Delivery Manager – Waste Operations

This is an exciting opportunity to lead our waste operations and drive innovation and improvement across the service.

Warwickshire County Council manages over 275,000 tonnes of municipal waste every year. We directly operate 8 household waste recycling centres, 3 waste transfer stations and a small fleet of vehicles with about 60 in-house operational staff.

You will be leading well-established and high performing team and will work in partnership with our district and borough councils, and with the private sector, to ensure our relationships are productive and professional. We will trust and empower you to build relationships, take responsibility and make decisions, and lead others to do the same.

Our direction is clear – we’re making Warwickshire the best it can be for everyone. We’re proud of the service we deliver, but know that to progress, we must continue to adapt and improve and it’s our teams of dedicated people who will make this happen.

As a waste management professional, you will know that waste operations need to be continually refined to ensure they are customer focused and working as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Our infrastructure and network of suppliers offer exciting opportunities for diversification and generating more commercial revenue, so there will be ample opportunity for you to apply your commercial acumen.

The Council is committed to making Warwickshire the best it can be, sustainable now and for future generations, and this role will ensure our recycling centres reuse, recycle, compost and recover value from as much of our waste as possible.

This is demanding and challenging role but for the right person it is a great opportunity to take responsibility for a service make a real difference. If you’re someone who is prepared to get stuck in, who wants to do the best job possible, who approaches everything with passion and purpose, then we want you to work for us. You’ll be able to apply your knowledge and abilities in a place that matters to local people and communities.

For further information please see the Job Description & Person Specification

Additional Information

To discuss the role please contact Andrew Pau – andrewpau@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date: midnight, Monday 19^th September 2022
Interview date: w/c Monday 3^rd October 2022

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
 
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not be submitted unless asked to do so. 

If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
 

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.   

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.   

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.  

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce, this is because we really understand the importance of different voices, experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds within our workforce. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. WCC has a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for employees who hold these and other identities. See more.