Head of Regulatory Services
The Opportunity
Head of Regulatory Services
Salary to £77,332 & generous pension and benefits
Closing Date for applications is 23.55 Monday 31st March.
Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking a dynamic, ambitious and experienced professional to lead the Regulatory Services portfolio in our thriving city. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of regulatory services in a destination, coastal city, ensuring that we continue to deliver high-quality, responsive, and forward-thinking services that meet the needs of our residents, businesses, and visitors.
This role sits at the heart of our strategic ambitions, leading a diverse portfolio of services that play a critical role in safeguarding public health, protecting communities, and supporting economic growth including:
- Environmental Health ensuring food safety, air quality, and public health protection.
- Licensing & Trading Standards, regulating businesses while fostering a thriving local economy.
- Private Sector Housing, improving housing conditions and enforcing landlord standards.
As Head of Regulatory Services, you will provide strategic leadership to highly skilled teams, ensuring that our regulatory functions are efficient, innovative, and aligned with the Council’s ambitions for a cleaner, safer, and fairer Southend. This includes significant interaction with elected Members, residents and local businesses to protect the public, stimulate economic growth and encourage service excellence.
This role requires a leader who can navigate complexity, think strategically, bringing fresh ideas to the table while ensuring that services remain legally compliant, and financially sustainable. As Head of Service, you will engage and inspire your team leaders to drive standards and performance in line with the Councils ambitious strategic plans. You will shape our offer to the public through this portfolio, ensuring our service is responsive and customer focussed.
If you are a motivated leader with a passion for Regulatory Services, we would love to hear from you. Join us and shape the delivery of services that make a real difference to the lives of residents and wider Southend community.
Please contact Simon Winspear at our recruitment partners at Hays Executive if you are considering the role and would find a conversation helpful before applying.
Mobile 07525 466 357
Email simon.winspear@hays.com
Southend-on-Sea City Council is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in employment, and we welcome applications from all members of the community.
We would particularly like to encourage applications from female leaders and individuals from a multi-ethnic background, who are currently under-represented at a senior level within our organisation. At Southend, we strive to create a workplace that reflects our city, where everyone is valued and empowered to be themselves.
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