Our client, London Borough of Hillingdon, is looking for a Head of Waste & Green Spaces to join their team.

ROLE PURPOSE:

To be a highly effective leader and manager of the Waste, Street Cleansing, and Green Spaces Services, ensuring agreed service plans and performance targets are delivered and that a culture of putting our residents first and continuous service improvement is maintained.

Deliver high quality, compliant, efficient and customer focused Waste and Environmental related services.

Responsible for developing and implementing strategies for the future of the waste and green spaces services and working collaboratively with other council services to effectively implement these strategies with an understanding of how changes may impact other council services.

To take an active role, in partnership work with other local authorities and outside bodies, contributing to wider strategies with a focus on increasing biodiversity, minimising waste, and decreasing carbon emissions.

To lead by example and embed a culture of continuous improvement across all aspects of the services.

To be available, when requested, as a keynote speaker at national conferences to promote Hillingdon's best practices and be recognised as a leader in the environment sector.

Taking the strategic lead in the council's approach to delivering front line services, ensuring compliance with legislation and national policy.

Leader of a commercially driven team, maximising return on significant assets and working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve improved value for money and significant savings for the Department whilst maximising income.

Delivery of MTFF savings, and development of future cost saving strategies with sound oversight of allocated budgets and associated spend.

Overall management of Harlington Road Depot, and the wider reach of managing other services working out of the depot.

Responsible for oversight and compliant of procurement and contract management activity across the services, ensuring delivery of the Councils Standing Orders.

Operational responsibility, including health and safety, security, and environmental compliance in the following areas:

• Countryside & Conservation
• Trees and Landscape
• Cemeteries & Crematorium
• Playgrounds
• Ruislip Lido
• Golf Courses
• Allotments
• Open Spaces
• Household and Commercial Waste & Recycling Collections
• Street Cleansing
• Recycling projects and initiatives
• Household Waste & Recycling Centres

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.