Job details
Salary: £55,367 to £61,441 per annum, including allowances (pay award pending)
Location: Civic Centre, Gravesend
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing Date: 9 June 2025
The Role
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to manage, lead and develop the delivery of the Council’s Regulatory Services, made up of our Environmental Health teams, and Licensing, which is a shared service with Medway Council.
As our Regulatory Services Manager, you will be responsible for the operational and day to day delivery and performance of the service, building on a culture of continuous improvement in service quality, efficiency, customer experience and corporate and partnership working, to achieve organisational, performance and financial targets in full compliance with all procedural and legislative requirements, and drive improved levels of regulatory standards to deliver a place where our community can be proud to live, work and enjoy.
Working alongside other excellent regulatory teams within our wider Community Protection Service, and reporting to the Head of Community Protection, this role offers a fantastic opportunity for the right person.
About you
The ideal candidate will have an extensive working knowledge in at least one area of environmental health and suitable management experience, but applications are welcomed from anyone meeting the essential criteria in the person specification appended to the job description, including:
- Being educated to graduate level with a degree, diploma, or other equivalent qualification in environmental health
- Having a good level of awareness of all the environmental health and licensing service areas and being able to demonstrate competency and in-depth knowledge of the legislation, working practices and methodologies in at least one of the relevant specialist areas.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Having an up to date understanding of current challenges, pressures & developments affecting environmental health, licensing and local government
Working for Gravesham
We are committed to delivering to the community and working with us means you are part of delivering the level of growth and improvement our community needs and deserves. A range of services have been provided to over 106,000 people and 4,000 businesses.
The Borough of Gravesham, situated in the north west corner of Kent, covers 25,000 acres of the most varied countryside in south east England. Bordered by the River Thames to the north, it is at the heart of Thames Gateway and has a significant role to play in the regeneration of a major government growth area.
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Benefits
- A minimum of 29 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays.
- Membership to Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to over 1000+ instant discounts from favourite retailers, restaurants, food delivery services and attractions via our benefits portal VivUp.
- Career development, training opportunities and access to e-learning
- Access to eye care vouchers and VDU Glasses
- External Occupational Health service
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to employee assistance programme 24/7
- Hybrid Working (minimum two days in the office per week)
- Free parking
Important Information
Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job description.
Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
How to apply
Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@gravesham.gov.uk by 9 June 2025.
Previous applicants need not apply.
If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.
All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Human Resources Team on 01474 337374.