Waste & Recycling Specialist

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Gold Group Full time

**Waste & Recycling Specialist**
- Location: London or Southampton
- START: ASAP
- Salary: £22,000 - £27,000

Are you reliable, motivated and enthusiastic with a passion for saving the environment? If so, please get in touch

We need the very best people to maintain our position as a market leader. This includes those taking their first steps onto the career ladder - after all you are the future of our industry and if you've got ideas and ambition, we want to hear from you

If you join us, not only will you get to work on exciting projects from day one, you will also be given support to grow as well as training to develop the core skills needed to succeed in the corporate world. This is all part of our early careers programme and will give you a chance to connect with others also starting out in their career, access to mentoring, Chartership support and more.

**Waste & Recycling Specialist**

The increasing success and reputation of our business in waste and resource management services means that we are seeking to recruit a Waste & Recycling Specialist to further enhance our growing and diverse team. We are therefore looking for a passionate and driven individual who wants to gain expertise in technical aspects of waste and resource management.

The Waste and Resource Management team of 8 consultants is a specialist team helping clients to develop new waste resource and management facilities that have the flexibility to maintain full regulatory compliance as requirements change. The range of skills and disciplines we bring together starts with risk assessments and runs through to designing state-of-the-art waste management facilities.

**Role Outline**
- A Waste & Recycling Specialist's role and responsibilities will be flexible and dependent on the experience, but could be expected to include the following:
- This role will primarily involve undertaking street cleanliness survey services which we provide to clients in the public and private sectors. These surveys consist of assessing levels of Litter, Detritus, Graffiti and Fly-posting, to assist councils in improving their street cleaning services and ensuring they are efficient and good value for money; and
- Work mainly office or home-based but may be required to work on site, or from other offices or clients' premises as required by the project. You will also be required to work away from home for periods of time.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Manages own time to ensure that work is completed to deadlines and is of good quality;
- Maintains good communication with colleagues and external team members;
- Verbal and written communication is professional, recorded and shared with team members and filed correctly for all to access;
- Uses sense, effort and innovation to ensure that the task is completed most efficiently;
- Is a helpful and integrated member of the team;
- Seeks to understand and assist with the needs of all team projects and deliverables;
- Maintains a good attitude towards health and safety; and
- Seeks to improve professional skills through continuing professional development.

**Qualifications**:

- A degree in an Environmental Science or similar.

**Personal Qualities needed include: -**
- Needs a valid driving licence and willingness to travel;
- Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team;
- Proficient in use of relevant office software productivity tools;
- Commitment to studying towards professional qualification;
- A proactive, flexible attitude and the ability to work under your own initiative
- Able to use technical equipment on the field with minimum supervision;
- Strong communication skills; and
- Good organisation and prioritisation of workloads in demanding environment.

Services advertised by Gold Group are those of an Agency and/or an Employment Business.
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