Director of Waste Services in South East

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Interim Director of Waste Services to join a forward-thinking local authority in the South of England.

This 12-month assignment will provide strategic and operational leadership across the council's waste, recycling and environmental services portfolio during a period of service transformation and improvement.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, you will lead the delivery of high-performing waste and recycling services, ensuring residents receive efficient, customer-focused and environmentally sustainable services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic leadership for waste, recycling and fleet operations.
• Driving service transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Managing significant operational budgets, contracts and partnerships.
• Leading large multidisciplinary teams and developing a high-performance culture.
• Ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, health and safety requirements and environmental standards.
• Advising senior officers and elected members on waste strategy and service delivery.
• Delivering efficiencies, performance improvements and sustainable outcomes.
• Supporting the council's environmental, climate and recycling ambitions.

About You:

Candidates will be able to demonstrate:

• Extensive senior leadership experience within local authority waste, recycling or environmental services.
• Experience operating at Head of Service, Assistant Director or Director level.
• A successful track record of delivering transformation, savings programmes and service improvement.
• Strong commercial and contract management expertise.
• Experience managing political and stakeholder relationships within a local government setting.
• Excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills.

Desirable Experience

• Waste collection contract mobilisation.
• Fleet management and depot operations.
• Environmental services transformation programmes.
• Service redesign and organisational change.
• Circular economy and sustainability initiatives.
• Local authority experience

Contract Details

• 12-month initial contract
• £575-£675 per day
• Inside IR35
• Hybrid working
• South of England

To discuss this opportunity in confidence, please contact (phone number removed) for more information.

Noah