Director of Worcestershire Regulatory Services

Bromsgrove District Council on behalf of the Worcestershire Regulatory Services Board

Director of Worcestershire Regulatory Services

Salary £107,269 to £111,116 per annum (DRW1 – DRW3)

Worcestershire Regulatory Services is looking for a new Director following the decision of its long-standing leader to stand down after 38 years of local authority service. The shared service has delivered Environmental Health and Licensing services on behalf of all six district councils for the last 16 years and delivered or managed Trading Standards for Worcestershire County Council for the same period. The service also discharges petroleum licensing and safety at sports grounds functions for the County Council, and a range of Environmental Health-related functions under contract to other councils beyond the county border.

The shared service has a strong track record of good performance and financial efficiency, reporting to a joint committee of the six district councils, which has oversight of the relevant functions. The Director has also worked closely with the County’s Public Health Team to ensure Trading Standards services discharge statutory requirements.

The service is looking for a senior regulatory professional with a strong track record of delivering successful outcomes to lead the service into the new world post-LGR. You should be an experienced regulatory professional with demonstrable leadership skills across a spectrum of enforcement or related activities. You should have good communication skills, written and oral, and be experienced in working with elected members to deliver against agreed outcome measures. Having a resilient character is essential in addressing the issues that arise from a diverse range of communities and across a significant geographical space. Financial acumen is key to keeping this strong service within its financial envelope but still making the most of the £4.8M budget.

The shared service remains the sole example of a county-wide collaboration for regulatory services in a 2-tier area, and innovation has remained at its heart including wide-ranging service delivery out-of-county and embedding the National Intelligence Model at the heart of all enforcement operations. The successful candidate will be familiar with innovations in regulatory delivery and looking to continue to develop these across the breadth of regulatory functions, including others that may come into the service as part of LGR. Two partners recently added Enviro-crime and Planning enforcement to the platform and this could continue to be an option looking to the future, no matter the outcome of the re-organisation process.

We see this as a big job in regulation that offers a huge opportunity to the regulatory leaders of today and tomorrow. If you feel you’ve got what it takes to lead our successful service into the new unitary world, we’d like to hear from you.

Additional Information

The Councils offer a range of staff benefits:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous leave entitlements starting at 34 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Flexible working, where appropriate
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Benefits platform, where you can find discounts for high street shops, leisure discounts, holiday discounts, salary sacrifice schemes and more

What next

Need further information?

Visit https://excellenceinenforcement-worcsregservices.org.uk/ for more information on this vacancy and Worcestershire Regulatory Services

For an informal conversation regarding this role please contact Simon Wilkes on 01562-738088, or John Leach, Chief Executive Bromsgrove DC and Redditch BC john.leach@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

Closing Date for completed application: Sunday 12 July 2026

Assessment Centre and Interviews will take place on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 July 2026

Please note pre-assessment activities will be required.

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