Assistant Director of Waste, Fleet and Environment

City of Bradford MDC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 81,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking an experienced leader to join its leadership team as Assistant Director of Environment. The role will oversee a broad portfolio including waste collection and disposal, street cleansing, parks and green spaces, allotments, recycling centres and fleet services, guiding improvements across front-line services.

The successful candidate will work within a council building a strategic team with substantial scope to make a difference for

Qualifications

• Experienced leader comfortable with complexity.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio covering waste collection and disposal, street cleansing, parks and green spaces, allotments, household waste recycling centres and fleet services.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Job description

Bradford is one of the UK’s largest metropolitan districts, a city with real momentum following a successful year as UK City of Culture. With a new Strategic Director of Environment joining in October, the council is building a leadership team to drive improvement across its most visible front-line services.

The Assistant Director leads one of the council’s most visible portfolios, covering waste collection and disposal, street cleansing, parks, green spaces, allotments, household waste recycling centres and fleet services, with a workforce of around 500 staff. With the national Simpler Recycling reforms underway, food waste collection recently introduced, further changes to kerbside services due from 2027 and a programme of depot consolidation ahead, this is a service with a big agenda.

We are looking for an experienced leader who is comfortable with complexity and ready to take on a portfolio that carries real scope to make a difference for Bradford’s communities.