Head of Waste and Green Spaces

London

3-month contract (minimum)

£600 - £650 per day - Inside IR35
 

Are you an experienced Head of Waste looking for your next challenge?
 
Our client is an ambitious authority who are seeking an experienced Head of Service with Waste, Environment and Green Spaces experience. This role is on a contract basis, initially for 3 months.

Key Responsibilities:
 
·To be a highly effective leader and manager of the Waste, Street Cleansing, and Green Spaces Services, ensuring agreed service plans and performance targets are delivered and that a culture of putting our residents first and continuous service improvement is maintained.
·Deliver high quality, compliant, efficient and customer focused Waste and Environmental related services.
·Responsible for developing and implementing strategies for the future of the waste and green spaces services and working collaboratively with other council services to effectively implement these strategies with an understanding of how changes may impact other council services.
·To take an active role, in partnership work with local authorities and outside bodies, contributing to wider strategies with a focus on increasing biodiversity, minimising waste, and decreasing carbon emissions.
·To lead by example and embed a culture of continuous improvement across all aspects of the services.
·To be available, when requested, as a keynote speaker at national conferences to promote best practices and be recognised as a leader in the environment sector.
·Taking the strategic lead in the council's approach to delivering front line services, ensuring compliance with legislation and national policy.
 
 
A full job description is available on request
 
What is required?
 
·As the successful candidate, you will have senior management experience within a local authority, particularly in Waste and Environment
 
·You will have great stakeholder management skills.
 
This role will go quickly so please apply with an updated CV, e-mailing luke.brison@carringtonwest.com, alternatively call on 02393 876064 for more information.
 
FOOTNOTE:
If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the rate, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
 
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