Our services
The council structure comprises five directorates in addition to the Office of Chief Executive:
- Social Care and Wellbeing;
- Education, Culture and Sport;
- Corporate Governance;
- Housing and Environment;
- Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure.
View our organisational structure chart.
Office of Chief Executive
Chief Executive
The Office of Chief Executive has ultimate responsibility for the delivery of council services, providing advice and support to individual councillors and to the council as a whole.
The main function is to provide leadership and vision in developing the strategic direction of the council whilst managing the overall business to ensure strategic and business plans are effectively implemented, that results are monitored and reported to council, and that financial and operational objectives are maintained.
Social Care and Wellbeing
Fred McBride, Director of Social Care and Wellbeing
Social Care and Wellbeing has a remit which spans children's and adult services along with older people and rehabilitation and our aspirations for the people we serve and for our workforce are high.
We're in the process of implementing an ambitious redesign of the service which will streamline access to services and keep people at the centre, by shifting the balance of care towards personalised, modern services in partnership with the people who use our services, their families and carers. Our frontline staff are our most important resource, and we're investing in training and support so that they're able to meet the challenges of delivering social work and social care services to people in Aberdeen.
Education, Culture and Sport
Annette Bruton, Director of Education, Culture and Sport
The Education, Culture and Sport directorate has a focus on lifelong learning with best possible outcomes for children, young people and adult learners at the heart of what we aim to achieve.
Our goal is to provide high quality education for all our learners through quality learning and teaching and a revised curriculum experience for all our children. Community learning, arts and culture, heritage and libraries play a key part in the life of the people of Aberdeen and attract visitors to the city. Our plans to deliver much of our sports provision within Aberdeen through a trust are well advanced.
Corporate Governance
Stewart Carruth, Director of Corporate Governance
The Corporate Governance directorate provides a diverse range of services to a large number of internal and external customers. It is at the forefront of shaping and influencing service delivery, focusing on outcomes and developing creative solutions to support all of our customers in their business.
The Corporate Governance team spans finance, legal and democratic services, human resources, ICT and corporate and community planning.
Housing and Environment
Pete Leonard, Director of Housing and Environment
Housing and Environment has high aspirations for the wide range of services we provide. Environment Services has specific responsibilities for waste collection and disposal, grounds maintenance including parks and gardens, street cleansing, trading standards, environmental health and public analyst services.
Our Housing and Community Safety team focus on housing management, police and fire liaison and emergency planning whilst Regeneration and Housing Investment is concerned with housing repairs and new build, asset management and investment and capital works planning.
Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure
Gordon McIntosh, Director of Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure
Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure is key to ensuring that Aberdeen continues to be a leading contributor to the UK economy. Its role is to shape the future of Aberdeen and the North East and to be responsible for strategic and local planning, infrastructure strategy, our roads and fleet services and management of our property and non-housing portfolio.
Through a unique partnership with businesses and other public sector partners we have established ACSEF (Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Futures) to provide a masterplan on how we will continue to diversify our economy and ensure that we have an environment that is second to none. We already have a range of exciting projects which include the Energetica Corridor, redevelopment of Marischal College, proposals for Union Terrace Gardens and a major offshore wind testing station.
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