Job vacancy details
Head of Waste Management
| Employer | Cambridgeshire County Council | Location | CB3 0AP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Pattern | Full Time, Permanent position | Hours | 37 |
| Salary | Circa £50,000 | Reference | HWM |
| Closing Date | 07/07/2009 23:00 PM | ||
As a highly accomplished and experienced professional used to working in a large organisation, you will have the qualities to lead our Waste Service as we progress our major, innovative PFI initiative to meet the challenge of further reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. Heading up a 23-strong team, you will provide influential leadership and direction to the Waste Service, ensuring service standards, objectives and targets are met. Your role will include providing strategic management for the Beacon Award winning RECAP partnership of our five district councils and neighbouring unitary council, as well as representing and promoting the Waste Service at local, regional and national forums. With a strongly innovative approach to problem solving, you will be able to act with a high degree of autonomy and you will actively promote a culture of collaborative and consultative working between services, members and external partners. Qualified in Waste Management/Environment or a related discipline with chartered membership of a relevant profession, you will have significant experience of leading and managing teams and a proven track record of delivering change. Your expertise in contract specification, management and negotiation will be supported by your knowledge of relevant legislation and industry practice.
If you think you can help us deliver the future we want, then we would like to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact Bernard Warr on 01223 715461. For further information , please visit www.resourcingmicrosites.com/cambridgeshire Interview date: 16th and 17th July 2009
Equal Opportunities
Cambridgeshire County Council welcomes the diversity of gender, ages, abilities, ethnic origin, faiths and cultures of the people who make up our society. It is a fundamental principle of the County Council?s policies that all people should be valued regardless of their economic circumstances, sex, age, disabilities, culture, ethnicity, language (including British Sign Language), religion or sexual orientation.
