The Role
The Head of Regeneration Strategic Design (RSD) is the Council’s leading design authority and custodian of architectural and place‑making design across the Council’s new‑build housing programmes. The postholder will lead and manage the RSD team and be responsible for strategic design and technical direction, advice and governance at programme and project level, ensuring the Council is creating enduring, sustainable neighbourhoods of exemplary housing, associated uses and infrastructure.
As a member of the Senior Management Team in Housing Regeneration & Delivery, the Head of Regeneration Strategic Design is a key part of the Council‑led housing delivery team, ensuring design is embedded in all strategic management decisions.
The current programmes deliver around 4,000 new homes and have won numerous architectural awards, including Regional and National RIBA, Civic Trust, Neave Brown Award and shortlist for the Stirling Prize 2024.
Responsibilities
* Lead and manage the RSD team.
* Provide strategic design and technical direction, advice, and governance at programme and project level.
* Ensure the Council is creating enduring, sustainable neighbourhoods of exemplary housing, associated uses and infrastructure.
* Embed design in all strategic management decisions as part of the Senior Management Team.
* Develop and implement processes or procedures to achieve design and technical excellence in the built environment.
Qualifications
* An impressive record of leading architectural design with substantial experience.
* A track record of developing and implementing processes or procedures to achieve design and technical excellence.
* The ability to clearly articulate design judgment to in‑house teams, external consultants and the industry.
* Strong technical knowledge of housing design, sustainability, building safety, regeneration and neighbourhood renewal.
* Passion for the Borough and its people, believing in the power of good housing to change lives.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. The Council also recognises that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, and works to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, who are currently under‑represented in our workforce, and those interested in flexible working.
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