Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week, but will be expected to work some Bank Holidays
Worker Type: Onsite Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £46,142 (Level one), rising to £49,282 per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Nottingham City Council, Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AH
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. In addition to competitive pay, generous leave entitlement, and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive, and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
The post holder will lead, manage, and develop the activities of a range of Domestic Waste and Street Cleaning services across Nottingham to ensure efficient and safe service delivery for residents. As a service leader, you will be expected to demonstrate our core theme behaviours of Leading People, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, Change and Innovation, and Collaboration.
The post is classed as a hybrid worker; however, there is an expectation that the post holder will be in the office 4 days per week.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
* Proven leadership and management experience in waste and cleansing services, with a strong focus on resource planning, budget control, and service quality.
* Demonstrated ability to manage frontline operational teams, ensuring effective deployment of labour, materials and equipment to deliver best value.
* Excellent customer service skills, with experience responding to enquiries and complaints from residents, colleagues, and elected members, and using feedback to inform service improvements.
* Strong understanding of procurement and contract compliance, including Public Procurement Regulations and Council Contract Procedure Rules.
* Effective people management capabilities, including recruitment, performance and attendance management, report writing, and handling disciplinary cases in line with council policies
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries, please contact Chidi Egenti, Service Manager—Domestic Waste and Cleansing, by telephone at 07950945695 or by email at chidi.egenti@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.
Closing Date: 21st September 2025
Please note that there may be occasions when we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: 26th September 2025
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
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