This role plays a key part in ensuring recycling, waste collections and street cleaning services are delivered in an efficient and effective manner. These are high profile universal services affecting all who live, work and visit the borough. This is an opportunity to develop your contract management skills in a challenging and rewarding environment, leading an excellent team and contributing to the development and improvement in our approach to managing waste in a sustainable way.
The post holder will be responsible for the effective operational management of the newly established Waste and Cleansing Contract Management Team and will manage the contractual relationship between Resident Services and contractors both internal and external relating to waste management, cleansing and associated services.
Lead and manage the workforce of the contracts team, contractors, subcontractors, and other resources required to deliver the service.
To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence:
- A strong understanding of the key national issues facing municipal waste management services
- Experience of managing high performing waste and cleansing contracts with sound knowledge of good contract management principles
- Be educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience with evidence of continuing professional development
- Demonstrate a high level of accountability for individual and team performance and delivery
- Show ambition for continuous improvement through innovation and challenging the status quo
We especially encourage applications from people from underrepresented groups and while the role is open to all applicants, Lambeth will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from underrepresented groups where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit.
