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We have a brilliant opportunity for a Waste Management Project Officer to join the Waste Management Team within Neighbourhood Services of the Housing, Neighbourhood & Building Services (HNB) Directorate. The Waste Management Team work to 'enable recycling and remove waste on collection day'. As a service, we take pride in our work by valuing others, focusing on what is important so that we make a real and positive difference. The service is preparing the city and residents for a new recycling collection system, aiming to ensure we can recycle more materials in line with 'Simpler Recycling' and the Environment Act 2021. With Portsmouth being such a densely populated city, there will be challenges accommodating the needs of those residents living in communal properties as well as those living in properties with limited space.
Job Responsibility:
Preparing residents, businesses and landlords/managing agents for a new recycling collection system to comply with the Environment Act 2021
Manage and lead stakeholder engagement with landlords/managing agents, businesses and residents to inform and assist them in improving waste management in readiness for twin-stream recycling
This will entail site meetings, email and telephone correspondence to those stakeholders
Requirements:
Have relevant experience of working in waste management operations, ideally from a collections perspective, including understanding relevant waste legislation and regulations
Have experience managing your own workload
Hold a full driving licence
Experience of using Microsoft office applications and using data to improve services
Have a good understanding of the types of waste management issues that can hinder an efficient service and act to resolve or escalate when necessary
Experience of problem solving and demonstrate how you sought solutions
Be a good communicator, and be able to give clear guidance and information to a range of stakeholders
Have good local geographical knowledge
Be able to self-manage and have good planning skills
Have a good understanding of Health and Safety legislation in relation to waste collections and adhering to safe systems of work
Have an understanding of waste collections within Portsmouth i.e. types of waste collected, contamination, non-domestic waste, and carrying out collections in line with the Council's Waste Collection Policy
Have an understanding and experience in managing customer/stake holder information, including personal and sensitive data in accordance with GDPR