Assistant Waste Manager

Assistant Waste Manager

Location: Braintree, Essex, England
Salary: £39,868 to £44,086 per annum
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Job category/type: Permanent - Full Time
Job reference: BREQ0347
Closing Date: 09/03/2025

Job description

We have a great opportunity for an Assistant Waste Manager to join our Operations team.

Working alongside a colleague Assistant Manager, you will manage the daily operations of the Council s Waste Services, including refuse, recycling, commercial waste and the Waste Transfer Station, and take the lead in ensuring compliance with statutory legislation and national and local policies.

A key part of this role will be the management and supervision of the Waste team. Supporting, motivating and developing front-line employees, you will take responsibility for performance and absence management, including proactively monitoring and managing sickness absence and taking appropriate action, carrying out all forms of investigations and presenting at formal meetings.

You will also work with internal and external partners, including other local authorities, on joint initiatives to enhance service delivery and ensure best practice, manage external contractors involved in the day-to-day delivery of services and be accountable for the operation of the Waste Transfer Station, including statutory quarterly returns to the Environment Agency and DEFRA.

To be successful in this role you will have significant experience of managing people, including performance management, and operational teams in a similar organisation.

You will have substantial knowledge and experience of delivering waste management services, including vehicle management, and ideally have ILM Level 3, along with Level 4 Certificate of Technical Competence in Waste Management Operations (COTC qualification) and the Certificate of Professional Competence in National Road Transport Operations Managers CPC.

You will also have strong people and team-working skills, with the ability to manage, engage and mentor employees, excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to prioritise a busy, fluctuating workload.

To be successful in joining us you will need to have the skills to make a difference and be able to lead and inspire. In return, you ll receive a competitive salary, benefits and a commitment to your continuing development.

Why choose Braintree District Council?

Braintree is an ambitious and dynamic Council and is becoming one of the fastest growing Districts in the East of England with three growing towns, London just 45 minutes away and the district located directly between the international transport centres of Stansted Airport and Harwich and Felixstowe International Ports. We have a deserved track record for delivering and a strong reputation within the business community.

Braintree District Council is a great place to work. We pride ourselves on our creative, innovative and forward thinking approach which is led by our staff. We are committed to having an engaged workforce who understand our strategy and how they can help deliver it. Some of the benefits of working for Braintree District Council are:

Competitive pay and benefits Flexible working Free parking

Local government pension scheme Learning and development for all staff

Staff discounts at local businesses Staff recognition schemes

Extensive health and wellbeing programme including discounted gym membership

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 9th March

Interviews will be held on the 18th and 19th March

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