Director of Health, Safety and Operations
6 days ago
Gloucester
Director of Health, Safety & Operations Cheltenham Borough Council Salary: £87,000 + benefits Location: Municipal Offices & Hybrid Panoramic Associates are proud to be working in exclusive partnership with Cheltenham Borough Council to appoint a highly influential Director of Health, Safety & Operations. As the borough continues to evolve, this is a key strategic leadership role with significant impact across the organisation and wider community. As a senior and trusted member of the leadership team, you will shape and drive the Council's approach to health & safety, compliance, and core operational services, ensuring the utmost standards of safety, resilience, and service delivery for residents, tenants, staff and stakeholders. You will lead and oversee Health & Safety, Compliance, Parks & Public Realm, Environmental Partnerships (Ubico) and Bereavement Services, ensuring a consistently high-performing, customer-focused operational framework. The Role In this pivotal role you will: • Provide strategic leadership across all aspects of health, safety and operational service delivery., • Champion a culture of safety, wellbeing and continuous improvement., • Ensure full statutory and regulatory compliance across housing, including alignment with the Building Safety Act, Fire Safety Regulations and the Regulator of Social Housing's standards., • Lead major programmes of risk management, audits, investigations and performance reporting., • Represent the Council externally, engaging with regulators, partners and key stakeholders., • Support senior leaders across the organisation to deliver service excellence. We're seeking an experienced, inspirational senior leader with: • A NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent) and Chartered IOSH status., • Proven senior-level experience leading multidisciplinary teams and advising at strategic level., • Strong knowledge of health & safety legislation, compliance requirements and safety management systems., • Experience working with housing compliance frameworks, inspections, audits and risk assessments., • Exceptional relationship-building skills and a collaborative, customer-centric approach. This is a high-impact leadership role within a forward-thinking local authority. You'll shape strategy, lead transformation, and ensure that Cheltenham continues to deliver safe, compliant and high-quality services to its communities. You'll be joining a collaborative, supportive organisation that values leadership, integrity and innovation.