Private Sector Housing and PAL Team Leader (P01343)

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority is seeking a Team Leader for Environmental Health to support the delivery of services and manage a team of professional officers. The role requires a proactive leader with experience in service delivery, excellent technical knowledge, and time management skills. Responsibilities include ensuring service objectives are met and collaborating with other services. The role offers flexible working arrangements and a supportive environment in Welwyn Garden City.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Access to electric pool cars

Generous annual leave allowance

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proactive and enthusiastic senior professional with experience in regulatory services.
• Track record of managing complex cases and making service improvements.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Support the Environmental Health Manager and manage technical staff.
• Ensure service objectives, targets, and service levels are met.
• Collaborate with other services to align with council's aims.

Skills

Excellent technical knowledge

Time management skills

Service delivery experience

Leadership capabilities

Job description

Overview

The Team Leader will support the Environmental Health Manager in the delivery of their area of specialism and is responsible for providing technical support to the team. The post holder will also undertake proactive and reactive work, responding to a range of service requests.

Responsibilities

The Team Leader has managerial responsibility for professional and technical staff, and the delivery of the work programme.

To ensure that all service objectives, targets and service levels are understood, monitored and performed by all members of the team.

Work in collaboration with other services, and senior management to ensure that services are joined up appropriately and are aligned to the achievement of the Council's aims and objectives.

Candidate Profile

We're looking for a proactive and enthusiastic senior professional to guide the service functions within regulatory services. This is an exciting new opportunity to manage up to four professional officers, perfect for those experienced officers looking at stepping into management. The Team covers a specialist area of Environmental Health, either Food and Health and Safety, Environmental Protection or Private Sector Housing. We're seeking an enthusiastic and capable professional with proven experience in service delivery. A track record of seeing complex cases through to conclusion and seeking service improvements. You'll bring excellent technical knowledge, a passion for your service area with excellent time management skills and an innovative approach.

This is a high-impact role at the heart of a prominent public-facing service, offering the opportunity to shape standards across the borough.

You will have a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Benefits

Community is at the Heart of what we do. Welwyn Hatfield includes the two towns of Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield. The Council is ambitious about providing high quality services to residents in a modern, efficient and an effective way.

We know that in order to provide the best for our residents and visitors, we need to do the same for our people. We have set out to make our workplaces vibrant and happy places to be, places where our people feel safe, content and valued.

We can offer you a unique and attractive working environment in the heart of Welwyn Garden City, flexible working arrangements, access to electric pool cars, as well as the Local Government benefits including pension scheme and generous annual leave allowance.

Our CORE values - Collaborative, Open, Responsible, Excellent - underpin how we work and what we stand for.

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site.