Director of Health, Safety and Operations

1 week ago

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Panoramic Associates Full time £90,000 per year

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.
  • Drive efficiencies, improvement and customer satisfaction across Parks, Gardens, Bereavement Services and Environmental Partnerships.

About You

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.
  • The ability to drive improvement, innovation and performance across complex operational environments.

Why Join Cheltenham Borough Council?

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.

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