Group Manager (Building Standards & Public Safety) - GLA13522

Job Description

Glasgow is the heartbeat of the Scottish economy and the centre of Scotland’s only metropolitan region. We are a dynamic, talented city, with a robust business base, an educated workforce and well-established infrastructure. We are home to world renowned seats of learning and thriving key sectors. We are a retail, events and cultural destination, and an international hub for business, tourism and higher education. Join our Building Standards service where we can offer you the opportunity to experience this and have a successful and rewarding career where the breadth and range of Building Standards work is unparalleled within Scotland.

Reporting to the Head of Building Standards & Public Safety, and requiring to operate effectively in a dynamic environment, you will be responsible directly or through line management, with a fellow Group Manager, for the daily delivery of our expanding Building Standards service to support the operation of the Council and achieve the required outputs. You will be responsible for co-ordinating response to major events, incidents and cross-cutting issues.

We are looking for someone that brings a strong sense of customer service, excellent communication and leadership skills, a clear understanding of quality assurance and an appetite for delivery of development and continuous improvement.

You must be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a wider team and have proven managerial experience in delivering a quality Building Standards service. You will demonstrate your ability to plan, allocate and organise work to provide agreed service / standards and to manage a range of complex competing service and operational priorities.

Should you wish to discuss the post please contact raymond.barlow@glasgow.gov.uk

Under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, this post is politically restricted. 

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