Development, neighbourhood and regulatory services careers

Join our teams working to improve infrastructure, promote development and enhance life in Hartlepool.

Our teams operate across a wide range of services such as:

  • passenger services
  • construction
  • highways
  • environmental services

We also collaborate with the schools and businesses of Hartlepool to promote regeneration and development

Watch testimonial videos from some of our amazing colleagues who work hard to support our community!

Flood and Coastal Engineering

Protect Hartlepool through coastal defence and flood management.

Passenger Transport

You could be part of the team responsible for planning and delivering upon a wide range of transport options, including home to school transport, private hire and special education transport.

Highways Careers

Plan and maintain transport systems, public rights of way, street lighting and road safety.

The team also delivers a national driver offender scheme.

Facilities Management

We employ cooks, assistant cooks and catering assistants who serve high-standard, value for money school meals each year.

Our cleaning team service to more than 70 schools and Council buildings, providing a safe, clean and healthy environment for our children, staff and visitors.

As part of the application process, candidates are required to provide the contact details of two referees who have held line management responsibility as these roles are subject to safer recruitment

Environmental Services

Maintain Hartlepool’s public spaces through:

  • street cleansing
  • waste collection
  • recycling
  • grounds maintenance

We also have our own garage where our highly skilled mechanics maintain and repair a wide range of vehicles, from grass cutters to HGV vehicles.

Emergency Planning

The team plans, advises and delivers on ensuring we have a focus upon supporting emergency responses, facilitating recovery and maintaining key services.

Planning and building control

Support planning applications, planning policy, development and building control.

Strategic development

Lead regeneration projects, climate initiatives and town planning.

This team is responsible for:

  • delivering a visionary masterplan for the town
  • regenerating our town centre
  • restoring heritage assets for new uses
  • leading exciting projects (such as the new Screen Industries Production Village)
  • sustainability policies and initiatives
  • the Council's response to climate change
  • implementing a new long-term Net Zero Plan
  • the Council’s data and intelligence function

Explore current projects
 

Economic Regeneration

Grow Hartlepool’s economy through business support, investment and tourism.

This team is based at the award-winning BIS, the Council’s creative industries managed workspace.

They support businesses to deliver business events and promotional campaigns for growing the Hartlepool economy.

 

Consultancy services

Deliver award-winning engineering and design projects in:

  • civil, mechanical and electrical engineering
  • architecture
  • quantity surveying

They deliver on specialist projects such as flood and coastal risk management, contaminated land, building design and demolition, legionella, and energy management.

Trades careers

Work in a modern, multi-skilled team delivering:

  • electrical, plumbing and heating services
  • maintenance in schools, offices and homes

These roles are subject to an enhanced DBS, all future training will be provided when required.

Both roles are supported by working charge hands.

Community safety and public protection

This team focuses on making Hartlepool a safer place to live, work and visit.

Their roles include:

  • community safety
  • CCTV surveillance
  • car parking and environmental enforcement
  • environmental health
  • trading standards