Waste Services and Fleet Manager

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual car user allowance

Job summary

Mansfield District Council seeks an experienced Waste Services and Fleet Manager to lead waste, recycling and fleet operations. You will set high standards, develop the workforce and use performance data to drive improvements, ensuring vehicles, staff and resources are deployed effectively.

You will manage multi-million-pound budgets, oversee procurement and represent the Council in meetings and forums. Chartered Waste Manager status and Level 7 leadership qualification are essential, with a

Qualifications

• Significant experience in waste management and operational leadership.
• Experience managing budgets and a large workforce.
• Knowledge of waste legislation and health and safety requirements.
• Experience delivering public sector services is desirable.
• Experience with procurement and contractor management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead waste and fleet services, setting standards and driving performance.
• Manage multi-million-pound budgets and procurement activity.
• Develop the workforce and drive continuous improvement across services.
• Provide technical advice on waste, recycling and fleet operations.
• Represent the Council at meetings and forums and communicate with stakeholders.
• Ensure driver and vehicle compliance and respond to service issues.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Operational mgmt

Health and safety

Public sector experience

Education

Level 7 leadership qualification

Chartered Waste Manager

Degree in environmental or waste management

Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Transport Operations

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you an experienced operational leader ready to shape the future of two essential public services? Mansfield District Council is looking for a forward-thinking Waste Services and Fleet Manager to lead the delivery of our waste and recycling services and all aspects of Fleet Services, including vehicle maintenance.

This is an opportunity to make a visibledistrict-wide impact: setting high operational standards, developing the workforce, turning performance insight into improvement, and ensuring that the people, vehicles and resources behind our front-line services are deployed effectively.

About the Role:

Reporting directly to the Assistant Director Neighbourhood Services, you will have the scope to influence both day-to-day delivery and longer-term direction. You will lead the workforce, take responsibility for operational service standards, manage the effective deployment of vehicles, staff and materials, and work with managers and colleagues to create a positive working environment and deliver shared ambitions.

You will lead projects and programmes, evaluate performance and benchmarking information, and use your findings to develop services, plans and strategies. With responsibility for multi-million-pound budgets, you will shape annual budget plans, monitor expenditure, lead relevant procurement activity, support funding bids and lead the Trade Waste service to maximise profitability.

The role also gives you a strong professional voice. You will advise the Assistant Director on operational matters, provide technical advice across waste and recycling functions, make decisions and recommendations where operating-policy guidelines do not exist, and represent the Council at relevant meetings and local, regional and national forums.

As a nominated operator‑licence (‘O’ Licence) holder for the authority, you will lead driver and vehicle compliance. You will also champion continuous improvement, report on service progress and performance, maintain good public relations, and lead the investigation of and responses to complaints.

About You:

We are looking for a credible and supportive leader who combines strong operational judgement with the ability to bring people with them. You will have significant experience of waste management and operational management, together with experience of budgetary management, managing teams and individuals, and managing absence within a large workforce.

You will be an effective problem-solver and forward planner with strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills. You will be comfortable working at both strategic and operational levels, developing plans and people while remaining ready to respond to the practical demands of front-line service delivery.

You must have detailed knowledge of waste and recycling legislation and national standards, knowledge of health and safety legislation, and knowledge of Microsoft Office. Experience of delivering publicity campaigns and working with external agencies is also essential. Experience of working within a political environment is desirable.

The essential qualification and professional requirements are:

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

Working Arrangements:

The postholder will be required to work outside normal working hours, attend evening meetings, and work weekends and/or bank holidays as part of the role. You will also participate in a depot call-out rota, including alarm call-outs where required, and must be available to cover operational deployment when needed.

The postholder is eligible for a casual car user allowance.

What You Will Bring:

• Confident leadership, clear communication and a commitment to developing people and building capability;
• The ability to manage a quality service, deliver value for money and maintain progress at pace;
• Sound judgement and the ability to make recommendations in complex operational situations; and
• a commitment to continuous improvement, workforce engagement, equality and diversity, health and safety, and digital ways of working.

Interviews: week commencing 4 October 2026

Company: Mansfield District Council

Salary: £57,237 – £59,577 per annum

Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Corporate Management Team

Sector: Environmental Management

Job Role: Manager