Recycling & Greenspace Group Manager

Job Vacancy

Are you an experienced waste management and/or land management professional? An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide innovative leadership for our new Recycling & Greenspace team delivering 5.8 million individual waste and recycling collections each year whilst maintaining wonderful country parks, cemeteries and other greenspaces.

Degree qualified you will have significant management experience together with a clear understanding of the legislative and budgetary framework within which the service operates.

The service is going through a period of change which requires an agile leader with good people, IT and project management skills to take staff on the journey. This is a high-profile position with regular scrutiny from the public and elected members which requires good communications skills and a resilient personality.

Midlothian is the fastest growing local authority area in Scotland with ambitions to match. So, if you want to make a difference and work in a wonderful part of the country with access to Edinburgh to the north and the borders hills to the south we want to hear from you.

The position comes with access to Lothian Pension Scheme with a typical 17.6% employer contribution.

CLOSING DATE - Sunday 7th July 2024

INTERVIEW DATE - Week beginning 15th July 2024

Job Advert

Position Title: Recycling & Greenspace Group Manager

Position Number: A2147

Directorate: Place

Working from Home: No

Location: Stobhill Depot

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of Work: 36

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 36 hours over 52 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £64,093.74 per annum. 

Compliance with the mandatory Cabinet Office PSN (Public Sector Network) Code of Connection requires the Council to meet a baseline personal security standard. This requires completion of a disclosure check for all employees who can access official information. The fee for this PSN Disclosure check will be met by you. 

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please email recruitment@midlothian.gov.uk to contact a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.