Carol Connolly
Executive Director, Place

The Enterprise and Environment Directorate brings together services that are working to create a brighter future for Fife - looking after our buildings and assets, developing a strong economy, preserving our environment and helping us get around easily and safely. The Directorate comprises the following Services:

Business and Employability Services

Service Manager - Place Programmes & Policies: Morag Millar
Service Manager - Economic Development: Pamela Stevenson
Service Manager - Employability & Employer Engagement: Kirsty Haydock

Business & Employability Services are responsible for developing initiatives to promote economic growth, enhance employability and supporting local businesses by:

Driving change in Fife’s economy

Driving change in Fife’s economy over the short, medium and long term through developing strategies to grow the local economy, and short-term actions to deliver immediate economic “wins”. This includes capital projects, inward investment support, and sector initiatives, including promoting and supporting tourism.

Providing advice to Fife businesses

Providing advice to small and growing Fife businesses through the management of Fife’s Business Gateway contract.

Supporting employability initiatives

Supporting employability initiatives to help clients in disadvantaged groups and local communities into jobs, particularly targeting young people and the long-term unemployed.

Regenerating Fife’s town centres

Fife’s built and natural heritage, urban design and has a key role in helping regenerate Fife’s town centres.

Fife's engagement in partnerships, deals and projects

Management of Fife’s engagement in regional partnerships, City Region Deals and associated strategic growth projects.

Environment and Building Services

Head of Service: Barry Neil

This diverse service is responsible for managing and maintaining the environmental assets through:

Grounds Maintenance Service

Responsible for delivering high-quality environments by providing well-managed and carefully maintained parks, streets and open spaces.

Building Services

Responsible for providing 24-hour repair service to all Fife Council tenants. The council is committed to providing affordable, high-quality housing by delivering maintenance and construction development services through a best-value partnership with Property Service.

Waste Operations

Responsible for all household waste collection services as well as street cleansing services, ensuring streets and public places are free from litter and fly-tipping.

Fleet Services

Responsible for the management and maintenance of the council's vast range of vehicles, plants and equipment.

Facilities Management

Head of Service: Tariq Ditta

Facilities Management Service provides a range of services that support the day-to-day functioning of buildings through:

Building cleaning service

Responsible for providing cleaning services in council properties including:

• schools
• corporate offices
• libraries
• theatres
• public conveniences
• residential care homes and daycare centres

There is also a team covering emergency and specialist cleaning, and minor repairs.

Janitorial service

Provides building security, maintenance and caretaking provision, including a School Crossing Patrol service at education buildings throughout Fife.

Catering services

Provides 5 million school meals a year, commercial and staff catering, including vending services and function catering. Also supports communities with free school meals during school closures.

Social work support

Catering for residential care homes, Meals on Wheels and day care services.

Facilities management of main council buildings

Providing reception, caretaking and property services in our largest buildings.

Planning

Head of Service: Pam Ewen

Planning Services plays a crucial role in shaping Fife’s places through sustainable development, addressing climate emergency and assisting in growing Fife’s economy. The Service leads on a range of place-based plans and strategies, projects and assessing planning applications:

Policy and Place

Leads the Local Development Plan, the spatial strategy of Plan4Fife, and related planning policy. Supports place-based solutions with key stakeholders.

Climate Change and Zero Waste Team

Dedicated team addressing climate change by promoting sustainability initiatives and developing strategies i.e. to reduce carbon emissions, raise awareness and encourage sustainable practices.

Development Management

Reviewing planning applications and permissions, enforcements and making decisions on local policies through its statutory duties through 2,200+ planning applications p.a.

Conservation and Heritage

Protection of Fife’s build heritage and natural environment, preserving and providing guidance on conservation practices.

Strategic Development

Reviewing and working in partnership with key stakeholders to assist the delivery of Fife’s nine Strategic Growth Areas with a projected £3 billion investment over the next 20 years. Working through the ESES City Region Deal to deliver strategic transport interventions.

Transportation

Reviewing development proposals and Road Construction Consents.

Property Services

Head of Service: Alan Paul

Property Services manages and maintains the council’s property portfolio ensuring buildings are safe, well-maintained and fit for purpose through the following teams:

Asset management

Coordinates the council’s approach to the strategic management of buildings and properties.

Estates

Provides information and property advice to council services including valuations (assets, rating and capital), acquisitions and disposals, leases, wayleaves, licences/concessions and any other general property advice.

PPP compliance

The interface between the Council and the PPP/ DBFM Contractors for PPP/ Hub projects. The PPP Compliance Team monitors all aspects of the Contractors’ performance.

Professional services

Provide a project management service to council services and external partners, including construction design, financial management, project administration, quality assurance and PPP contract monitoring.

Programme office

Provides programme development, technical administration, health & safety advice and building management services. This includes preparing a planned maintenance programme, administrating service contracts, instructing all electrical, heating and ventilation repairs, hardwiring inspections and portable appliance testing (PAT).

Bereavement Services

Provides a quality service that meets the needs of our customers.

Protective Services

Head of Service: Nigel Kerr

Protective Services aims to safeguard the community by promoting public safety and ensuring compliance with regulations through:

Trading Standards

Protects customers and businesses by undertaking premises inspection, fair trading investigations, consumer protection, business advice, product safety, petroleum and explosives regulation, age-related sales, scams and doorstep crime and Trusted Trader.

Environmental Health

Undertakes food hygiene inspections, food and water sampling, food complaints, foodborne illness, health and safety, waste duty of care activities, noise regulation, housing regulation, nuisance control, animal health and welfare, air quality, contaminated land, licensing standards, consumer education and business advice.

Building Standards

Manage building warrant applications and completion certificate submissions, dangerous buildings, ensure access and facilities are provided for people with disabilities, further the conservation of fuel, power and further the achievement of sustainable development.

Roads and Transportation Services

Head of Service: John Mitchell

Roads and Transportation Services deliver the management and maintenance of the roads network and transportation infrastructure throughout Fife through:

Asset Management and Commercial

Responsible for roads and lighting asset management, policy and resources and operational and commercial management.

Roads Design and Build

Provide an in-house design and construction service delivering annual road programme improvement projects.
Passenger Transport - manage most aspects of travelling by public transport in Fife. The team manage and coordinates the activities and functions of passenger transport to deliver an effective and integrated approach to meeting our customers' needs. There are 4 teams, each with a Fife-wide remit:

• Bus Network & Stations
• School Transport
• Demand Responsive Service
• Accessible Transport and Concessions

Roads and Lighting Contracts

Responsible for the feasibility, design, procurement and site supervision of key capital projects. This includes externally delivered Area Roads Programme (ARP) carriageway resurfacing and street lighting projects.

Roads Maintenance

Deliver a high-quality, consistent and focused service for roads and lighting maintenance repairs to meet customer standards. We also cover the coordination of the winter maintenance service and 24/7 roads and lighting emergency response.

Roads Network Management

Responsible for network condition, network management and traffic management.

Structural Services

Responsible for bridges, structures, flooding, shoreline and harbours.

Sustainable Transport and Parking

Responsible for climate change and partnerships (including the development of the electric vehicle network and efficient movement of freight); transport planning; car parking strategy and operations; road safety; travel planning; sustainable travel; and the Levenmouth Reconnected Programme.

Contact details:

Carol Connolly
Executive Director, Place
Fife House
North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5LT