Job title: Head of Environmental Health & Licensing

Grade: MG4

Salary: £68,497 - £102,739

Location: Bromley Civic Centre, Churchill Court

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Environment & Public Protection – Public Protection Division

We are seeking an experienced and driven Head of Environmental Health & Licensing to lead critical public protection services that safeguard our communities and support sustainable growth.

This is a senior leadership role with both strategic and operational responsibility, acting as the professional lead for Environmental Health and Licensing and deputising for the Assistant Director (Public Protection) when required.

About the role

You will have overall responsibility for the delivery, performance and development of a broad portfolio of statutory and regulatory services, including:

Environmental Health and Protection

Food Hygiene and Safety

Licensing

Private Rented Sector Housing Enforcement

Environmental Enforcement, nuisance, ASB and related functions

Leading an established management team and around 30 staff, you will ensure services are high performing, customer focused, legally compliant and deliver best value. You will manage a service budget of approximately £2.15m, lead transformation and change programmes, and play a key role in shaping wider corporate priorities across Environment & Public Protection.

What you’ll be responsible for

Providing strategic and operational leadership across Environmental Health and Licensing services

Deputising for the Assistant Director (Public Protection) as required

Ensuring all statutory functions are delivered effectively and lawfully

Leading transformation, service improvement and cross divisional initiatives

Managing complex budgets, performance and resources

Representing the Council with members, partners, regulators and external agencies

Supporting elected members through committee work and professional advice

What we’re looking for

You will be a confident, credible leader with significant experience operating at a senior level within a local authority or similarly complex organisation. You’ll bring:

A degree and/or professional qualification, preferably in Environmental Health

Substantial experience of leading Public Protection or regulatory services

A strong understanding of the challenges facing local government

Proven experience of strategy development, service transformation and change management

A successful track record of managing performance, budgets and multidisciplinary teams

Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills

A collaborative leadership style with a commitment to equalities and continuous improvement

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to make a real difference — shaping services that protect residents, support businesses and contribute to thriving, safe communities. You’ll join a supportive leadership team and play a key role in driving the Council’s ambitions.

Applications will be assessed based on the criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification, which can be found here

If you would like to speak to the Hiring Manager about the role, please contact louise.watkinson@bromley.gov.uk for a confidential discussion.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.

Please note that we do not accept CV submissions from permanent recruitment agencies. If you are a candidate and would like to contact the Recruitment Team regarding the application process, please email Recruitment.Team@bromley.gov.uk