Waste & Contracts Manager

Adecco; Havering-Atte-Bower; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

3-month contract

Environmental leadership role

Job summary

Adecco Group UK & Ireland is seeking a Waste & Contracts Manager for a London Borough, based in Havering with hybrid working. The role leads environmental service contracts, drives improvements in waste and recycling, and manages performance across the borough.

You will oversee procurement, contract delivery, budgets, and reporting, while developing a high-performing team and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships. Initial 3-month contract with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing waste, environmental, or public realm services.
• Strong contract management, commissioning, and procurement experience.
• Experience managing large budgets and delivering service improvements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of environmental and waste management legislation.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and project management abilities.
• Experience leading teams and driving organisational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the procurement, commissioning, and management of environmental service contracts.
• Ensure contractors deliver high-quality, value-for-money services that meet performance standards.
• Drive strategic initiatives to improve waste management, recycling rates, and environmental outcomes.
• Manage budgets, performance data, and operational service delivery.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with elected members, senior stakeholders, contractors, and partner organisations.
• Prepare and present reports to senior management, committees, and other forums.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team.
• Manage customer enquiries, complaints, and service improvement programmes.

Skills

Waste management

Contract management

Procurement

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Reporting

Project management

Team leadership

Job description

Waste & Contracts Manager

Havering (Hybrid Working)

£450 - £500 per day Umbrella

Initial 3-Month Contract (Potential Extension)

Full-Time

Managing a small team of 6

Lead Strategic Environmental Services

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Waste & Contracts Manager to join a London Borough Council on an initial 3-month contract.

This is a key leadership role responsible for managing environmental service contracts, driving service improvements, overseeing waste and recycling initiatives, and ensuring high-quality service delivery across the borough.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the procurement, commissioning, and management of environmental service contracts.
• Ensure contractors deliver high-quality, value-for-money services that meet performance standards.
• Drive strategic initiatives to improve waste management, recycling rates, and environmental outcomes.
• Manage budgets, performance data, and operational service delivery.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with elected members, senior stakeholders, contractors, and partner organisations.
• Prepare and present reports to senior management, committees, and other forums.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team.
• Manage customer enquiries, complaints, and service improvement programmes.

About You

You will have:

• Significant experience managing waste, environmental, or public realm services.
• Strong contract management, commissioning, and procurement experience.
• Experience managing large budgets and delivering service improvements.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Knowledge of environmental and waste management legislation.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and project management abilities.
• Experience leading teams and driving organisational change.

What's on Offer?

• £31.70 PAYE / £41.54 Umbrella
• Hybrid Working
• Initial 3-Month Contract with Potential Extension
• Strategic Leadership Opportunity within a Major London Borough
• Opportunity to Deliver Meaningful Environmental Improvements

The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.