Manager City Regulatory Services

Council Jobs; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Brimbank City Council invites a senior leader to shape the future of regulatory and community safety services. You will oversee Local Laws, Parking, Animal Management, Environmental Health and related fields, driving equity, efficiency and intelligence-led approaches across a large and diverse municipality.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team, manage a substantial operating budget, and advise the Executive Leadership Team on complex regulatory and governance matters to deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in complex regulatory/public sector environments.
• Experience in local government or similar settings.
• Ability to influence across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong financial and strategic management capability.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership of regulatory and public health services.
• Drive service innovation and continuous improvement.
• Oversee budgeting and resource management.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Public policy

Change management

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Public Administration, Law, Regulatory Services, Criminology, Business, Management or related field

Job description

Excitingopportunity to join one of Melbourne’s largest municipalities. Located just 10kilometres west of the CBD, Brimbank City Council sits at the heart ofMelbourne’s fast-growing west and serves a vibrant, diverse community of morethan 196,000 residents across 25 suburbs, with over 160 languages spoken.

Beingcommunity-first underpins everything we do. Innovative, future-focused andproud, we’re working together to shape a transforming City and make ourcommunity the best it can be.

Brimbank issituated on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people. We payour respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Every personworking for Brimbank City Council shares our aspiration to make our City thebest it can be!

This is anoutstanding opportunity to lead a highly visible and impactful service area,influence strategic outcomes for the municipality and contribute to the futuredirection of a growing and progressive Council.

The role

Reporting tothe Director City Futures, this is a significant leadership opportunity toshape the future of regulatory and community safety services in one ofVictoria's largest and most diverse municipalities.

As ManagerCity Regulatory Services, you will lead a large multi-disciplinary departmentresponsible for delivering contemporary, equitable and intelligence-ledregulatory services that enhance community safety, public amenity and customerexperience.

This roleprovides strategic and operational leadership across a broad portfolioencompassing Local Laws, Parking Compliance, Litter Compliance, AnimalManagement, Pound Operations, School Crossing Supervision, Infringement Review,Prosecutions, Event Permits, Business Support, Environmental Health andImmunisation Services.

Leading a department with an annual operating budget of approximately $12 million,you will drive service innovation, regulatory excellence, workforce capabilityand continuous improvement while ensuring Council meets its statutoryobligations and delivers high-quality outcomes for the community.

Key areas offocus include:

• Providing strategic leadership ofCouncil's regulatory, compliance and public health services to supportcommunity safety, amenity and wellbeing.
• Leading organisational reform,service improvement and the implementation of contemporary, risk-based andintelligence-led regulatory practices.
• Building a high-performing andcustomer-focused culture, developing capability across a diverse workforceand fostering a safe and inclusive workplace.
• Providing expert advice to theExecutive Leadership Team, Councillors and key stakeholders on complexregulatory, governance and community matters.
• Managing complex, sensitive andhigh-profile issues while balancing community expectations, legislativeobligations, risk management and organisational priorities.

About you

You are anaccomplished senior leader with a strong record of leading complex regulatory,compliance or public sector service environments.

You bringstrategic thinking, sound judgement and the ability to influence outcomesacross diverse stakeholder groups, coupled with a passion for public serviceand continuous improvement.

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in PublicAdministration, Law, Regulatory Services, Criminology, Business, Management ora related discipline, or an equivalent combination of qualifications andextensive senior leadership experience.
• Significant experience leading large,multidisciplinary regulatory, compliance, public health or enforcementfunctions within local government, government or a similarly complexenvironment.
• Demonstrated success in leading organisationalchange, service transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong financial, commercial and strategicmanagement capability, including experience managing significant operationalbudgets and resources.
• Advanced knowledge of contemporary regulatoryframeworks, governance principles, administrative law, procedural fairness andrisk-based regulatory practice.
• Exceptional leadership, communication andstakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate andbuild trusted relationships across government, industry and community sectors.
• Well-developed political acumen, emotionalintelligence and the ability to successfully navigate complex and sensitiveissues.

Brimbank CityCouncil actively encourages applicants from Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander heritage, people living with disability, and LGBTQIA+ and people fromculturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career atBrimbank.

Brimbank CityCouncil is a Child Safe organisation and endeavouring to promote child safe,child friendly practices.

To beeligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australiancitizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitles to work inAustralia.