Service Director - Environment (Full Time)

Jobs Service Director - Environment Salary

£108,164 per annum

Expires

12/07/2026

Company

City Of Doncaster Council

Location

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Job Type

Full Time

This is a politically restricted post under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

We are looking for an energetic and resilient leader to become our next Service Director of Environment here at City of Doncaster. This role has the diverse remit of regulation and enforcement, highways and infrastructure, streetscene, waste and emergency planning. This is a high profile role and we are looking for somebody who can successfully collaborate with stakeholders and partners from a wide range of backgrounds, with a passion to drive change and to lead and motivate large teams with credibility and vigour.

Our vision is to be a clean and green borough with decent air quality and where outside space is nurtured. Our regulatory, highways, waste and streetscene agenda is an integral part of measuring our success here in Doncaster. That is where you come in!

Doncaster is an ambitious City, with a strong sense of community and a history of collaborative working in partnership with others. We are also a strong performing authority, and you will be welcomed by an experienced and hard working leadership team.

In short, we need somebody who is not afraid to roll their sleeves up and help us continue to make Doncaster a great place to learn, work and live. We need a leader who can:

• Provide strategic support and guidance for elected members and Council on matters that are key priorities for our residents. You will deliver services that account for the vast majority of customer contact with the Council.
• Jointly lead across the directorate and wider partnerships with pace and focus.
• Be outwardly focussed, skilled at building external relationships to help place the needs of Doncaster right at the forefront of regional thinking.
• Provide visible leadership to galvanise our teams and help define a truly collaborative team environment, whilst also robustly managing performance; in Doncaster we get things done and together we achieve more.

To be successful in this role you will be at ease operating at both strategic and operational level displaying adaptive leadership, have the dynamism required to deliver public facing services whilst having the commercial acumen and diplomacy to lead strategically. You will motivate and support your teams to deliver customer focussed solutions and be the best they can be, whilst delivering the best possible services for the residents of Doncaster.

Please review the job summary and profile and demonstrate in your application how you meet the required criteria.

Shortlisting is predicted to take place week commencing 13 th July and interviews are anticipated to be w/c 20 th July.

For further details or an informal chat, please contact: Dan Swaine, Executive Director, Tel: , Email:

City of Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and improving quality of life for all. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults.

We are a Disability Confident employer and committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria and make reasonable adjustments as required.