Senior Market Officer

Preston City Council; Preston; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government office in Preston seeks a Senior Market Officer to oversee daily operations at Preston Markets. You will supervise the running of Market Hall and Outdoor Markets, manage stall allocations, process payments, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and market management experience. The role includes a full-time schedule with opportunities for benefits such as generous annual leave and pension schemes.

Benefits

Minimum 30 days’ annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted parking

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted bus and rail fares

Qualifications

• Experience in markets or retail management.
• Understanding of security, health and safety measures.
• Flexibility to meet team needs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the running of Preston Markets effectively.
• Allocate stalls and process payments.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

Skills

Good communication

Markets / retail management experience

Knowledge of health and safety regulations

Job description

Section

Markets

Location

Town Hall

Salary

£33,699 to £35,412

per annum

Post Type

Full Time

Contract Type

Permanent

Closing Date

23.59 hours GMT on Friday 30 January 2026

Reference

EPIP01009-R

Senior Market Officer

Full Time - 37 hours per week

Salary - £33,699 - £35,412 per annum

Your role :

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the team that manage the markets’ offer at Preston City Council.

Day to day, you will efficiently and effectively supervise the running of Preston Markets; Market Hall, Outdoor and Box Markets allocating stalls, receiving electronic and telephone payments, raising invoices, engaging with traders, and ensuring the market buildings meet the obligations under health and safety regulations and security. It is important that you are comfortable and capable of engaging effectively with others at all levels, whether it be working with elected members, market traders or customers.

About you : You :

• Will be a good communicator who has markets / retail management experience.
• Will havea level of understanding and knowledge of security, health and safety, codes of conduct, policies and procedures relating to the management of markets, and
• Will be willing to be flexible to support the needs of the team.

About us :

Preston City Council is committed tooffering the successful candidate a 37 hour working week, split over 5 days out of 6, with Saturday being a working day. Work patterns will consist from alternating 6.00am and 7.30am start times.

As an employer we like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of employee benefits including a minimum of 30 days’ annual leave (plus Bank Holidays), family friendly policies, access to an Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme, AVC’s, life assurance scheme, discounted parking, cycle to work scheme and discounted bus and rail fares.