Strategic Waste Partnerships Manager

Staffline; Rothwell; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Local Government Benefits

Hybrid Working

Job summary

Staffline in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Waste Management Subject Matter Expert to lead a high-value municipal waste partnership. You will oversee Waste PFI contracts, drive compliance, performance, and stakeholder engagement to deliver long-term environmental and circular economy objectives.

The role requires strategic contract management, service transformation, and environmental compliance across EfW/MBT and recycling portfolios within a large local authority context.

Qualifications

• Experience with Waste PFI and municipal waste treatment contracts.
• Knowledge of resource recovery infrastructure.
• Proven ability to lead public-private partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic waste partnership performance and contractual compliance.
• Drive value realisation and long-term service sustainability.
• Provide SME guidance on municipal waste treatment and environmental compliance.

Skills

Strategic contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Public sector partnerships

Waste infrastructure knowledge

Job description

• Job Title: Strategic Waste Partnerships Manager
• Job Reward: £65,000 - £71,000 + Exceptional Local Government Benefits, West Yorkshire | Hybrid Working
• Job Type: Permanent
• Job Area: Waste Infrastructure & PFI Policy & Contracts Management
• Attracting candidates from waste treatment, MBT, Mechanical Biological Treatment EfW, Energy from Waste, recycling infrastructure environments
• Municipal Waste Strategy - Focussing on strategy, compliance, and policy leadership

We are seeking a Senior Waste Management Subject Matter Expert with experience of Waste PFI, municipal waste treatment contracts, resource recovery infrastructure, and public-private partnerships.

This leadership role will oversee a high-value waste partnership, ensuring contractual compliance, commercial performance, operational effectiveness, and the delivery of long-term environmental and circular economy objectives.

An opportunity for an experienced waste management professional to lead contract performance, compliance, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement across a large-scale waste treatment and resource recovery partnership.

Relevant roles and job titles:

Waste Partnership & Performance Manager, Strategic Resource Recovery Manager, Waste Governance & Contract Manager, Waste & Environmental Services Manager, Waste Operations & Contract Performance Manager, Circular Economy & Waste Strategy Manager, Waste Transformation Manager, Municipal Services Contract Manager, Head of Waste Partnership Delivery, Waste Policy & Contract Manager

Strategic Waste Partnerships Manager

• Lead the strategic management of one of the UK's largest municipal waste partnerships, overseeing a long-term waste treatment and resource recovery contract whilst shaping the future of recycling, sustainability, and environmental service delivery
• An opportunity for an experienced waste management professional to lead contract performance, compliance, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement across a large-scale waste treatment and resource recovery partnership
• Seeking a waste sector subject matter expert to lead strategic contract management, service transformation, and environmental compliance activities across a high-profile local authority waste portfolio

Waste PFI, Municipal Waste, Waste Treatment, Resource Recovery, Circular Economy, Recycling, EfW, Energy from Waste, Waste Infrastructure, Contract Management, Environmental Services, Environmental Act

Local Authority, HWRC, Waste Transfer Station, Waste Strategy, Public Sector Partnerships, Local Authority Waste Disposal Authorities, Waste Collection Authorities.

Role Responsibilities & Duties – Strategic Waste Partnerships Manager

• Contract & Commercial Leadership and Governance - Waste PFI Contract Management, Long-Term Concession Contracts, Public Sector Contract Management
• Commercial Contract Performance including payment Mechanisms, Performance Regime, Contract Variations, Contract Mobilisation and Service Integration
• Lead the strategic management and performance of a high-value Waste PFI partnership, ensuring contractual compliance, value realisation, and long-term service sustainability
• Act as the organisation's Waste Subject Matter Expert, providing specialist guidance across municipal waste treatment, resource recovery, and environmental compliance
• Drive performance across major waste infrastructure assets including Energy from Waste (EfW), Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT), and recycling