Site Manager

Astute People; Thornhaugh; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Potential car allowance

Additional company benefits

Job summary

Astute People is hiring a Site Manager for its Kings Cliffe site as part of a specialist waste management organisation. The role oversees ENRMF and Thornhaugh facilities, ensuring safe, compliant and profitable operations.

You will lead the site leadership team, manage budgets and drive KPIs, with NEBOSH or equivalent and WAMITAB Level 4 qualifications advantageous. A full driving licence is required and a competitive package includes a potential car allowance and other benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in people and operational management, ideally within waste management, landfill, hazardous waste or a similarly regulated environment.
• Experience of P&L and budget management.
• Experience developing and delivering business plans and operational KPIs.
• WAMITAB COTC Level 4 qualifications relevant to hazardous waste and/or landfill would be advantageous.
• NEBOSH Managing Safely or equivalent.
• Full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the safe, compliant and commercially successful operation of the ENRMF and Thornhaugh sites.
• Provide strong, visible leadership across site operations and drive a positive health and safety culture.
• Lead, coach and develop the site leadership team and wider workforce.
• Take ownership of site budgets, P&L, costs and financial performance.
• Develop and deliver annual business plans, operational KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with permits, licences, regulatory requirements and company procedures.
• Oversee landfill operations, cell development, restoration and civil engineering activities.
• Ensure effective management, maintenance and reliability of site plant and vehicles.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, performance and profitability.
• Work collaboratively with Commercial, HSEQ, HR, Finance and Technical teams.
• Maintain effective relationships with regulators, planning authorities and local stakeholders.
• Support customer service and commercial growth across the sites.

Skills

People management

Operational management

Budget management

P&L management

KPIs development

Education

WAMITAB COTC Level 4

NEBOSH Managing Safely

Job description

Salary: GBP70000 - GBP75000 per annum + potential car allowance

Astute’s Nuclear Team is partnering with a specialist waste management organisation with a strong focus on sustainability, safety and professional development to recruit a Site Manager for itssite in Kings Cliffe.

The strategically important Site Manager role comes with a salary of up to £75,000, private healthcare, life assurance and more.

If you’re a Site Manager and are looking to work for an organisation that puts safety, integrity and its people at the forefront of everything it does,.

Responsibilities and duties of the Site Manager role

Reporting to the Treatment & Disposal Operations Director you will:

Take overall responsibility for the safe, compliant and commercially successful operation of the ENRMF and Thornhaugh sites.

Provide strong, visible leadership across site operations and drive a positive health and safety culture.

Lead, coach and develop the site leadership team and wider workforce.

Take ownership of site budgets, P&L, costs and financial performance.

Develop and deliver annual business plans, operational KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.

Ensure compliance with permits, licences, regulatory requirements and company procedures.

Oversee landfill operations, cell development, restoration and civil engineering activities.

Ensure effective management, maintenance and reliability of site plant and vehicles.

Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, performance and profitability.

Work collaboratively with Commercial, HSEQ, HR, Finance and Technical teams.

Maintain effective relationships with regulators, planning authorities and local stakeholders.

Support customer service and commercial growth across the sites.

We are looking for someone with the following:

Proven experience in people and operational management, ideally within waste management, landfill, hazardous waste or a similarly regulated environment.

Experience of P&L and budget management.

Experience developing and delivering business plans and operational KPIs.

WAMITAB COTC Level 4 qualifications relevant to hazardous waste and/or landfill would be advantageous.

NEBOSH Managing Safely or equivalent.

Full driving licence.

Personal skills

The Site Manager role would suit someone who is:

A confident, driven and hands‑on leader with strong people management skills.

Comfortable operating strategically while remaining visible and engaged on site.

Resilient and ambitious, with the ability to take ownership and drive operational performance.

A strong problem solver with excellent decision‑making skills.

Commercially aware, with experience managing budgets and improving profitability.

Committed to maintaining high standards of health, safety, compliance and environmental performance.

Able to build effective relationships with employees, customers, regulators and other stakeholders.

Salary and benefits of the Site Manager role

Salary of up to £75,000, depending on experience.

Potential car allowance.

Additional company benefits.

Management contract with a minimum of 37.5 hours per week.

The successful candidate will be responsible for two important operational sites: ENRMF (East Northants Resource Management Facility) at Kings Cliffe near Peterborough, a specialist hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility handling challenging waste streams including radioactive waste, and Thornhaugh, a non‑hazardous and stable non‑reactive hazardous waste landfill.

Together, the sites provide specialist treatment and disposal solutions covering hazardous and non‑hazardous waste, radioactive waste, contaminated materials and renewable energy residues.