Senior Waste Strategy & Procurement Lead

Jacobs; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking an Associate Director Waste Engineer/Procurement in the UK. This senior role guides local authorities through waste procurements, shapes contracts, and leads design and build of facilities from feasibility to handover.

You will drive innovative waste management approaches, contribute to master planning, and mentor a multidisciplinary team while acting as a trusted client advisor across projects that improve environmental outcomes and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering waste procurement, waste strategy and design & build projects.
• Strong degree in waste management, engineering, environmental or natural sciences.
• Chartered status (or equivalent) in Environmental/Waste Management or Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Guide UK local authorities through high-profile waste procurements, shaping contracts, performance mechanisms and mobilisation strategies.
• Lead design and delivery of complex waste facilities from feasibility through handover.
• Drive innovative waste management approaches, from automated collection systems to major recycling and transfer infrastructure.
• Influence strategic decisions at master-planning and development scale, embedding best-in-class waste solutions into major schemes.
• Be a trusted client advisor, translating technical complexity into clear, confident decisions.
• Mentor and collaborate within a high-performing, multidisciplinary team, raising capability across the business.

Skills

Waste procurement

Waste strategy

Design & Build

Client-facing

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in waste management/engineering/environmental or natural sciences

Master’s qualification in Waste Management, Sustainability, Environmental Management or Engineering

Chartered status or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

Jacobs is seeking an Associate Director Waste Engineer/Procurement in the UK. This senior role guides local authorities through waste procurements, shapes contracts, and leads design and build of facilities from feasibility to handover.

You will drive innovative waste management approaches, contribute to master planning, and mentor a multidisciplinary team while acting as a trusted client advisor across projects that improve environmental outcomes and operational efficiency.