INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF NLC17 £74,274 - £81,263 Come and Join Our Senior Management Team at North Lanarkshire Council. Our Community Operations division is seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Business Manager (Regulatory Services) to lead a newly established Regulatory Services function. Community Operations is a large division within North Lanarkshire Council, delivering a wide range of frontline and professional services. The division encompasses, Regulatory Services, Land and Waste, Fleet, Facilities Support Services, Roads and Asset Services, Active and Creative Communities, Greenspace and Country Parks, as well as the School Transport Provision. The Business Manager (Regulatory Services) is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the Chief Officer (Community Operations). The postholder will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Council’s regulatory services portfolio, including Building Standards, Private Sector Housing, Trading Standards, Environment Health and the Councils Resilience planning team. This is a highly influential position, responsible for shaping the strategic direction of our Regulatory Services function and ensuring delivery in line with Council priorities, statutory requirements, and professional standards. Some of the key responsibilities of this role include: Lead the strategic development and delivery of regulatory services in accordance with Council priorities and statutory obligations. Ensure compliance with legislation, regulations, verification frameworks, and inspection requirements across all service areas. Lead enforcement services including dangerous buildings, pollution incidents, contaminated land, air and water quality, food safety, and trading standards. Administer and develop the Council’s landlord registration scheme, private sector housing strategies, and the Scheme of Assistance, including grant programmes. Essential Qualifications Applicants must be educated to degree level (or equivalent) in one of the following specialisms: Environmental Health Any surveying specialism Construction Management Trading Standards Practitioner Diploma (TSPD) Applicants must also hold membership of a relevant professional institute and possess one of the following professional qualifications: REHIS Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner status REHIS/KABE Chartered Surveyor status Trading Standards Practitioner Please note, as part of your duties and responsibilities, you will be required to participate in the Council Incident Officer standby rota, which will require you to be on standby out of office hours, for a period of one week, approximately four times a year. For this, you will receive payment in line with the Council’s Conditions of Service and full training will be provided. This will be discussed further at interview. A driving licence is essential for this role. This is a politically restricted position. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact at Renniely@northlan.gov.uk to arrange a date and time to discuss this role. Work pattern: 35 hours per week - Monday - Thursday: 8:45am - 4:45pm (including a 55 minute unpaid break) Friday: 8:45am - 4:15pm (including a 50 minute unpaid break) Working here at North Lanarkshire Council If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career. For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy. Click here to see our Recruitment Charter. *For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work. North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time. We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. North Lanarkshire Council is committed to KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People. The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link. Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 01698 403151. The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. 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