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City of York Council have an exciting opportunity within Fleet and Environmental Services.
We are looking for an experienced manager and leader to over see our Fleet, Waste and Public Realm operations, and our Fleet compliance and asset management. The post holder will have experience in managing and overseeing a diverse council fleet that is key to delivering several key services for the authority. They will also need to demonstrate operational management and leadership of large front line services that deliver visible services to the resident of York.
Experience and sound knowledge of health and safety responsibility and oversight will be essential to ensure our operational teams work safely when delivering high risk operations. Operator licensing knowledge and experience is also essential to ensure the Council meets fleet compliance undertakings and maintains an excellent OCRS score with good repute.
Operationally the successful candidate will oversee the day to day delivery of waste and recycling collections, grounds maintenance, street cleansing and workshop maintenance by leading and managing a team of operations manager.
This is an exciting time to join a service in Local Authority with many projects ongoing and future ambitions to be carbon neutral, something this role will help deliver through fleet asset management, optimising efficiency, and biodiversity which will make a difference to the city of York.
If this sounds like the role for you then we look forward to receiving your application.
The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.
The postholder will have access to secure government sites or email. In order to use these systems, the Cabinet Office requires the HR Team to carry out Baseline Personnel Standard Security (BPSS) checks.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.
As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express themselves spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it.
Please note, we do not have a sponsorship licence to sponsor indivdiuals for visas to work in the UK, therefore we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Ian Hoult at ian.hoult@york.gov.uk or on 07923 206042
Closing date: Wednesday 14 May 2025 at 12 midnight
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 26 May 2025
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Government Administration
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