Waste Enforcement Manager

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

40 days annual leave including Bank/HB

Flexible working

Generous pension

Job summary

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are seeking an experienced Waste Enforcement Manager to lead the Waste Enforcement Service across Richmond and Wandsworth, delivering cleaner, safer neighbourhoods for residents, businesses and visitors.

You will manage a live enforcement portfolio, oversee investigations and prosecutions, and work with operational services, legal teams, contractors and Members to tackle fly-tipping and environmental offences.

Qualifications

• Significant enforcement experience, including investigations, evidence gathering, statements, fixed penalty notices and prosecutions.
• Strong knowledge of environmental and waste enforcement legislation.
• Experience of leading and motivating teams within a regulatory or enforcement environment.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to write high-quality reports, briefings and correspondence.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to make sound and proportionate enforcement decisions.
• Experience of managing performance, budgets and operational resources.
• Have a collaborative approach and the ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Waste Enforcement Team across Richmond and Wandsworth.
• Drive intelligence-led enforcement activity and service improvements.
• Oversee fixed penalty notices, appeals, representations and prosecution casework.
• Ensure enforcement activity is lawful, proportionate and evidence based.
• Manage budgets, contracts, performance reporting and service risks.
• Provide strategic advice and briefings to senior managers and Members.
• Work with partners including contractors, legal services, police and other agencies to resolve complex environmental issues.

Skills

Enforcement experience

Investigations

Evidence gathering

Fixed penalty notices

Prosecutions

Leadership

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Budget management

Collaboration

Regulatory knowledge

Job description

About Us

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are looking for an experienced and motivated Waste Enforcement Manager to lead our Waste Enforcement Service and help deliver cleaner, safer neighbourhoods for residents, businesses and visitors.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in a high-profile frontline service, managing enforcement activity across two London boroughs and driving improvements in environmental quality. You will lead a team of enforcement professionals, oversee complex investigations and prosecutions, and work closely with operational services, legal teams, contractors and elected Members to tackle fly-tipping, waste offences and environmental crime.

Job Title- Waste Enforcement Manager

Salary Range- SSA PO5 £50,484- £61,167

Permanent, Full- Time

Location- Wandsworth and Twickenham

Number of days in the office- Minimum of 3 days in the office across Wandsworth and Twickenham

Objective of role

Help shape cleaner, safer boroughs across Richmond and Wandsworth

About the Role

• Lead and develop the Waste Enforcement Team across Richmond and Wandsworth.
• Drive intelligence-led enforcement activity and service improvements.
• Oversee fixed penalty notices, appeals, representations and prosecution casework.
• Ensure enforcement activity is lawful, proportionate and evidence based.
• Manage budgets, contracts, performance reporting and service risks.
• Provide strategic advice and briefings to senior managers and Members.
• Work with partners including contractors, legal services, police and other agencies to resolve complex environmental issues.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

You will bring:

• Experience- Significant enforcement experience, including investigations, evidence gathering, statements, fixed penalty notices and prosecutions.
• Knowledge- Strong knowledge of environmental and waste enforcement legislation.
• Leadership skills- Experience of leading and motivating teams within a regulatory or enforcement environment.
• Communication Skills- Excellent communication skills and the ability to write high-quality reports, briefings and correspondence.
• Analytical skills- Strong analytical skills with the ability to make sound and proportionate enforcement decisions.
• Management - Experience of managing performance, budgets and operational resources.
• Collaborative working- Have a collaborative approach and the ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Closing Date: Sunday 1st November 2026

Shortlisting Date: W/C 2nd November 2026

Interview Date: W/C 9th November 2026

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments

throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

• We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils