Waste and Cleansing Compliance Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours weekly

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £51,356 (Level one) rising to £54,495 per annum (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Nottingham City Council, Eastcroft Depot, London Road, NG2 3AH

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About The Role

The Waste and Cleansing Compliance Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that all legal, statutory, and regulatory obligations across Domestic and Commercial Waste and Cleansing services are met with integrity and precision. Acting as a strategic partner to Service Managers, the postholder leads the development and implementation of robust compliance frameworks that support financial governance, capital recharging, grant funding criteria, and national waste principles such as simpler recycling and net burden.

This role is responsible for designing and managing comprehensive compliance programmes, overseeing procurement processes from specification through to contract performance, and driving continuous improvement through audits, reporting, and staff training. The manager prepares high-level reports for senior leadership, Boards, and Committees to inform strategic decisions and ensure transparency and value for money.

Additionally, the postholder monitors health and safety compliance across Waste and Cleansing operations, identifying risks, recommending improvements, and addressing training gaps to uphold a safe and effective working environment.

About You

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Strong financial acumen, with proven experience in applying financial regulations and frameworks to support budget control, financial sustainability, and capital recharging within a public sector environment.
• Extensive knowledge of legal, statutory, and regulatory compliance related to waste and cleansing services, with the ability to lead and embed collaborative compliance practices across operational teams.
• Demonstrated expertise in procurement and contract management, including developing specifications, managing supplier relationships, ensuring compliance with procurement legislation, and working closely with Service Managers to oversee budgets of up to £12 million annually.
• Proven ability to drive operational improvements, through detailed reviews, implementation of business process enhancements, and development of performance frameworks to monitor cost efficiencies, risks, and strategic targets.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience preparing and presenting reports to senior leadership, Boards, and Committees, and resolving complex internal and external queries professionally and effectively.

You can find the job description for this post here 

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries, please contact Chidi Egenti, Service Manager - Waste and Cleansing, by telephone on 07950945695 or by email at chidi.egenti@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

Closing Date: 12th October 2025

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: 20th October 2025.

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
   
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.