As the Cleansing Manager you will lead on managing all the cleansing services across Newport, from street cleansing to weed spraying or arranging clean-ups for special events, and overseeing all cleansing related contracts for the Council, working closely with a range of contractors, partners and suppliers.
About Newport
Newport is a vibrant, forward-thinking city steeped in a rich industrial heritage that recently has proved it can re-establish and adapt itself as a centre of modern industry and commerce.
Newport City Council’s Environment and Public Protection service area brings together services such as waste and cleansing, grounds, community protection, parks and recreation, cemetery and crematorium, climate change, biodiversity and regulatory services.
In the cleansing area, we focus on providing a first class 7 day a week cleansing service within available resources while maximising recycling opportunities. This is an exciting time to join Waste and Cleansing Services team as one of 4 team managers to contribute to our objective of reducing council carbon emissions to net zero carbon by 2030.
About the job
You will play a key role as we continue to revitalise our City Centre, by providing an outstanding service and ensuring the right cleanliness standards are met, and other key initiatives such as reviewing all the services and processes on an ongoing basis and making recommendations for improvement or development.
Community engagement is at the core of our values, and there are a range of projects you will have involvement with, including exciting street arts projects working to improve neighbourhoods, or work to transform areas of Newport in partnership with other organisations.
Another key element of this role will include waste engagement and enforcement activities, to ensure our residents and businesses take part in the recycling effort and we tackle issues linked to littering and flytipping.
You will report directly to the Waste and Cleansing Service Manager and will work closely with and provide support as needed to other managers across the Environment and Public Protection service area.
About the person
Enthusiastic and confident, you should have a relevant technical qualification or equivalent experience and have the ability to lead and motivate a diverse workforce. You should have experience managing cleansing services, and have the ability to react quickly and adapt to changing circumstances.
You are open-minded and business focused, with an organised and analytical approach to your work – and you are used to maintaining attention to detail while working to tight deadlines. You are self-motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and appreciate the importance of customer care. You have strong financial management skills and a creative approach to problem solving with excellent IT and data analysis/management skills.
Our vision is to provide the most efficient and effective services in Wales and to enable this you will need to embrace change, technology and performance managerment.
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- For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Silvia Gonzalez-Lopez, silvia.gonzalez-lopez@newport.gov.uk.
- We welcome applications for all our jobs in either Welsh or English.
- Newport City Council is committed to working towards its workforce being more representative of the population that we serve and particularly welcomes applications from people from the minority ethnic communities represented (or living) in the city. Selection will be made on ability and skills to undertake the role.
