Director of Environment

Overview

The London Borough of Harrow is seeking a highly qualified Director of Environment. As a key member of the Directorate Management team, the Director of Environment will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of all Environmental services across the council. This encompasses the oversight of street cleansing and waste services, waste strategy, trade waste services, grounds maintenance, transport strategy, traffic and highways infrastructure maintenance, environmental health, private sector housing, licensing and enforcement, parking operations, and commercial services.

The Director of Environment will provide exemplary strategic leadership across all services within the Directorate. Working closely with the Leadership team, the Director will lead, motivate, and inspire the entire staff body, fostering a cohesive culture and vision.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

1. Significant demonstrable experience of the strategic leadership, management of environment &/or equivalent services and significant transformation of relevant services and teams at a senior level.
2. Detailed knowledge and understanding of the areas of legislation, government guidelines, regulations, codes of practice, industry standards relating to the functional area.
3. Demonstrates a high level of political acumen and the ability to provide responsive, impartial advice to councillors, Scrutiny Committees & panels, Cabinet (Portfolio) members, MPs.
4. Ability to think, plan and act strategically and corporately, with a creative approach to problem solving and delivering in testing circumstances with competing priorities alongside sound operational experience.
5. Demonstrated experience delivering efficiency and value for money and sound financial management.
6. Proven track record of creating and sustaining effective strategic partnerships, enabling collaboration across boundaries and empowering others to achieve outstanding results.
7. Display exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate successfully at all levels & varied audiences.
8. Ability to exercise prudent judgment within constrained timescales and resources in the light of competing pressures.
9. Enthusiastic, determined, robust and resilient enough to cope with the role's demands.

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For more information, please refer to the Role Profile/Selection Criteria .