Environment and Waste Services Contract Officer

£31,586 - £35,235

Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive.

Our Work Services Unit provides a range of key services such as waste and refuse collection, street sanitation and recycling services. We're a highly visible front line service that provides an invaluable benefit to all the residents of our Borough.

About the role

As our Environment & Waste Services Contract Officer you’ll be responsible for the supervision of operational staff and to provide clear, consistent and quality support to enable efficient delivery of the Council’s high-profile customer focussed frontline cleansing service contracts.

You will have supervisory responsibility for the manual operatives employed on the Council’s environmental cleansing contracts, deploying resources to ensure that the Works Services Unit operates efficiently and effectively to high standards of customer care.

About you

To be successful in this role, you’ll need experience in a similar waste management environment, experience of monitoring service standards and the ability to demonstrate knowledge of Contract Management.

Please see the attached Job Profile for full details.

Benefits

• 35 days leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas)
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexi time scheme
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Subsidised parking
• Structured Induction Program
• Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
• Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
• Family Friendly Policies
• Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
• Generous compassionate leave
• Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Car Salary Sacrifice & Cycle to Work scheme and more

For an informal discussion about this role, please call Rachael Savage, our Waste & Transport Manager on 07919 166172.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Previous applicants need not apply.

Closing Date: 1 December 2024

Interview Date: 9 December 2024