Waste Contracts & Services Manager

• Lead, manage and inspire a highly-focused team
• Key interface between Contractors and the Community
• Have a real influence on long-term strategic objectives

Hornsby Shire Council is home to 150,000 people and covers a total area of approximately 500 square kilometers on the North Shore of Sydney. The local community enjoy an exceptional natural environment with two thirds of the region comprising of national park, bushland and idyllic waterways. The Council are committed to collaboratively implementing infrastructure, sustainability, livability, productivity and affordability initiatives to ensure that the region thrives now and into the future.

Reporting directly to the Manager Waste Management, you will be responsible for providing high level contract management, customer service and business management support to the Waste Management branch. From an operational perspective, you will manage and direct all contracted outsourced services including domestic and commercial collections, recycling and resource recovery, waste treatment and disposal, and council property cleaning.

You thrive in dynamic, fast-moving environments where the emphasis is on exceptional customer service, delivering positive outcomes every time and building close, collaborative working partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders. Waste Management experience is not essential, we are more interested in your strong leadership background in contracts management and customer service, and your exceptional problem-solving and negotiation skills. As a Manager, you lead and inspire by example and understand the importance of accountability.

You will be joining a progressive thinking, community-focused Council and be given every opportunity to further develop your career while also having an invaluable input to long term strategy and helping improve the lives of both residents and business communities in the region.

To download a candidate information pack and to apply, visit mcarthur.com.au and search under ref. J2132. For a confidential discussion, call Lorraine Chudleigh on (02) 9277 7000.

Applications close, Sunday 27th November, 2022.