Strategic Waste Officer

Job Introduction
**Role Purpose**

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is looking for a dynamic and motivated person who wants to make a difference to the environment and our carbon reduction ambitions.

We have an opportunity to join our small and friendly Strategic Waste team within the Environment Directorate.

You will take a direct role in ensuring our residents and local businesses manage their waste effectively and sustainably.

**Main Responsibilities**

You will require flexibility, leadership, innovation and expertise in environmental issues and strategic waste.

Working with senior officers you will take responsibility for the delivery of BCP Council's waste strategy and policy development, whilst supporting service changes from conception to completion.

You will have a key role in managing waste disposal contracts, performance data and waste infrastructure.

You will have a strong understanding and interest in the evolving national environment and waste policy and the consequences for the future of managing waste disposal, recycling and carbon reduction.

You will provide expertise to senior officers and elected members, whilst upskilling and mentoring other team members.

You will have a degree or equivalent in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Waste Management or relevant experience.

An essential part of your job will be to build strong relationships with external partners and internal colleagues. The role involves being able to lead meetings at a senior level. You must be an excellent and confident communicator that ensures others will trust your professional judgement and advice.

You will play an active role in a multi-skilled and motivated team. There will be plenty of opportunities to develop your skills, progress your career and contribute to the direction of the service as a whole.

This role offers a mixture of homeworking and utilising offices at our waste sites or Council buildings.

**About BCP Council**

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

**Our Benefits**

**We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on**our website**

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.

We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward.