6 month contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

• The Waste Minimisation & Sustainability Supervisor is responsible for leading and supervising the Waste Minimisation and Sustainability Team to deliver effective waste reduction, recycling, and sustainability initiatives across the district. The role ensures high-quality service delivery through community engagement, education, project coordination, and continuous service improvement, supporting the Council’s environmental objectives and statutory responsibilities.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• Supervise the day-to-day activities of the Waste Minimisation and Sustainability team.
  
• Allocate workloads, monitor performance, and ensure service targets are achieved.
  
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings, team meetings, coaching, and mentoring to support staff development and motivation.
  
• Identify training needs and promote a positive, high-performing team culture.
  

Essential Experience Required

• Experience working in waste management, recycling services, sustainability, or a related environmental field.
  
• Proven experience in supervising or coordinating teams and managing workloads effectively.
  
• Experience delivering community engagement initiatives or educational programmes.
  

Essential Qualifications Required

• A relevant qualification in environmental services, sustainability, waste management, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
  

Additional information to note

• Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be required to work on-site at least 4 day per week.
  
• Full-Time, Temporary
  
• Braintree, Essex
  
• We work on bi-weekly schedule.
  

The role closes on 20^th April 2026, apply ASAP.