Interim Director of Environment & Waste
Location: Home Counties (Hybrid)
Contract: Interim (initial 6 months, with potential extension)
Day Rate: £700 per day (Inside IR35)
We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking senior Place‑based leader to join a UK local authority as their Interim Director of Environment & Waste. This is a high‑impact role providing strategic leadership across environmental, waste and regulatory services, with a strong focus on sustainability, performance, compliance and service transformation.
About the Interim Director of Environment & Waste role:
Provide strategic leadership as part of the council’s Senior Leadership Team, ensuring environmental and waste priorities align with wider corporate objectives and the Medium‑Term Financial Plan.
Oversee the Environment & Waste portfolio, including Waste Collection & Disposal, Environmental Services, Regulatory and associated Place‑based functions.
Lead the development and delivery of climate change, sustainability, emergency planning and waste strategies, supporting the council’s green infrastructure ambitions.
Drive service improvement, innovation and organisational change to enhance performance, compliance and resident outcomes.
Ensure all services operate within statutory, regulatory and governance frameworks, delivering high‑quality and value‑for‑money outcomes.
Oversee large‑scale service budgets, ensuring financial resilience, effective mitigation of pressures and strong commercial oversight.
Provide clear, accurate and strategic reporting to senior officers, elected Members, committees and external partners.
Lead multi‑disciplinary teams, promoting a collaborative, accountable and improvement‑focused culture.Your previous experience as an Interim Director of Environment & Waste:
Proven senior‑level experience as a Director or Assistant Director within Environment, Waste, Regulatory or Place‑based local authority services.
Strong background in environmental services, waste management and statutory compliance.
Demonstrable experience leading service transformation, improvement programmes and operating model redesign.
Experience managing significant budgets and delivering sustainable, value‑for‑money services.
Track record of working effectively with Members, senior officers, corporate leadership and external partners.
Politically aware, collaborative and outcomes‑driven, with the ability to build confidence at all levels.If this Interim Director of Environment & Waste role sounds like a good fit for you, please send your CV to George – (url removed).
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation, so please get in touch if you know someone suitable.)