Service Director Skills and Regeneration
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- Employer:
- Kirklees Council
- Location:
- Huddersfield
- Salary:
- to £114,023
- Closing date:
- Monday 29th September 2025 (10:00am)
- Job Ref:
- GSe121016
Description
Kirklees is firmly focused on the future. Our vision is to create a place with a strong, sustainable economy that offers a great quality of life to its residents - leading to thriving communities, growing businesses, high prosperity and low inequality, and where people enjoy better health throughout their lives.
We are a significant player in the region; the Kirklees economy is worth over £6bn and integral to the West Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. We operate within the largest economy outside of London and the South East and are ideally placed at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse. In Kirklees we are proud; linking both industry and innovation to a strong local heritage and an area of outstanding natural beauty.
As our new Service Director - Skills and Regeneration you will have responsibility for a wide range of services including employment and skills, planning and building control, business and economy, and our major projects, which includes the West Yorkshire Investment zone, the TransPennine route upgrade and our award winning £263m Cultural Heart programme which will transform our town centres and create places local people can be proud of.
We are a forward-looking authority with huge growth potential and are seeking you to steer our investment and infrastructure and shape Kirklees for the future. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Gary Evans (07809 195 593) or Sandra Jones (07826 404 091).
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How to Apply
- Please submit your CV along with a Supporting Statement addressing the person specification criteria, evidencing how you meet the criteria.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- Be ready to provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees; one should be your current or most recent employer. Referees will be contacted for those proceeding to final stages. We will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email confirmation. If you do not receive, please email contactus@gatenbysanderson.com
Contact
The following consultants are managing this role and will be happy to answer any questions that are not covered in the person specification on the next webpage.
- Contact:
- Gary Evans
- Telephone:
- 07809 195 593
- Contact:
- Sandra Jones
- Telephone:
- 07826 404091