Job Title Assistant Director – Highway and Parking Policy
Salary Range £99,084-£116,847 (MG4)
Employment Type Permanent, Full time
Location Richmond and Wandsworth
Overview
The primary objective of this role is to provide strategic leadership and direction for highway and parking policy across Wandsworth and Richmond Councils, focusing on delivering a modern, efficient, and sustainable parking service. The postholder will ensure parking policy meets operational and financial requirements and supports council priorities such as environmental sustainability, air quality improvement, economic vitality, and promotion of active and accessible travel.
This role shapes a cohesive, evidence-based policy framework that balances needs of residents, businesses, and visitors while responding to legislative requirements and urban mobility demands. By driving innovation, digital transformation, and service improvement, the Assistant Director will ensure parking services are customer-focused, financially robust, and aligned with long-term strategic outcomes for both boroughs.
At a senior level, the postholder provides expert advice to elected members and corporate leadership, ensuring informed decision-making, effective governance, and fostering strong partnerships and engagement with stakeholders across the public and private sectors.
About the role
Wandsworth and Richmond Councils are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Assistant Director to lead the Highway & Parking Policy function, emphasizing parking strategy, policy development, and service improvement. This senior leadership role influences how parking supports wider transport, environmental, and place-based priorities across two dynamic London boroughs.
You will shape and deliver innovative parking policies that balance the needs of residents, businesses, and visitors and support sustainability, air quality improvements, and active travel objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of parking policy and strategy across both boroughs
- Oversee Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs), permits, enforcement policy, and tariff structures
- Ensure parking services contribute to wider transport, climate, and public realm goals
- Provide strategic advice to senior leadership, elected members, and stakeholders
- Manage and develop high-performing, multidisciplinary teams
- Drive digital transformation and service modernisation within parking services
- Oversee budgets, income generation, and financial performance of parking operations
- Lead on consultations, stakeholder engagement, and partnership working
Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience
You will be a strategic leader with substantial experience in highways, transport, or parking services, ideally within a local government or public sector context.
- Professional Qualifications in the highway / transport sector
- Deep expertise in parking policy, legislation, and operations
- Strong leadership and experience managing complex services
- Politically astute, with experience working with elected members
- Track record of delivering service transformation and innovation
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Committed to sustainable transport and improving urban environments
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.
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