Location: Aylesbury
Overview
Are you passionate about delivering successful projects and making a real impact? If so, we’re looking for an organised and proactive individual who thrives in a collaborative environment. As a Project Officer, you’ll play a key role in supporting and coordinating waste management projects, ensuring everything runs smoothly from start to finish.
If you love working with people, managing details, and driving results, this could be the perfect opportunity for you, so we’d love to hear from you!
About us
We are a forward-thinking organisation committed to environmental excellence and community wellbeing. Our Waste Management teams play a crucial role in delivering projects that reduce waste, promote recycling, and support our sustainability goals. We value collaboration, creativity, and a positive approach to tackling environmental challenges.
The role sits within the Waste Strategy team. The team are friendly, approachable and enjoy working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to offer proactive, innovative and customer-focussed solutions. The Waste Strategy team works alongside the waste collections, waste treatment/disposal and enforcement teams, and this wider environment is dynamic and supportive. Working within Neighbourhood Services means there are plenty of opportunities for learning and development, in both a formal and informal capacity. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements.
About the role
The Project Officer is an important role, responsible for:
1. Coordinating and supporting waste management projects and activities from inception to completion.
2. Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver project objectives.
3. Monitoring project progress, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
4. Analysing data, preparing reports, and presenting findings to stakeholders.
5. Identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
About you
The ideal candidate will need to be an enthusiastic, self-motivated and organised person. They will need to be able to demonstrate initiative and have exceptional prioritisation and people skills. We require someone with an excellent track record of managing projects using a formal method such as PRINCE2, and delivering these projects to time, quality and cost. You will need to be able to maintain project documentation, have strong communication skills and be able to engage with stakeholders at all levels in a proactive, politically sensitive manner. Ideally you’ll have relevant experience and knowledge from working in waste management services.