Head of Reinstatement, Aggregates and Waste

JDT Group; Biggin Hill; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car / car allowance

Pension scheme

Employee benefits package

On-site parking

Job summary

JDT Group in the UK is seeking a Head of Reinstatement, Aggregates and Waste to lead the Reinstatement Department across regional depots, driving end-to-end material lifecycle, waste recycling, and aggregate management.

You will align with DESNZ targets, ensure compliance with NRSWA and environmental standards, and deliver value through safety, cost control, and cross-contract collaboration.

Qualifications

• Senior operational leadership experience in UK utilities/highways.
• NRSWA / Street Works certification (Full Dual).
• IOSH Leading Safely certification.
• Gas and Power registration credentials & SGN system knowledge.
• Strong understanding of environmental permitting and DESNZ/DEFRA criteria.
• Experience with carbon tracking metrics and KPI delivery.
• CIWM membership or equivalent recognized professional body.

Responsibilities

• Lead reinstatement, aggregates, and waste networks with authority over staff and supply chains.
• Direct reinstatement budgets, materials, logistics, and direct field labour for cost-efficiency.
• Strategically optimise Waste Transfer Stations for recycling and processing loops.
• Align earthworks with DESNZ targets and green procurement initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-departmentally to optimise scheduling and logistics.
• Develop client relationships with authorities and regulators to ensure permits and compliance.
• Own performance monitoring and KPI adherence including overrun limits.
• Own data layer and weekly/monthly/quarterly performance visibility to Board.
• Maintain safety metrics and audit regimes to prevent incidents.
• Act in best interests of the company and promote diversity and inclusion.

Skills

Senior Operational Management

NRSWA Street Works

IOSH Leading Safely

SHEA Registration & SGN

Environmental Permitting

Carbon Tracking Metrics

CIWM Chartered Membership

Education

Degree in Environmental Science / Civil Engineering / Mineral Management

Job description

Head of Reinstatement, Aggregates and Waste

JDT Group

Location: On site / Westerham TN16 2ET, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Utilities | Operational Support
Annual Salary range:from £ 65,000.00 to £ 80,000.00

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and driven Head of Reinstatement, Aggregates and Waste to join our senior operations team.

Operating within our utilities and civil engineering divisions, this senior leadership role holds overall commercial, operational, and regulatory accountability for reinstatement programmes, material supply chains, aggregate management, and waste recycling operations across our regional depots. You will ensure end to end delivery meets strict client specifications, NRSWA standards, environmental targets, and commercial margins.

Position Title: Head of Reinstatement, Aggregates and Waste

JDT Salary Band: Level 3

Branch of organisation: Business Support Group

Standard Hours (45 hours) Mon-Fri

Job Purpose

Accountable to the Director of Operations and Managing Director for the strategic execution and complete operational delivery of JDT’s material lifecycle and street works networks. This comprehensive corporate remit combines end-to-end management of primary/secondary aggregate procurement, optimal handling and recycling of excavation mass via designated Waste Transfer Stations (WTS), and leading the Reinstatement Department to cross-contractual excellence (SGN & other client frameworks). A vital commercial and regulatory objective of this post is ensuring that all strategic plant operations, transport logistics, and asset utilisation loops seamlessly leverage carbon-reduction mechanisms and sustainability goals outlined by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) while preserving low direct costs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Head of the Reinstatement, Aggregates, and Waste Networks Department, with definitive authority over the hiring, discipline, mentoring, structure, and operational deployment of all inner business staff and external supply chains.

2.Direction and commercial control of reinstatement budgets, ensuring that materials, logistics, direct field labour, and subcontracted work matrices achieve maximum cost-efficiency and return on capital assets.

3.Strategic optimisation of JDT Waste Transfer Stations (WTS), ensuring robust recycling loops to minimise landfill disposal charges and guarantee high-yield secondary aggregate processing loops.

4.Alignment of all company earthworks and backfilling activities with national targets established by DESNZ, proactively implementing green procurement strategies such as expanding the utilisation of Cold Lay Asphalt variations.

5.Cross-departmental synchronisation with Heads of Operations Groups to build circular scheduling matrixes; ensuring excavation sizes are proactively restricted, tarmac cutting protocols are minimised, and reactive logistics are systematically ironed out.

6.Fostering elite relationship capital with corporate clients, Local Authorities, Highways Agencies, Transport Management and external regulatory auditors to preserve flawless permit delivery and project completion lifecycles.

7.Ownership of performance monitoring frameworks, driving strict internal adherence to contractual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) including Public and Private D+2 overrun limits.

8.Total ownership of the company reinstatement data layer, standardising metrics via active systems such as Control Hub, AppCan, and JDT Vision to deliver clear weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance visibility directly to the Board of Directors (BOD).

9.Preservation of flawless safety metrics, maintaining an internal audit regime across projects using mobile inspection systems (iAuditor) to target zero high-voltage underground cable strikes and eliminate client safety interventions.

10. At all times act in the best interests of the company.

11. Promote a diverse and inclusive working environment for all employees.

Mandatory Qualifications and Competencies

7+ years Senior Operational Management experience within a Tier 1 or Tier 2 UK Utility or Highways provider.

NRSWA / Street Works Supervisor Qualification (Full Dual Certification).

IOSH – Leading Safely Certification.

SHEA Gas and Power Registration & Full SGN System Registration Credentials.

Deep technical mastery of environmental permitting, waste exemptions, and Duty of Care legislation governing Waste Transfer Stations.

Proven experience handling commercial carbon tracking metrics or delivering contract loops aligned with DESNZ / DEFRA criteria.

Chartered Membership with the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM).

Non - Mandatory (Desirable) Qualifications and Competencies

Degree in Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, Minerals Management, or a matching technical discipline.

Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) Awareness Training.

Deep background embedding digital transformation architectures (Control Hub, AppCan, JDT Vision, or equivalent ERP setups).

Specialist level knowledge of HAUC / NRSWA legislative changes and local authority intervention protocols.

The Package

• Salary: Negotiable (dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience).
• Transport: Company Car, branded van or a car allowance option.
• Pension: Company pension scheme with employer contributions.
• Benefits: Enhanced Family Friendly policy, Company Sick Pay (where eligible), Employee Assistance Programme, and Study Support.
• Environment: On-site parking and a commitment to a diverse and inclusive working environment.