Overview
Provides strategic leadership and oversight for key city services and initiatives.
Drives climate action, manages essential operations, shapes planning and development, protects the natural environment, and delivers regulatory services. Collaborates across the council and with citywide partners to ensure sustainable growth, environmental resilience, and improved quality of life for residents.
Key responsibilities
- Climate response
- Lead the city’s climate strategy, championing net zero, biodiversity, and sustainability initiatives.
- Drive the council’s environmental strategy and green economy agenda.
- City operations
- Oversee waste and recycling, street cleansing, public realm activities, and car park management.
- Ensure services are high quality, cost-effective, and delivered in partnership with trading companies and contractors.
- Planning and development
- Lead local planning authority services, supporting development, businesses, and residents.
- Develop planning policies and strategies addressing environmental challenges while fostering economic growth.
- Preserve heritage through conservation, design, and landscape initiatives.
- Natural environment
- Protect and enhance parks, green spaces, trees, and waterways for recreation, biodiversity, and wellbeing.
- Advance sustainable transport and low-carbon mobility solutions.
- Regulatory services
- Provide leadership for public protection, licensing, and environmental health.
- Enforce housing standards and tenant safety.
- Promote workplace and public health and safety.
- Lead emergency planning and civil contingency efforts.
