Waste and Carbon Officer

Job Description
Role: Waste and Carbon Officer
Department: Estates and Facilities Management
Location: Carbrook, Sheffield
Salary: £32,613 - £37,020
Hours:
37
Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months
In this role you will be responsible for the implementation of the South Yorkshire Police Waste Strategy to achieve compliant and cost-effective management of all waste streams. In addition the role will involve the management of waste, including procurement, budgets and compliance; carbon reporting and decarbonisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage procurement activity for all waste disposal and utility contracts to ensure compliance with Procurement protocols.
• Review financial standards and correct procurement processes and ensure compliance for all waste disposal contracts; monitor and report progress to the Sustainability
• Lead on contract management to ensure excellent service provision for all waste streams, utilities, and renewables by managing: Health and Safety and access requirements; expenditure and adherence to budgets.
• Manage budgets for all relevant waste streams, to ensure adherence to allocated budgets.
• Establish and maintain reporting and KPI's for all waste streams utilities and produce reports for the Sustainability Manager and other stakeholders as required.
• Develop and manage a waste improvement programme and work with the Performance team in EFM in their development of an energy efficiency (carbon reduction) programme to promote innovative ways of working, facilitating continuous improvement and delivery.
• Manage waste disposal activities to achieve full compliance with all relevant waste and environmental legislation.
• Provide waste solutions and facilitate disposal, for projects in the EFM capital programme, or as required by Districts/Departments.
• Assist in the development of the Strategy Delivery Programme, the annual waste report and the waste engagement and communications plan.
• Facilitate the provision of waste training and education to key stakeholders across the force, to ensure disposal processes are understood and implemented.
• Facilitate the provision of waste training and education to key stakeholders across the force, to ensure disposal processes are understood and implemented.
• Carry out research and networking to keep abreast of changes and developments in waste legislation and best practice/innovation in waste management.
• Manage the utilities billing system to ensure accurate recording and processing of all utility billing data.
• Manage carbon emissions reporting and develop emissions trajectory to track achievement of targets.
• Support the Sustainability Manager in the monitoring, management and delivery of the Force Climate Action targets outlined in the Sustainability Strategy.

Skills And Experience

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience of summarising, interpreting, and presenting data and numerical information, as well as report writing and presentation skills.
• Knowledge and experience of waste and carbon management.
• Educated to Degree Level in an appropriate subject matter area or equivalent or sufficient relevant experience.
• Willing to work towards a waste management qualification while on the job.
• Able to travel both within and outside the SYP force area as required.

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview.
For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please
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What We Offer
We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
• Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
• Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
• Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club
• Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks

Eligibility
Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards
South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.

South Yorkshire Police's Key Values
At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Smarter Ways Of Working
South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.

There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid.

This role has been evaluated as a hybrid role.

Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home.

Vetting Level
The vetting level for this role is Management Vetting (MV). If successful your vetting will be reviewed and uplifted. For further information please contact the Vetting Unit on

Contact Details
For further information about the role, please contact:
Danielle Taylor on
Closing Date:
24th December 2025
Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Recruitment Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Candidate Information
Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion
Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.

It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.

Internal Candidates
This vacancy is temporary therefore, you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff, this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract, you must contact the Recruitment Team before applying.

Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent form. Please email the completed form to the hiring line manager, with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email.

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.

Further Information
This role is offered on a fixed-term basis in accordance with applicable employment legislation and South Yorkshire Police policy.

Fixed-term contracts are used where there is a genuine business need, such as project-based work, temporary cover or time-limited funding.The fixed term period is subject to change, linked to the posts requirements and may be subject to extension or early termination in line with appropriate notice period.

All fixed-term employees will receive equal treatment and access to opportunities in line with our commitment to fair and inclusive employment practices.

Where appropriate, fixed-term roles may be made permanent without the need for a further recruitment process.

Documents To Review
For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - Please Click here

For Application Guidance and Tips - Please Click Here

For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - Please Click Here

For Secondment Approval - Please Click Here

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