Craigavon Borough Council has six main departments, having responsibility for a number of services.
Chief Executive Department
The Chief Executive provides advice and support to Council Committees and Members, reporting to the Policy & Resources Committee. Ultimately responsible for the effective delivery of all services provided by the Council, including the staff is responsible for the planning, organisation and day to day management of Council services and amenities.
Key Personnel are
Dr Theresa Donaldson - Chief Executive
Leisure Services
This includes Indoor and outdoor recreation, Parks and open spaces, Sports development, Recreation development, Arts development and Conservation and Museum service.
Leisure services reports to the Leisure Services Committee.
Key personnel are
Stephen Fraser - Director of Leisure Services
Myra Wilson - Head of Leisure Operations
Martin Towe - Business Manager
Kieran Cahoon - Parks Development Manager
Rosemary Mulholland - Head of Conservation and Heritage
(Vacant) - Leisure Development Manager
Environmental Services
This includes environmental health, technical services, energy conservation, health and safety, sustainability/local agenda 21, public services liaison. Reports to the environmental services committee.
Key Personnel are
Lorraine Crawford - Director of Environmental Services
Audrey McClune - Head of Environmental Health
Development
The Council seeks to be the lead player at the "hub of the wheel" of the local development process. Key services include Economic Development, community services and development, tourism development, borough marketing, community relations, local partnerships, borough vision, area plan, community safety, new initiatives. Reports to the development committee.
Key personnel are
Olga Murtagh- Director of Development
Nicola Lane - Head of Community Development
Diane Clarke - Principal Community Services Officer
Nicola Wilson - Head of Economic Development
Building Control
The Building Control Department administers the Building Regulations in order to secure the health, safety, welfare and convenience of people in the built environment and to conserve fuel and power. This service includes pre-application consultancy, advice plan checking, inspection of works in progress, regularisation of previously unauthorised works and the professional certification of completed works. Reports to environmental services committee. Southern Group - co-ordinating and monitoring the Building Control Service within the Group and between the other four groups.
Key personnel are
Robert Colvin - Director of Building Control Services
Richard Dale - Principal Building Control Surveyor
Laura O'Hagan - Business Support Officer
William Whitten - Building Control Surveyor
Paul McQuillan - Building Control Surveyor
Andrew Kirkland - Building Control Surveyor
Nigel Dunlop - Building Control Surveyor
Gareth McKeown - Building Control Surveyor
Jacquelyn Little - Clerical Officer
Linda Lindsay - Clerical Officer
Mark Collen - Trainee Building Control Surveyor
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Corporate Services
Services include financial services, Civic & Conference Centre management, land and property matters, registration of Births deaths and marriages, Corporate Special Projects, Communications, and information technology.
This department also provides support to all Council departments and includes the preparation of annual estimates of expenditure, preparation of the annual abstract of accounts, payroll services, payments to creditors, provision of office services, information technology and management of the Civic & Conference Centre and Human Resources.
Key Personnel are
Brona Slevin - Director of Corporate Services
Gordon Wallace - Head of Finance
Linda Steenson - Registrar
Raymond Donnelly – Head of Human Resources
Michael Watson – Audit, Governance & Risk
Lewis Porter - Principal Administrative Officer
Pauline Nixon-Black - Public Relations Officer
Barry McQueen - IT Manager
