Interim Waste Operations Manager - Local Authority

Practicus is currently working with a Local Authority in the South East of England to identify an experienced Interim Waste Operations Manager to support the day-to-day delivery of an award winning Waste Management and Street Cleansing service.

ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY:

As the Interim Waste Operations Manager you will be responsible for the successful running, delivery and continuous improvement of a flagship Waste Management service. You will lead on the operational delivery of the service which includes refuse, recycling, commercial waste and the authorities waste transfer station, and you will be accountable for the performance management of the waste service teams and the contractual management and service delivery of an outsourced vehicle provider.

With on-going budget rationalisation within the local government sector you will have input into the councils cost cutting agenda, be will responsible for encouraging and embedding a commercial approach within the service and you will also be responsible for budget management and reporting to the Head of Service, so good attention to detail and report writing experience is essential.

BUSINESS CULTURE:

The team knows their business and are very good at what they do, there is commitment to delivery and the successful person will be one who can come in, hit the ground running, roll up their sleeves and do what's needed to get the job done.

This role requires an absolute team player, you will be someone that leads from the front, is participative, collaborative and able to motivate the people around you.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Experience of delivering successful Waste Operations and successfully managing a waste service within a Local Authority is essential.

In addition to this you will require:

. Experience of managing staff and budgets.
. Experience of business planning and performance management.
. Working knowledge of waste, transport and vehicle legislation.
. A CPC or CoTC is desirable.
. Membership of a professional Waste body is beneficial.

YOU WILL ALSO NEED:

. Excellent people skills and communication skills.
. Relationship management and negotiation skills (contract management).
. A pragmatic and hands on approach. 

We endeavor to respond to all applications but due to high volumes this is unfortunately not always possible. If you have not received a response with 14 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful but we thank you for taking the time to apply and we welcome applications from you in the future.