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Emma Alexander
Emma Alexander
Chief Executive
Place Based Lead

Joe Kelly
Joe Kelly
Strategic Director
of Adults (DASS)
Jill Colbert
Jill Colbert
Strategic Director
of Childrens (DCS)
(Deputy Chief Executive)
 
Julian Jackson
Julian Jackson

Strategic Director
of Housing, Environment
& Estates
 
Nicola Elsworth
Nicola Elsworth

Director of
Strategic Growth
Zoe Evans
Zoe Evans
 Strategic Director
of Finance (S151)
 
Sarah Bullock
Sarah Bullock
Strategic Director of
Corporate Services
Janet Witkowski
Janet Witkowski

Director of Legal &
Democratic Services
(Monitoring Officer)
Senior Management Team Service Unit / Manager Functions

Housing, Environment & Estates 

Emma Varnam Emma Varnam
 Assistant Director
 Environment

0161 342 3337

Jo Oliver
Head of Waste Management & Fleet Services

0161 342 3173

Recycling
Waste Services
Fleet Management including the Integrated Transport Unit
Lee Holland
Lee Holland
Head of Engineering
0161 342 3978
Engineering Operations (includes winter gritting, street lighting, sewers, drains and gullies)
Engineering Projects
Highways & Developments
Structures & Special Projects (includes bridges, retaining walls)
Traffic & Utility Controls
Asset Management (Engineering)
Risk Management
School Crossing
Sharon Smith
Sharon Smith
Head of Environmental Services (Public Protection)
0161 342 2277
Neighbourhood Areas (North, East, South and West)
Housing/Pollution
Housing Enforcement
Licensing
Trading Standards
Environmental Protection / Enforcement
Environmental Health
Health & Safety
Public Health
Food Safety
Private Water Supplies
Infectious Disease Control
Parking Services
Emergency Planning
Fly Tipping
Nick Sayers
Nick Sayers
Head of Operations and Greenspace
0161 342 2704
Street Cleansing
Graffiti Removal
Grounds Maintenance
Arboriculture Unit
Playground Maintenance
Football Pitch Renovations
Parks & Land
Countryside
Bereavement Services
Pest Control
Natasha Freeman
Natasha Freeman
Head of Cultural and Customer Services
07725 480745
Library Service
Customer Services
Contact centre and blue badge administration
Welfare Rights and Debt Advice
Museums & Galleries
Arts and Events
Local Studies & Archives
Markets
Alison Glover
Alison Glover
Head of Community Safety 
and Emergency Response
0161 342 2523
Community Safety
CCTV
Emergency Response
Community Safety (including Armed Forces)
Ben Middleton
Ben Middleton
Assistant Director
 Strategic Property
 0161 342 2950
Simon Chaplin
Simon Chaplin
Head of Facilities Management  and Capital Projects
07922416476

Corporate Facilities Management
Project and Contract Management of Capital Projects
Statutory Compliance for Corporate Estate
Management of Education PFI contracts

Neil Charlesworth
Neil Charlesworth
Head of Strategic Asset Management
0161 342 3784

 

Asset management planning & strategy
Service accommodation reviews
One Public Estate
Property data systems & mapping
Corporate lead on climate change and carbon reduction
Energy & utilities

Alistair Russell

Alistair Russell
Head of Estates
07966215177

 

Investment Estate Management
Land Management
Surplus Asset Disposals
Strategic Acquisitions

Julian Jackson

Julian Jackson
Strategic Director Housing, Environment & Estates
0161 342 3149

Carol Halton

Carol Halton
Head of Housing
0161 342 4352
Housing
Homelessness
Rough Sleepers 
Tameside Housing Advice
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