Head of Waste and Streetscene Services

Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success.

This is an exciting opportunity to fulfil a strategic role within the senior management team of Communities and Neighbourhoods, which brings together a range of operational services that focus on delivering essential waste and streetscene services.

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for sustainability, efficiency, and innovation in waste management and streetscene services? We are looking for a dynamic Head of Waste and Streetscene to lead the delivery of vital services that directly impact our residents' quality of life.  Your leadership will help us reduce environmental impact, improve operational efficiency, and meet the needs of our growing and diverse communities. If you thrive in managing complex services and can inspire teams to deliver excellence, this is the perfect role for you.

You will have direct responsibility for the management and delivery of the statutory waste management functions, including the design and implementation of the new Simpler Recycling requirements by 2026.  As part of the senior management team, you will be committed to working collaboratively with colleagues and partners on a range of issues. You will be a first-class communicator and demonstrate excellent leadership skills. You will have an appreciation and understanding of working within a political environment. You will have extensive experience in an operational environment at a senior management level.

A strategic approach and vision to deliver service improvements, financial planning, and people management skills together with substantial experience of developing and achieving organisational goals and targets is essential.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: 

Denise Best denise.best@knowsley.gov.uk

Mobile no: 07810 053109

 

Interview date - Week commencing 3 February 2025

 

If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.