Principal Waste Contracts and Haulage Officer

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Bardon Waste Transfer Station (WTS) LE67 1PE & County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RJ or another appropriate base within these localities.

Worker Category: Field Based Worker

Salary: 43860 - 47829 per annum

Working Hours:37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 30th October 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

Two exciting new opportunities have arisen within the Waste Contracts and Haulage team at Leicestershire County Council.

We are looking to recruit 2 x Principal Waste Contracts Officers both with an overarching focus on the management of key high value waste management contracts whilst supporting the operation and development of our waste services.

Both roles play a strategic and supportive function working alongside the Team Manager(s) with one role focused on the operation and development of the haulage service the other focussed on the operation and development of our waste disposal contracts.

About the Role

Were looking for proactive and commercially minded individuals to join our team ready to take the lead on important waste contracts and help deliver reliable cost-effective waste and haulage services.

Both roles require:

• A flexible can do attitude
• Strong financial and problem-solving skills
• Experience in contract and service management ideally in the waste sector
• Knowledge of procurement processes.
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience for the role in which they are applying.

Youll also help drive innovation and efficiency across the service contributing to future service development and major procurement projects.

Furthermore you will be able to take the lead on major services development and procurement exercises.

In both cases you should have a good understanding of the rules policies and procedures that help manage waste services smoothly and efficiently.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Hold a relevant degree and/or equivalent experience in contract procurement and have chartered status of relevant professional organisation (eg CIWM CILT)
• Have significant experience inprocurement and management of waste contractsor similar high-value service contracts and/or in the case of the haulage focused role experience in the operation of waste haulage services or equivalent service including managing and developing a team of staff.
• Understand and have experience in budget management forecasting and reporting for significant budgets.
• Be able to interpret and create technical/non-technical reports and advise stakeholders accordingly.
• Be able to engage with stakeholders including meetings exhibitions and the media
• Be able to demonstrate excellent knowledge of waste management waste operations and relevant legislation.
• Be able to demonstrate excellent communication negotiation skills and a willingness to travel across the county as required.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Sally Talbot

Team Manager Waste Contracts and Haulage

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How to Apply

Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement detailing how you meet the requirements of the post and please indicate which role you wish to be considered supporting statement should be no longer than500 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

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