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