INTERNAL APPLICANTS AD Major Projects (LSCH) chez London Borough of Waltham Forest

***Internal Applicants Only***

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: AD £94,811.07 - £107,171.54

Contract Type: Secondment (12 Months) 

Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 19/11/2025

Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC 

Reference: 1926

About Us: 

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work. 

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents. 

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment. 

About the role: 

We are seeking a highly capable and motivated Assistant Director  Major Projects (London Secure Children’s Home) to lead the delivery of a major pan-London capital project. This is a unique opportunity to oversee the design and construction of a new facility that will support some of the most vulnerable children across the capital. 

Funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and delivered in partnership with London Councils, this high-profile scheme will require strong leadership, strategic oversight, and expert stakeholder management. 

This is a 12-month secondment role, reporting to the Corporate Director and working closely with senior officers, including the Chief Executive and Cabinet. 

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Key Responsibilities 

You will: 

• Lead the delivery of a pan-London c. £100m capital scheme  
• Manage a small team of expert project managers 
• Oversee multi-disciplinary design and technical teams 
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key partners, including the DfE, London Councils, and the Association of London Directors of Children’s Services (ALDCS) 
• Ensure the project delivers on its strategic objectives and benefits for children across London 
• Provide regular updates and strategic advice to senior leaders and governance boards 
• Manage and mitigate risk, ensuring the council’s financial position is protected throughout the design and delivery  

You will be supported by a dedicated Project Director and Senior Project Manager, as well as expert teams from the DfE and London Councils. 

As a senior member of the Capital Strategy, Delivery and Estates leadership team, you will also contribute to the wider strategic direction of the service and help embed a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Requirements: 

We’re looking for a determined and dynamic leader with: 

• A proven track record of delivering complex capital programmes in a challenging economic climate 
• Strong financial acumen  
• Experience managing diverse teams and working cross-departmentally  
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with political awareness and strategic insight 
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for reducing inequalities and improving outcomes for vulnerable communities 

Terms and conditions: 

The below terms and conditions apply to this role: 

Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks; 

Satisfactory declaration of interest; 

As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English. 

How to Apply: 

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. 

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy. 

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview. 

 For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us. 

Contact Information: 

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Hannah Dalgleish, Director of Capital Delivery at [email protected]. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at [email protected]. 

The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email [email protected] so we can arrange an alternative application method. 

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