Team Leader WCC622808

Job Details:

Salary range: £56,436 to £76,872 per annum. Salary negotiable depending upon experience 
Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP 
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 25 January 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 16 February 2026

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF KUDZY'S TRAVELS

Environmental Health at Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where passionate and expert professionals go above and beyond for their colleagues every day.

Kudzy knows the streets of Westminster like the back of her hand. Her office can be anywhere. Market stalls, spas, carnivals, hotels, even backstage at an Adele concert. She’s travelled more than most have in a lifetime without leaving Westminster. She’s an Environmental Health Officer like no other. But, for her, seeing the difference her work makes to communities is the real highlight. For some, it’s financial lifelines, for others it’s the open sign on the restaurant they’ve always dreamed of. For Kudzy, it’s the smiles on her customers’ faces.

The Role:

As a Team Leader in our Environmental Sciences Team, you can make your own powerful contribution by supporting our Climate Emergency agenda, and tackling initiatives relating to air quality, noise climate and contaminated land. And in doing so, you will enhance the physical and emotional wellbeing of everyone who lives in and visits the city.

With an unwavering focus on delivering the level of service that our communities expect and deserve, you will coordinate a number of high profile and complex cases, seeing to it that Westminster’s residents are able to enjoy a great quality of life.

What this will entail could vary immensely on a day-to-day basis. For example, you might work with developers and contractors to minimise the impact their construction projects are having on residents and businesses, advising them on their responsibilities and attending site visits to conduct noise monitoring and emission audits. Alternatively, you might be asked to attend public events and exhibitions where you’ll share knowledge about the importance of environmental protection and control.

You will also share your expertise with Councillors and other teams across the Council, helping define future planning projects and policy development. Whether guiding them on new pieces of legislation and regulations that will have an impact on how we are delivering on our statutory functions or conducting detailed assessments such as Site Environmental Management Plans, your reach will be felt across numerous teams and departments.

Passionate about implementing change projects wherever you see scope for improvement, you will both represent the service on existing partnerships, and develop new ones that could lead to better environmental outcomes for Westminster’s communities. So while this is a 6-month interim role, there will be great scope to tackle interesting initiatives from day one, and make a valuable network of contacts.

If you would enjoy the experience of leading a high-profile team in London’s most iconic neighbourhood, please do apply as soon as possible.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information. 

About You:

This is an exciting opportunity to drive improvements across our service, so we are looking for a dynamic individual with experience of leading a team of Officers in a complex policy and service environment. As such, you will be capable of managing resources, budgets, business planning and performance. You will also know how to translate strategic objectives into high-quality operational plans.

Crucially, you will develop the skills of the team wherever possible, mentoring colleagues and supervising their daily work, so we are looking for an inspirational leader who has a background in building partnerships with communities, public agencies and statutory bodies.

With the resilience to manage challenging clients, you will have exceptional communication, influencing and organisational skills, and you will enjoy driving change management programmes. It also goes without saying that you will be aware of the challenges faced by local government, and you will be committed to ensuring statutory requirements in relation to environmental protection and control are being met.

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a Global Majority ( GM), people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities' ( formally known as B.A.M.E , Black, Asian and multiple ethnic) background and, while the role is open to all applicants,  we will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit. If you are from a Global Majority background you can self-declare this to the hiring manager as part of our positive action commitments.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit  https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties

As a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.