Project Director – Resource Efficiency & Waste
Local Government Association
- England Wales
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Educated to a degree-level standard or equivalent experience, with professional qualifications appropriate to the role
- Extensive experience advising procuring authorities (at senior and contract management level) of contractual, commercial and operational issues
- Detailed knowledge of government (local and central) procurement methods and contracts, strategic and commercial management, outsourcing, governance issues and change management
- Substantial experience of working on high profile complex projects with a track record of effective delivery
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills including the ability to deliver solutions that meet collective needs and communicate in a variety of different ways
- Able to specify, create and manage effective teams within organisational structures to deliver projects and commissions
- A member of a recognised professional body such as CIWM
- Experience and expertise in the delivery of Resource and Waste programmes and projects, including detailed understanding of the waste treatment and collection sectors, provider positions (in-house or outsourced)
- A detailed understanding of relevant sector specific legislation and guidance and its implementation
- Experience of working on the procurement of large waste treatment infrastructure projects or services contracts for local government clients
- Experience of developing business cases using the Treasury’s five case model
- Experience of risk management approaches, and ability to identify and mitigate risks
- Experience working with and advising local or central government stakeholders in the implementation of resource and waste strategy or policy
- Experience of working with external parties such as researchers, consultants, the general public and other stakeholders including providing support to raise the profile of Resource and Waste
- Knowledge of waste treatment infrastructure in particular energy from waste, material recovery and anaerobic digestion
- Ability to understand and interpret bespoke waste and resource models
Interview Date: 01 January 2023, interviews will be held remotelyWe value diversity and encourage applications from all sections of the community, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, disability, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, transgender identity, religion or belief
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