* Fixed Term Full Time, 4 year contract
* Senior leadership opportunity within Environmental Health and Regulation
* Lead compliance, regulatory services and community outcomes across Townsville
* Attractive salary package and employee benefits
About The Role
Council is seeking an accomplished and forward‐thinking leader to provide strategic direction and oversight of our compliance and regulatory teams in delivery of high‐quality customer service. You will drive innovation, value, and strong regulatory outcomes across the community while working closely with the General Manager Environmental Health and Regulation, the Senior Leadership Team, and key stakeholders.
As Team Manager Regulation, you will lead the development and delivery of strategies, policies, and programs that ensure effective enforcement of local laws, animal management, and parking services. You'll support sound financial decision‐making, improve how we manage our customer requests, and look for smarter ways of working through innovation and continuous improvement. With strong relationships across all levels of government, industry and the community, you'll help ensure our community safety in line with legislative obligations.
About You
Our ideal candidate will be a proven senior leader with contemporary leadership skills and the ability to work collaboratively across the organisation, including with the Leadership Team, elected Council and key external stakeholders. You will bring strong financial and budget management experience, with the ability to balance resources, meet statutory obligations and deliver high‐quality services and customer outcomes.
With a strong strategic and policy mindset, you will be skilled at influencing, engaging and bringing people together to achieve shared goals. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with experience managing legislative workloads from planning through to delivery and reporting at executive level. Above all, you will demonstrate integrity, personal drive and a genuine commitment to teamwork, supported by relevant tertiary qualifications in Law, Business or a related field and a successful track record as a Senior Manager in a large, diverse organisation.
Benefits
* 4 weeks annual leave
* 10 days Personal/Carers Leave
* 14 weeks paid Parental Leave
* Domestic and Family Violence Leave
* Natural Disaster Leave
* Long Service Leave available pro rata after seven years
* Salary Sacrifice opportunities
* Learning and Development opportunities
* Fitness Passport program offering discounted membership to selected gym, pool, and yoga facilities
* Employee Loyalty Program offering discounts at selected local businesses
* Employee Assistance Program
* The Council contribution to employees' superannuation for contributing employees shall be 13.5% of the employees' ordinary time earnings subject to the employee contributing a minimum of 6% of their ordinary time earnings.
EEO Statement
We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where diverse styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected. People from diverse backgrounds (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, and veterans) are encouraged to apply!
All successful candidates are required to undergo drug and alcohol testing as part of the recruitment process. Please be aware Townsville City Council has a 'zero tolerance' policy to drugs and alcohol in the workplace.
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