- Permanent Full-time
- $123766.93 per annum plus Superannuation plus vehicle allowance of up to $13000 per annum
- Join the Waste and Sustainability team
Hume City Council is one of Australias fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.
Part of the Waste and Sustainability department the Resource Recovery Centres and Closed Landfills unit manages the environmental compliance remediation and rehabilitation of Councils closed landfills in addition to managing the operations of Councils two Resource Recovery Centres.
What youll be doing:
- Provide effective leadership and management of the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit to engage and motivate employees to demonstrate organisational values aligned behaviour and to optimally achieve service standards.
- Develop leadership skills within the unit maximising the contribution of senior staff supervisors team leaders and employees.
- Coordinate lead and maximise the performance of the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit by participating in in the induction recruitment performance management and training (internal and external) of employees including effectively and proactively performing as a member of Waste and Sustainability leadership group.
- Coordinate develop and oversee the services delivered by the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit including closed landfill environmental monitoring and compliance and Resource Recovery Centre operations including customer service resource recovery material handling and transport recycled goods store (tip shop) operations.
- Coordinate the units senior staff including the Operations Supervisor and Team Leaders to maintain a high level of customer service and to resolve service delivery issues pertaining to Landfills and Resource Recovery Centre services.
- Coordinate plan develop and implement relevant actions from Councils strategic documents including the Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2022-2030 ensuring the timely achievement of actions and requirements.
- Actively contribute to the development of the department Business Plan ensuring the timely and effective delivery of actions related to the activities of the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit.
- Undertake public consultation as required in relation to proposed strategies policies works and services within the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit.
- Ensure the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit is customer focused.
- Develop implement and monitor service quality and delivery benchmarks to meet Council and community expectations.
- Develop and manage the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres units budget including fees and charges ensuring optimal resource utilisation and financial sustainability.
- Monitor the financial performance of the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit including the provision of forecasts projections and the development of financial reports.
- Ensure the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit operates within an appropriate policy framework consistent with corporate policies and practices supporting the delivery of services and programs.
- Ensure all required compliance reporting including landfill Annual Reports and responses to Environmental Action Notices and Site Management Orders are completed to the required standard and submitted on-time.
The skills and experience youll bring to the role:
- Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills and ability to manage and lead a diverse team of multi-disciplinary staff preferably in an operational context within a Local Government environment.
- Demonstrated experience complying with and working to Occupational Health and Safety regulations policies and procedures.
- Experience and working knowledge across a number of functional areas in the waste industry.
- Experience knowledge and understanding of a range of services disciplines activities and delivery within a Local Government environment.
- Lead mentor and develop the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres team.
- Highly developed planning skills including the ability to develop design and implement standards and policy across a range of activities.
- Well-developed customer service and communication skills including the ability to communicate clearly with people from a variety of backgrounds.
- Build strong partnerships with internal and external customers to understand their needs and expectations.
Required Certifications & Qualifications:
- Tertiary qualifications in engineering environmental science management or a related discipline with relevant experience working in the field.
- Current drivers licence (experience driving light vehicles off-road/at landfills preferred).
Why Hume City Council
A leader in local government were committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:
Were better every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.
Were in it together: At Hume everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.
We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.
All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.
We offer a competitive salary package professional development opportunities and a supportive work environment.
A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages people with disability Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks Working with Children Check and a Criminal Record Check.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time