Head of Public Spaces

The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the Job Descriptions/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job reference

REQ001940

Date posted

14/11/2025

Apply by

30/11/2025

Salary

£63,938

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Management

Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

HEAD OF PUBLIC SPACES

Head of Service – Level 2 £63,938

PONTYPRIDD

Are you a proven leader with a passion for delivering high-quality public services? If so, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is seeking a Head of Public Spaces to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our essential frontline services.

As an individual with a track record in operational, resource and logistics management, you will provide the strategic oversight for a range of Public Spaces management which includes Street Cleansing, Parks Maintenance, Facilities Cleaning, Domestic and Trade Recycling Waste collections, Recycling Education, and Environmental Enforcement in accordance with Council Policies and Procedures and in line with the Council's Corporate plan The role will also require you to manage contracts for the above services and work closely with internal and external partners to achieve the Council's objectives

You will also provide direction in the development of infrastructure to deliver sustainable waste services as legislative requirements change and develop, including the Deposit Return Scheme, and Extended Producer Responsibility scheme, this includes procuring and managing new contracts, to support the Councils aim to be net-zero by 2030.

Key to this role will be the development and implementation of a pre-planned Public Spaces service that reduces the reactive element, whilst maintaining a customer service culture that creates a responsive high-quality service for the community.

If you are ready to help lead, transform and deliver high-quality services for the benefit of the people, communities, and businesses of Rhondda Cynon Taf, we want to hear from you.

For further information on the role, please contact Steve Williams, Director of Environmental Services at .

Interviews will be held on 08/12/2025.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.