Alcohol Team Lead

• Lead a skilled regulatory team and make a positive impact on community wellbeing
• Provide expert alcohol licensing advice and oversee compliance and enforcement
• Meaningful leadership opportunity with great benefits and development options

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced regulatory professional to lead our Alcohol team and help promote and safeguard environmental health across Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt.

Reporting to the Environmental Health Manager, you’ll lead a team of six responsible for alcohol licensing, inspections, monitoring and enforcement. You’ll provide expert technical advice on the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act and oversee work programmes for new and renewed licences and certificates.

You’ll also:

• Monitor licensed premises and ensure regulatory standards are met
• Lead responses to non-compliance, complaints and enforcement matters
• Prepare evidence and represent Council at hearings, tribunals and court proceedings
• Build effective relationships with businesses, the community, elected members and partner agencies, including New Zealand Police and Regional Public Health
• Support the delivery of other environmental health functions, including food verification and enforcement
• Develop team capability and champion customer-focused, consistent and continuously improving services

This is an opportunity to combine your technical expertise and leadership skills in a role that directly supports the safety and wellbeing of our community.

About you

You’ll be a confident and supportive leader who can apply legislation fairly, make sound decisions and navigate complex or sensitive regulatory matters.

You’ll bring:

• Relevant experience and qualifications in environmental or public health
• Sound knowledge of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act and other relevant legislation, including the Health Act, Food Act, Resource Management Act and Local Government Act
• Demonstrated leadership experience, ideally including people management
• Experience in regulatory compliance, inspections and enforcement
• Strong written communication and workload-management skills
• The ability to build trusted relationships with customers, businesses, partner agencies and elected members
• A practical, professional and solutions-focused approach
• A current driver licence

Membership of a relevant professional institute would be an advantage.

About us

At Hutt City Council, our vision is to create a connected, resilient and inclusive city where all our people thrive.

Our Environmental Protection team helps protect the health, safety and wellbeing of our community through education, licensing, monitoring and proportionate enforcement. We work collaboratively with our customers and partner agencies to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for Lower Hutt.

Why join us

This is a meaningful leadership opportunity where your work will have a visible impact on the safety and wellbeing of our community.

You’ll join a supportive and collaborative organisation that offers:

• A role with genuine community impact
• The opportunity to lead and develop an experienced regulatory team
• Varied and challenging work across alcohol licensing and environmental health
• Professional development and career-growth opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements and a range of employee wellbeing benefits

Come and help shape effective, customer-focused regulatory services for Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt.

Applications close Sunday 30 August 2026, at 11.55pm

Please note that we may review applications before the closing date and encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to withdraw the job advertisement at any time.