Environmental Services and Waste Transformation Lead

Job Description

Environmental Services and Waste Transformation Lead

£61,744 - £72,000 per annum

37 Hours per week

Permanent

Witney

An exciting time to join West Oxfordshire District Council.

West Oxfordshire District Council is focused on enabling a fulfilling and meaningful quality of life for our residents with opportunities for all to flourish. We provide a range of important services including planning, housing, waste and recycling collections, leisure, community safety and environmental health. The Council has an ambitious Council Plan focused on a range of important priorities including putting residents first, climate and ecological action, affordable housing, and helping our economy to grow. We want to deliver excellent services whilst ensuring the financial sustainability of the Council. We also want to continue working in close partnership with our local communities and other important partners.

About The Role…

The purpose of this role is to provide strategic vision and strong leadership to transform and revolutionise waste and environmental related services for the Council in partnership with the service provider and Councils across Oxfordshire.

The role will be responsible for leading on both the development and implementation of the programme of projects in partnership with other local authorities, ensuring the outcomes and benefits are delivered.

The role will provide strategic advice and guidance to the Council on the different procurement routes and alternative delivery opportunities of environmental and waste services.

We are looking for someone with a strong environment background, excellent leadership skills and a proven ability to deliver transformational projects.

You will need to be able to demonstrate an excellent collaborative, multi-solving approach to develop and maintain strong relationships across Oxfordshire, representing the Council on the relevant waste related boards / vehicles.

This is a new role which will cover West Oxfordshire. Within the District, there are plenty of places to see and visit whether you love hiking or cycling. With our agile working ethos: you will be spoilt for choice.

You will need…

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant profession
• Substantial (5 years plus) post qualification experience in a relevant field / specialism
• Significant experience managing services during periods of organisational change
• Experience of collaborative working to enable delivery of the Council’s waste and environmental ambitions.
• Experience of large complex environmental service contracts
• Demonstrable commercial and political acumen
• Experience of implementing change, transformation, and monitoring service performance and delivering improvements
  
  

Special Conditions…

• You will be expected to work reasonable additional hours in line with the needs of the service.
• There may be a requirement to work at other locations to meet the needs of the business.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Ability to travel / access to a vehicle for work purposes.
• Politically restricted postholders are restricted from canvassing on behalf of a political party or for a person who is, or seeks to be, a candidate for election to a local authority, the House of Commons, or the European Parliament.
  
  

For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.

What Can We Do For You…

• Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
• Flexible working arrangements (depending on the role)
• 26 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays, which increases to 29 days after five years’ service and 32 days following 10 years’ continuous service
• In addition you will have an extra two volunteering days a year for you to support a charity of your choice
• Renewed again for another year there is a Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
• Generous contributory local government pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with significant tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
• Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
  
  

Terms and conditions apply

These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us!

If you feel this is the role for you please email your CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the criteria above by clicking on the ‘Apply for this Position’ icon within this page.

Your application will not be considered if you have not provided a supporting statement, in addition to your CV.

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