Manager, City Safety

• A role that impacts our City every day
• Lead a team with 4 direct reports and a 50+ staff more broadly
• Full time, 5 year fixed term role

About the Opportunity

This is an opportunity to lead one of the City of Adelaide’s most visible and community-impacting service portfolios, shaping how safety, compliance and public amenity are experienced across the city every day.

As Manager, City Safety, you will lead a broad and diverse regulatory services function, overseeing four key operational teams: Building Compliance, Environmental Health, Community Safety and On-Street Parking Compliance. Together, these teams play an important role in protecting public health, maintaining safe and accessible public spaces, supporting development compliance, managing on-street parking turnover and responding to community safety concerns across the city.

This is a role for a strategic and people-focused leader who can balance legislative compliance with community outcomes. You will guide the delivery of regulatory and statutory obligations while driving service improvement, shaping contemporary compliance frameworks and building a strong culture centred on education, prevention and fair enforcement.

Working across a complex stakeholder environment, you will partner closely with internal leaders, external agencies and elected members to respond to emerging risks, legislative changes and community expectations. At its core, this role is about creating safer spaces, healthier environments and a more liveable city for everyone who works, lives and visits Adelaide.

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About You

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-function team, providing effective leadership and mentoring which continually builds capability, and manages performance.
• Extensive experience in coordinating the compliance aspects of a regulatory or public safety function.
• Extensive experience of successfully leading and managing large and/or complex operational teams.
• Comprehensive knowledge of, or experience working with, relevant legislation as it relates to public safety and the provision of Council services.
• Substantial experience in developing positive relationships and consulting, negotiating, communicating and influencing with all levels of management and staff, government agencies, stakeholders and the community, both verbally and in writing. 

About Us

Located in the geographic heart of Kaurna Country, the City of Adelaide celebrates its cultural heritage, unique natural surrounds and structures its footprint in a way that allows it to adapt to the changing needs of the community and a dynamic global landscape. Our focus is on our community’s wellbeing and quality of life - investing in city improvements and on future planning, so we continue to design a liveable city where future generations can continue to live authentic and meaningful lives. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and be a bigger part of our amazing city!

The Regulatory Services Program facilitates safer places for all to enjoy, provides easy access for those who visit and move around our City, and makes the experience of doing business with the City of Adelaide a pleasure.

At the City of Adelaide, we thrive in an environment that is welcoming, inclusive and safe, and celebrates difference.  We value and embrace our diverse perspectives and recognise the value diversity has in fuelling innovation and enabling brilliant experiences for our diverse community.

For Further Enquiries & How to Apply

All enquiries regarding this position will remain private and confidential and can be directed to Steve Zaluski on 8203 7641.

Please submit a Resume and a Cover Letter expressing the skills, experience and qualities you can bring to this position addressed to Steve Zaluski, Associate Director, Regulatory Services.

Please review the position description prior to submitting an application by following the prompts to apply.

For more information about what it’s like to work for the City of Adelaide, including the benefits, please visit www.cityofadelaide.com.au/careers

Applications close 11:59pm, 6 July 2026.

Please be advised this is a full-time, 5-year contract opportunity with a total remuneration package in the range of $189,000 - $193,000 per annum including superannuation.

As part of the recruitment process candidates will be required to undertake a National Police Check.

We continue to work hard to ensure our recruitment process is safe for people of diverse backgrounds.

Please note, applications received via the email address below will not be considered. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. Our commitment to inclusivity means we welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and candidates with a range of lived experiences. If you require assistance with our recruitment process, you are more than welcome to connect with our People Services team on (08) 8203 7333 recruitment@cityofadelaide.com.au