Waste & Fleet Operations Leader

Environment Journal

Leicester

On-site

GBP 57,000 - 60,000

Full time

11 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Casual car user allowance

Job summary

Mansfield District Council invites applications for a Waste Services and Fleet Manager to lead waste and recycling services and all fleet operations. You will drive performance, develop the workforce and ensure resources—people, vehicles and materials—are deployed effectively to meet frontline needs.

Reporting to the Assistant Director, you will manage multi‑million‑pound budgets, shape annual plans, monitor expenditure and procurement, and lead continuous improvement while ensuring compliance

Qualifications

Chartered Waste Manager status, or active progress towards it.
Level 7 qualification in leadership or another relevant discipline, or active progress towards one.
Degree-level qualification in an environmental or waste-management discipline, or demonstrable experience in waste-management operations.
Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Transport Operations, or active progress towards it; and

Responsibilities

Lead waste services and fleet management to deliver high-quality public services.
Manage multi-million-pound budgets, monitor expenditure and procure as needed.
Develop and implement service plans, strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure compliance with operator-licence requirements and health and safety standards.