Ref: NBH1180P
Bassetlaw in North Nottinghamshire is home for 117,000 residents and benefits from excellent road and rail connections. The district is blessed with a varied landscape including over 10,000 hectares of woodland, many picturesque villages, award winning parks and three larger towns which provide an enviable choice of lifestyles.
This post provides an exciting opportunity for a positive, self-motivated individual with good people skills to join our ambitious new Environment Services management team. Based in Worksop, you will play a key role in developing and implementing service improvement plans, as well as managing the day to day delivery of the Council’s services for recycling, garden, residual, clinical, trade and bulky waste and street cleansing, ensuring services are delivered efficiently and to the highest operational standards.
We are looking for an energetic individual with a progressive outlook, extensive staff management experience, including a track record of leading, developing and motivating individuals and teams. The successful applicant will have experience of managing a large multi-disciplinary workforce delivering front-line public waste collection and street cleansing services, reviewing/revising rounds, implementing change, actively managing sickness and increasing income.
You will be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of health, safety and waste legislation and experience of ensuring policies are up to date and followed in practice. You will need strong communication and problem solving skills, experience of managing high value budgets and performance reporting to deadlines.
Bassetlaw District Council recognises employees’ commitment to excellence in service delivery, and in return is committed to providing a healthy work-life balance as part of a generous rewards package, which includes:
- A minimum of 25 days annual leave rising incrementally each year to a maximum of 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays.
- A generous Pension Scheme
- Flexitime scheme
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Free healthcare cash plan and benefits
- Family friendly policies
- Discounted car parking
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Craig Taylor, Head of Neighbourhoods on 01909 533 533.
To apply
To request an application pack, please visit www.bassetlawjobs.co.uk, email hr@bassetlaw.gov.uk or telephone the HR Team on (01909) 533121.
Please quote NBH1180P on the application form and within all correspondence.
Closing date: Friday 29 January 2021
Interview date: Thursday 11 February 2021 (Provisional)