Job Description
Waste Management Officer (Recovery & Disposal)
Permanent
Full Time 37 hours per week
Salary: £29,572 - £32,654 per annum
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Devon County Council to assist with the overall management and aftercare of the County Councils 58 closed landfill sites trying to ensure that they cause minimal impact to the local environment. This will include environmental monitoring, site inspections and aftercare as well as supervision of maintenance works. You will also assist in managing a portfolio of waste contracts including but not limited to energy recovery, waste transfer and disposal contracts. With a recycling rate of over 55% we continue to implement our waste strategy and manage waste higher up the waste hierarchy including diverting waste from landfill into recovery.
You will have a degree (or equivalent experience) - ideally in a waste management related subject - but, more importantly, you will be keen to learn about the waste management industry and be committed to our environmental activities. Enthusiastic and driven, you have a proven track record in project management. You are open-minded and business focused, with an organised and analytical approach to your work including data analysis - and you are used to maintaining superb attention to detail while working to tight deadlines. You like working outdoors, sometimes alone, in physically demanding environm...