Head of Recycling and Circular Economy

3 weeks ago

London Borough of Hounslow, United Kingdom London Borough of Hounslow Full time

Job description

Would you like to be a part of The London Borough of Hounslow and delivering on our exciting ambitious plans for the borough and our environment. Our diverse workforce are committed to making a positive difference for our residents.

Hounslow Council is an outstanding council serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships across the borough which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place, full of potential, but a borough hit hard-socially and economically -by Covid-19. We have stepped up for our residents and businesses like never before.

**About The Role**

You will lead a service dedicated to achieving the best possible environmental outcomes for the borough by enabling the borough to become a circular economy borough with an ultra-low waste output. Hounslow has committed to being a Net Zero Council by 2030 and your work to reduce the boroughs waste is critical to the delivery of our climate ambitions. You will bring extensive knowledge of the waste industry and will be able to demonstrate an ability to create and implement innovative practices and policies that enable our residents to maximise the waste they recycle and reduce residual waste. You will manage the council responsibilities and ensure that the Council fulfils both its statutory and non-statutory functions for these services such as: Waste Management, Amenity Sites and associated delivery, developing Hounslow’s Circular Economy working with a range of delivery partners.

You will be experienced in working collaboratively with partner organisations, suppliers, and our communities to deliver outstanding services. You will inspire behaviour change and lead services and the agenda demonstrating the Council’s values.

You will shape, implement and deliver corporate policies and the Councils vision and priorities for these service areas and will contribute to the delivery of the wider responsibilities of the Environment and Climate division as a member of the divisions senior leadership team

**Key Responsibilities**:
1. To work with the Director for Environment and Climate to ensure services are integrated at the point of delivery and at the strategic planning level and you will promote a philosophy of putting our residents first at every opportunity and to put in place arrangements that involve residents, businesses and services users in the development of environment-based services.

2. To fulfil the Councils statutory responsibilities in respect to; Waste Management, Recycling and Circular Economy throughout the borough, whilst also ensuring and contributing to this provision across the division as part of the divisions senior leadership team

3. To resolve the most complex and high-level issues, including where conflicting priorities exist so that they are resolved effectively, and precedents are set for the resolution of similar issues and reflected in appropriate policies and procedures.

4. To be responsible for the recruitment of staff, leading and motivating them to achieve their performance standards and objectives. To motivate, train, develop and performance manage staff to maintain an effective workforce capable of meeting the objectives of the service.

**Your Skills**:
1. To help deliver our Suite of Environment Related Strategies and specifically the Waste Management, Recycling and Circular Economy Strategies.

2. You will be able to demonstrate as a Head of Service(s) in the environment field with a strong track record of working on environmental change projects and leading high value service provision contracts.

3. You will bring experience of business partnering, working within a complex environment of providers, with experience of working within complex organisations, bringing relevant skills and experience to the role.

4. You’ve developed excellent project and performance skills, and with them can demonstrate a track record of implementing excellent tactical solutions.

**Professional Qualifications**:
You also engage in continuous professional development.

**Essential**:

- You are qualified in an Environmental discipline; or you have a relevant degree, or demonstrable work-based experience that evidences an equivalent level of attainment and competence.
- You are a qualified Project Manager, familiar with Agile and other project management methodologies or can evidence an equivalent level of experience and competence.
- You also engage in continuous professional development.

**We Harness the Mix**

**For more information please contact**:
**Interviews will be held during week commencing 25th September 2023.

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