Regulation and Enforcement Manager

Gloucestershire County Council; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucester City Council is seeking a Regulation and Enforcement Manager to lead the enforcement and regulatory functions in Gloucester. The role focuses on strategic development, team leadership and cross‑department collaboration to improve public outcomes.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enforcement and regulation, strong communication skills and a solid grasp of applicable legislation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enforcement and regulation.
• Strong leadership and people management abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Regulation and Enforcement team to deliver priorities.
• Develop and implement enforcement and regulatory strategies.
• Collaborate across regulatory services to achieve public outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory enforcement

Communication skills

Legislation knowledge

Team development

Job description

Job Details

• Job Title: Regulation and Enforcement Manager
• Job Location: Gloucester City Council
• Contract Type: Fixed Term
• Closing Date: 09/08/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 14514
• This post is open to job share

About the Role

We are a dynamic local authority providing essential services to the people of Gloucester. Our main office, based in the Eastgate Centre on Eastgate Street in the heart of the city, is an accessible, modern and light space designed for collaborative working and finding new ways to work. It's all open plan, with a living green wall and other plants without set desks, so you can sit next to someone new every day. We're always looking to improve how we work and we offer flexible and agile working to give our people a great work life balance.

We are looking for an outstanding individual with vast experience in enforcement and regulation to lead this dynamic and high‑profile service through its exciting development. Having recently brought Private Sector Housing, Envirocrime and Planning Enforcement into one team, the Council is keen to continue the success we have seen in working holistically across a range of regulatory services.

As a key area of focus in our Council plan, this is an excellent opportunity to lead, develop your team and deliver positive outcomes for the public.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, be dynamic and proactive, and have an excellent grip on legislation, as well as being a team player who can develop the team and grow the positive impact the service can have.

Additional Information

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The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Applications from Gloucestershire County Council employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage.

Gloucester City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Equality and Diversity

We recognise the positive value of equality and diversity and pride ourselves on growing a high‑performing workforce that is diverse, skilled and talented; that represents the community it serves. We aim to recruit a diverse pool of talent and will recruit the person who is most suited to the job without regard to their race, colour, religion or belief, age, nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, caring responsibilities or disability.

We are a disability confident employer committed to removing barriers to employment for those with disabilities or long‑term health conditions. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure that no‑one is disadvantaged because of their disability. Please contact the recruitment team if you require support or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process: [e-mail].

If you wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis, please obtain approval from your current line manager that you may be released on a secondment before submitting an application form.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.