Development, and Building Consultancy, working with housing associations, local authorities, and related public sector organisations