Waste Performance Officer

West Northamptonshire Council; Towcester; Vor Ort; GBP 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

West Northamptonshire Council is seeking a contract management professional to lead waste collection and street cleansing services across the Daventry area during a critical transition. The role oversees JV arrangements with Norse and supports insourcing preparations, ensuring safety, performance, and stakeholder satisfaction across services.

This fixed-term post runs until 31 May 2028 and requires experience in waste and environmental services within or with a local authority.

Qualifikationen

• Extensive contract management experience in waste/environmental services.
• Experience managing joint venture (JV) arrangements and insourcing transitions.
• Experience within or with a local authority is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Oversee waste collection and street cleansing services to ensure safety, efficiency and performance.
• Resolve operational issues with the JV partner and drive service improvements.
• Support preparations for future insourcing of frontline services.

Kenntnisse

Contract management

Waste management

Environmental services

Stakeholder engagement

Jobbeschreibung

We have an exciting opportunity within the Waste Team at West Northamptonshire Council to lead and manage the waste collection and street cleansing services across the Daventry area.

This role will oversee these high profile service arrangements during a significant period of transition.

The existing Joint Venture (JV) agreement between Norse and West Northants Council is due to end in May 2028, when these services will transfer back into direct Council management.

As a result, this is a high-profile and challenging role requiring an experienced contract management professional with strong technical knowledge of waste and environmental services, preferably with experience of working within a local authority.

This position is offered on a fixed-term basis until 31 May 2028.

What will you be doing?

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring waste collection and street cleansing services are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the required performance standards.

Working closely with the Council's JV partner, you will resolve operational issues, drive service improvements, and respond effectively to matters raised by residents, councillors, and other stakeholders.

You will play a key role in maintaining service continuity while supporting preparations for the future insourcing of these essential frontline services.

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