Corporate Manager – Local Environment and Fleet

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Wales is seeking a Corporate Manager to lead the Local Environment and Fleet Service. This key role involves providing strategic direction, managing a large team and budget, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. The ideal candidate will have a degree or equivalent experience, strong leadership skills, and extensive knowledge of Local Environment and Fleet services. Hybrid working options and generous annual leave are offered.

Benefits

Flexi-time scheme

Hybrid working options

Generous annual leave

Enhanced family benefits

Lifestyle savings and wellbeing packages

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience managing teams.
• Thorough understanding of legislation and regulation in Local Environment & Fleet services.
• Proven track record of delivering high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead advisor on all Local Environment and Fleet matters.
• Manage a large, multi-disciplinary team and significant budgets.
• Play a critical role in emergency response planning and policy development.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Change Management

Performance Improvement

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Job description

We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Corporate Manager – Local Environment and Fleet

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for delivering high-quality public services? Do you thrive on managing complex operations and driving innovation? This is your chance to shape services that make a real difference to communities across Ceredigion.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Corporate Manager to lead our Local Environment & Fleet Service. This is a key leadership role within Ceredigion County Council, providing strategic direction and expert advice on:

• Circular Economy & Local Environment Strategy
• Local Environment Operations
• Fleet Operations & Maintenance

About the role

You will act as the lead advisor to the Council on all Local Environment and Fleet matters, ensuring services are delivered efficiently, consistently, and in line with corporate objectives. This role involves the management of a large, multi-disciplinary team (including direct supervision of three Service Managers) and overseeing significant budgets exceeding £8m per annum.

You will also play a critical role in emergency response planning, policy development, and driving innovation to achieve the highest standards of performance across our services.

About You

We are looking for an individual who:

• Is educated to degree level (or equivalent experience) and demonstrates ongoing professional development.
• Has at least 5 years’ experience managing teams, with a proven track record of improving performance and delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Possesses a thorough understanding of legislation and regulation relating to Local Environment & Fleet services.
• Demonstrates strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage change effectively.

What We Offer

In return for your skills and commitment, we offer:

• Flexi-time scheme –flex when you complete your contractual working hours, helping you balance life and work
• Hybrid working options –choose to work from home or in the office
• Generous annual leave –from 27 to 34 days, plus 8 public holidays
• Enhanced family benefits as well as carer’s leave allowance
• Lifestyle savings and wellbeing packages
• Opportunities for professional development

Interview date to be confirmed. Interviews will be held remotely to minimise disruption.

Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.

What we offer

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Where you'll work

Highways and Environmental

We deliver efficient, sustainable and bilingual services to the people of Ceredigion, promoting well-being in our communities, pride in a healthy well-kept environment, and confidence in our local economy. Our key responsibilities include:

• Transport Services: Corporate transport; Fleet management; Parking Services; Harbours.
• Highways Maintenance: Cyclic and Routine Maintenance; Emergency response; Highways inspection; Winter service.
• Highways Development: Planning liaison; Road safety; Regional transport; Street lighting; Streetworks; Traffic management; CWIC/NMWTRA; Design supervision; Flood and coastal risk management; Highways improvement.
• Local Environment Services: Waste Collections; Household waste sites; Grounds maintenance; Street cleaning.