Waste and Cleansing Compliance Manager

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is looking for a Waste and Cleansing Compliance Manager to oversee compliance with legal regulations and lead improvements across services. Applicants should have strong financial management skills, extensive knowledge in waste compliance, and the ability to manage significant budgets. This role supports hybrid working arrangements and involves strategic reporting and stakeholder management.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Strong financial acumen, proven experience in public sector budget management.
• Extensive knowledge of waste-related legal and regulatory compliance.
• Expertise in procurement and managing supplier contracts valued at up to £12 million.
• Ability to drive operational improvements and performance efficiencies.
• Excellent communication skills for reports and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure legal and regulatory obligations across waste services are met.
• Design and manage compliance programmes and procurement processes.
• Prepare high-level reports for strategic decisions.
• Monitor health and safety compliance across operations.

Skills

Financial acumen

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Procurement and contract management

Operational improvement skills

Communication and stakeholder engagement

Job description

Overview

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours weekly

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £51,356 (Level one) rising to £54,495 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Nottingham City Council, Eastcroft Depot, London Road, NG2 3AH

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

The Waste and Cleansing Compliance Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that all legal, statutory, and regulatory obligations across Domestic and Commercial Waste and Cleansing services are met with integrity and precision. Acting as a strategic partner to Service Managers, the postholder leads the development and implementation of robust compliance frameworks that support financial governance, capital recharging, grant funding criteria, and national waste principles such as simpler recycling and net burden.

This role is responsible for designing and managing comprehensive compliance programmes, overseeing procurement processes from specification through to contract performance, and driving continuous improvement through audits, reporting, and staff training. The manager prepares high-level reports for senior leadership, Boards, and Committees to inform strategic decisions and ensure transparency and value for money.

Additionally, the postholder monitors health and safety compliance across Waste and Cleansing operations, identifying risks, recommending improvements, and addressing training gaps to uphold a safe and effective working environment.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong financial acumen, with proven experience in applying financial regulations and frameworks to support budget control, financial sustainability, and capital recharging within a public sector environment.
• Extensive knowledge of legal, statutory, and regulatory compliance related to waste and cleansing services, with the ability to lead and embed collaborative compliance practices across operational teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in procurement and contract management, including developing specifications, managing supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with procurement legislation, and working closely with Service Managers to oversee budgets of up to £12 million annually.
• Proven ability to drive operational improvements, through detailed reviews, implementation of business process enhancements, and development of performance frameworks to monitor cost efficiencies, risks, and strategic targets.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience preparing and presenting reports to senior leadership, Boards, and Committees, and resolving complex internal and external queries professionally and effectively.

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries, please contact Chidi Egenti, Service Manager - Waste and Cleansing, by telephone on 07950945695 or by email at [e-mail]

Closing Date: 12th October 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: 20th October 2025.

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