Senior Team Leader Waste Management

Job Description

Lead, Innovate, and Drive Waste Services Excellence. Are you an experienced leader with a passion for sustainability, innovation, and operational excellence? Banyule City Council is seeking a Senior Team Leader – Waste Management to lead a dedicated waste services team during an exciting period of growth and transformation in waste management practices. Why you'll love this role: Be a leader in waste transformation, helping shape Banyule's future waste and resource recovery services. Drive innovation and efficiency, implementing new service models and best practices. Work in a supportive and collaborative environment, leading a team committed to service excellence. What you'll do As the Senior Team Leader – Waste Management, you will: Lead and supervise operational waste services staff, ensuring high performance and team engagement. Drive efficiency and service excellence, overseeing the timely and safe delivery of kerbside waste collection, dumped rubbish removal, street presentation, waste recovery, bin maintenance, and booked collections. Improve and innovate waste services, testing, reviewing, and refining service delivery methods to enhance efficiency and sustainability. Manage resources effectively, ensuring optimal use of staff, contractors, equipment, and technology. Prepare contracts, tenders, and procurement documents, ensuring best-value waste management solutions. Monitor data and reporting, providing insights to drive strategic decision-making. Champion contamination management practices, promoting sustainable waste solutions and community education. Ensure full compliance with OH&S, environmental regulations, licensing, and reporting requirements. Contribute to emergency management preparedness and response as part of the Council's waste services strategy. Provide technical advice on waste infrastructure and review waste management plans for development applications. What you'll bring/what we are looking for Possession of an AQF recognised degree or diploma or higher in a field relevant to the position including Business, Environment or a related relevant field. Demonstrated ability to manage and lead an operational workforce engaged in the on-ground delivery of waste services. Exceptional personal communication skills, and ability to provide leadership and supervision for staff and contractors. Strong computer skills and capable of understanding GIS, and industry specific software (such as specialised waste management software). Demonstrated experience in contract management. Pre-employment requirements Current Victorian Drivers Licence Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) (Previously known as a police checks) Pre-employment medical assessment What we offer: A meaningful career opportunity - deliver high quality waste services to the community A permanent, full-time position Salary $105,724.83- $117,953.20 per annum plus super Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO) 18 weeks of paid parental leave - primary carer/2 weeks of paid parental leave – partner Ongoing learning and development opportunities, including health and well-being initiatives Flexible work and leave arrangement, hybrid work arrangements #Li Hybrid Ready to make an impact? Be part of the sustainability revolution. Apply now and drive the future of waste and resource recovery in Banyule. How to apply Please submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria from the position description. For a confidential discussion, please contact Kathy Hynes on (03) 9490 4401. Applications close: 17 February 2025 at 11:45 PM. #J-18808-Ljbffr