Project Professional

Environment and Waste Services Senior Contract Officer

Rugby

Contract
GBP22.65 per hour PAYE or GBP30.65 per hour limited paid via Umbrella company inside IR35

Our client is looking for an experienced Environment and Waste Services Senior Contract Officer.

To manage the waste services operational functions delivered by the Council. These services currently consist of household and commercial waste and recycling collections, street cleansing and cleaning activities, bulky waste collections and waste transfer station compliance.

To assist the Waste Services Team Manager with commissioning new services and initiatives for all domestic and commercial waste collections and disposal.

To manage the Waste Operations Team and waste transfer station.

1. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.1 Responsible for the management of Waste Operations and support staff, agency workers and contractors delivering the Council s Waste and Street Cleansing services.

1.2 To deputise for the Waste Services Team Manager.

1.3 To deploy resources to ensure Waste Operations are adequately resourced, compliant, operate efficiently and effectively and continuously providing the highest standards of service delivery.

1.4 To ensure Health & Safety requirements, Safe Working Practices and Standard Operating Procedures are in place, fit for purpose, monitored, reviewed and regularly updated.

1.5 To ensure all staff receive a full induction and training to undertake their role.

1.6 To ensure a pro-active approach to people management practices including workforce engagement, behaviour management, disciplinary, welfare, sickness absence, performance management, capability working closely with the HR Business Partner.

1.7 To proactively manage the teams to ensure effective service delivery, through regular operational team meetings, 1:1s and PDR s, together with ad hoc interventions when required.

1.8 To develop the team s skills, knowledge and expertise through training and coaching, to enable them to deliver a modern waste service that meets the needs of the customer.

1.9 To ensure sickness absence within waste operations is proactively managed though supporting return to work, sickness consultation interviews and welfare meetings in accordance with the relevant HR policies, working closely with the HR Business Partner.

1.10 To support and coach Supervisors with their supervisory responsibilities.

1.11 To ensure the accurate recording, monitoring, analysis, and processing of financial information and operational data.

1.12 To control waste operations budgets, performance data and procurement activities and achieve compliance with RBC Standing Orders and Financial Regulations working with the Finance Business Partner.

1.13 To be responsible for the accurate monitoring and authorisation of agency staff and overtime hours.

1.15 To implement route optimisation, ensuring continuous monitoring and updating to reflect changes across the Borough and that work is fairly allocated across the operational teams.

1.16 To build effective working relationships across the service, Trade Unions and cross organisational teams to ensure that all views are considered and root causes of issues are identified and resolved, ensuring service delivery is compliant and meets customer and organisational needs.

Extensive experience in the waste management industry including delivering a client service within a highly regulated environment and subject to public scrutiny

Experience of local government client or contractor operations

Significant experience of managing a team including the ability to lead and motivate a diverse workforce

Experience of budget management

Excellent verbal and written skills

Ability to prepare, understand and analyse financial, performance and other statistical information

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a variety of stakeholders

Excellent problem-solving with the ability to influence and persuade

IT skills (Microsoft Office) with high degree of competence and accuracy

Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC) or studying toward or willingness to work towards achieving the qualification

A commitment to work within our CAN DO values.

PLEASE ONLY apply if you have the necessary skills, experience and expertise.

The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients

are an equal opportunities employer.