Senior Environment and Waste Development Officer

Golearnleicestershire; England; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in England is seeking a Senior Environment & Waste Development Officer. The successful candidate will lead project development through effective relationship management, supporting capital and revenue projects, and engaging stakeholders. Strong communication, data analysis skills, and relevant experience are required. This is a hybrid role with a competitive salary ranging from £43,860 to £47,829 per annum.

Qualifications

• Have a relevant Degree or equivalent demonstrable work experience in a relevant environmental area.
• Successful management and delivery of projects.
• Successfully negotiate with and influence a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the development of new opportunities and projects.
• Support the identification and initiation of new projects.
• Analyze data and create business cases.

Skills

Relationship management

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Relevant Degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £43,860 - £47,829 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 18th January 2026

Interview Date(s): February (TBC)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Environment & Waste Development Officer to join the Environment and Waste, Programme and Resources team at Leicestershire County Council (LCC).

About the Role

The successful candidate will lead on the development of new opportunities and projects through effective relationship management, joint working, project management and commissioning.

They would support the identification and initiation of new capital and revenue projects on behalf of the Environment & Waste Branch, by engaging with stakeholders, analysing data, and creating business cases.

We are looking for someone with a proven track‑record in recognising new opportunities for service improvement and efficiencies, and an ability to capitalise on these opportunities by developing and sometimes managing projects.

The ideal candidate will have excellent relationship management and communication skills, and experience of analysing and interpreting complex information.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Have a relevant Degree (or equivalent), or equivalent demonstrable work experience in a relevant environmental area involving working with strategic partnerships and projects.
• Successful management and delivery of projects.
• Successfully negotiating with and influencing of a range of internal and external stakeholders, particularly at a senior level.
• Identification, development and management of commercial opportunities and external sources of funding, including development of business cases and bids.
• Analysis and interpretation of complex data, writing technical and non-technical reports and providing technical advice to stakeholders, including to senior managers and elected members.
• Be able to work to tight timescales and to agreed targets.
• Be able to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to,equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion,please contact:

Andrew Harper, Team Manager

0116 3058384

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How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post.The supporting statement should beno longer than 500 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

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