Job description
Want to make a positive difference to Sheffield and its residents?
Do you put people at the heart of what you do, show openness and honesty and work together to get things done?
If you answered yes to all of these, we have a fantastic, permanent opportunity as a Technical Officer working in the Waste Management Team.
This is an exciting time to be joining the waste team, with key changes to waste and recycling service changes on the horizon in line with new government legislation. This important role will allow you to apply your knowledge and skills to ensure that Sheffield residents receive high quality waste services and support the development and delivery of future service changes and improvements.
You will support the management of the 37 year Integrated Waste Management Contract with Veolia. This contract delivers waste and recycling services to all 260,000 households in the City, including waste and recycling bin collections, the provision of bring sites, five Household Waste Recycling Centres, the removal of abandoned vehicles, the provision of an Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) plus many other waste related services.
You will take a lead on the monitoring and reporting of contractor compliance, performance and customer interface. You will track legislation and support the development and delivery of local policies as well as evaluating method statements and work programmes against service specifications and agreed outcomes.
You will have a proven track record in developing and implementing policies, procedures and operational plans. You will have experience of working with large datasets, and experience of managing people.
Are you ready to join our waste management team that is dedicated to delivering Sheffield’s key ambitions? If you are, we want to hear from you.
Key Dates: Closing Date:
9th February 2025 Final Interviews:
date tbc
If you are interested… If this sounds like an appealing opportunity, please contact us for an informal discussion, by emailing:
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share. If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade. Job details Job reference REQ003009 Date posted 17/01/2025 Application closing date 09/02/2025 Location Sheffield Salary Grade 09, £45,718 to £49,764 Package Permanent Contractual hours 37 Job category/type Waste Management and Recycling
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Key Dates: Closing Date:
9th February 2025 Final Interviews:
date tbc
If you are interested… If this sounds like an appealing opportunity, please contact us for an informal discussion, by emailing:
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share. If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade. Job details Job reference REQ003009 Date posted 17/01/2025 Application closing date 09/02/2025 Location Sheffield Salary Grade 09, £45,718 to £49,764 Package Permanent Contractual hours 37 Job category/type Waste Management and Recycling
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