Waste Project Officer presso Director HR&OD

Salary: £34,434 - £36,362

Hours per week: 37 hours 

Temporary/Fixed term: 2 years

Rolling advert: We're continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received. 

Waste Management - Shaping a Greener, More Sustainable Future   

Are you a well-motivated self-starter who enjoys a challenge? If so, this might be the perfect opportunity to join a busy service delivery team at a time of significant development and change. 

We provide waste and recycling services for all 236,000 households across Wiltshire, collecting waste and recycling, and we manage a network of 10 household recycling centres. We work hard to keep as much waste out of landfill as possible by maximising opportunities for recycling and reuse or recovering energy from waste that can’t be recycled, whilst making a significant contribution to reducing carbon emissions 

As a Waste Project Officer, you will work closely with the Waste Strategy and Projects Lead to offer essential project support to the Waste Transformation Programme. 

You will be responsible for conducting research, developing project documentation and delivering operational and strategic projects. In addition to leading specific projects, you will be analysing data to inform the drafting of briefing notes and providing recommendations across a range of projects to a number of stakeholders.  

We are looking for individuals with proven technical research and project management skills, able to ensure that planned outcomes are achieved, as well as monitoring and reporting progress throughout. 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential for communicating outputs and recommendations in the form of briefing notes or business cases, to a range of audiences will be essential. You will have an outstanding attention to detail, be comfortable leading projects and will take a proactive approach to developing initiatives, ensuring successful programme delivery. 

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. That’s why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right. Explore more benefits here!

Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity.

The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.

For more details, contact Martin Litherland, Head of Service – Waste Management, at [email protected], or call 01225 718524 and Vicki Harris, Waste Manager Technical at [email protected], or call 01225 718523

This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services. Read our statement of commitment to equality and inclusion.

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Application process 

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