Posted : 16/08/2026
Alcohol Team Lead - Hutt City Council
- - 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.