An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Waste Contracts and Haulage Team at Leicestershire County Council, and we are looking to recruit a Senior Haulage officer with significant experience in the haulage sector (ideally waste haulage) to manage a small team of staff focusing on managing and developing our waste haulage service.
The County Council is constantly looking to innovate and deliver a commercial approach to provide the best value service for its residents. To provide a more efficient and effective service we decided in 2017 to bring the Haulage service for of 13 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) in house, after working for many years with an external contractor. This service is now managed from our new site at Bardon
About the Role
As the successful candidate, you will become an essential member of the Contracts and Haulage Operations Team.
You will manage the Haulage Operations service, ensuring the service for our directly operated HRWCs and WTSs is efficient, effective and delivers value for money. You will also manage numerous high value haulage and waste related contracts.
A proactive, flexible, ‘can do’ attitude, a commercial approach and good financial management and problem-solving skills are key attributes. You will also be responsible for supporting and delivering innovative opportunities to optimise efficiency savings and develop our services in the future.
Candidates should have a relevant degree or equivalent experience. You will have extensive experience in haulage service management and service development. Your knowledge will cover statutory requirements, policies and procedures that are associated with operating a haulage service.
About You
To apply for this post, you must have:
- A relevant degree or significant experience in managing waste transport services including haulage operations, HWRC operations, Waste transfer stations, or Member of a relevant Chartered Institute such as CIWM or CILT; along with significant experience in the procurement and management of waste contracts (or those of a similar nature)
- Proficiency in budget management, forecasting and reporting, for significant value budgets (£3 – 6 million), with a strong understanding of contract and procurement legislation.
- Skills in managing and developing teams, including operational staff as well as leading sustainable high-performance outcomes through effective leadership and performance management, while working to tight timescales and meeting agreed targets.
- Demonstrable ability in writing and interpreting technical and non-technical reports, providing technical advice to senior managers and elected members, and ensuring compliance with waste management legislation.
- Experience in stakeholder engagement, including attending and producing materials for meetings, exhibitions and effectively managing media and publicity related to service issues, with the ability to travel to locations across the County as required.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and build powerful, trust-based relationships across stakeholders, communities, and the media (as appropriate).
- A commitment to equal opportunities, with an understanding of the Equalities Act 2010, and the ability to apply this in all tasks and situations.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Team Manager(s) – Waste Contracts and Haulage
Simon Hollywood
Email simon.hollywood@leics.gov.uk / Tel 0116 305 0996
Or
Sally Talbot
Email sally.talbot@leics.gov.uk / Tel 0116 305 6180
How to Apply
Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words.
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on ‘Apply Now’. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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