The City of Onkaparinga is South Australia’s largest metropolitan council, serving just over 10 per cent of the state’s population. As a responsive and innovative organisation, Council is committed to creating a better place to live and work, while delivering an exceptional experience for its communities and customers.
An outstanding opportunity now exists for a Manager Community Safety and Property to lead a broad, multidisciplinary portfolio encompassing environmental health, immunisation, regulatory services, fire prevention, property transactions, leasing and licensing, contaminated land, cemeteries and business support. Reporting to the Director Planning, Governance and Regulatory Services, the role has three direct reports and responsibility for an annual budget of approximately $4.22 million.
As a trusted adviser and strategic partner, you will provide strong governance, technical advice and public-risk leadership, while driving service innovation, operational efficiency and data-informed decision-making.
You will also work collaboratively across Council to identify opportunities that optimise the use and value of its property portfolio in support of strategic, financial and community objectives.
You will be an accomplished contemporary leader with experience managing complex portfolios and teams across diverse technical disciplines. Your ability to build capability, foster accountability and lead through periods of complexity will be complemented by highly developed stakeholder engagement, communication, project-management and financial skills. Comprehensive knowledge of environmental health and/or regulatory functions is essential, combined with a relevant tertiary qualification and experience in interpreting legislations/regulations within local government.
This is a rare chance to shape critical services, strengthen community outcomes and contribute to the long-term sustainability of one of South Australia’s most significant councils.
Confidential enquiries can be made by contacting Phil Morton and Jedda Gito at Morton Philips on (08) 510 or @mortonphilips.com.au . Applications are welcome directly through SEEK.