Landfill Regulations & Management Lead
Contract Length: 12 Months
Location: Remote role with occasional travelling to either Bristol, London, Newcastle or York
Security Clearance: BPSS Basic
You will be expected to:
Provide expert advice on landfill operation and the impact of regulation on the landfill sector, including planning and performance at local or regional levels, ensuring policy proposals reflect operational realities.
Shape policy on landfill regulation, closure, and aftercare, advising on best practices to embed environmental protection and resource recovery within policy frameworks.
Contribute technical expertise on methane capture technologies and operations, helping define policy positions on net zero pathways and strategied.
Develop robust policy proposals, including defining issues, generating options, sourcing evidence, engaging stakeholders, and preparing papers and presentations for senior decision-makers.
Think strategically and programmatically, situating individual work within the wider residual waste roadmap and contributing to long-term planning and infrastructure strategy.
Work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, supporting a one-team ethos and integrating perspectives from policy, technical, and delivery colleagues.
Bring innovation and constructive challenge, introducing new ideas and approaches to improve policy and delivery outcomes.
Upskill Civil Servants, sharing specialist knowledge through mentoring, workshops, and technical guidance to build internal capability.
Engage with stakeholders across local government, industry, and regulators, building consensus and supporting practical implementation of policy changes.
Provide clear, evidence-based advice and briefings to senior officials and ministers, translating technical detail into actionable recommendations.
You will have deep subject matter knowledge and expertise in one or more of:
residual waste infrastructure planning and performance at a local or regional level
landfill regulation, closure and aftercare management, able to advise on how best to ensure environmental protection and resource recovery are embedded in policy
knowledge of methane capture technologies and operations.
While we are most interested in you bringing your knowledge and expertise to our work, we would expect secondees to be able to demonstrate an aptitude for:
developing policy proposals: define the issue to be addressed, devise options, source an evidence base, engage stakeholders, and recommend a preferred option, all involving preparation of papers and presentations;
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