Waste Contracts Manager

Job No:17983

Location**:Drummoyne, Sydney**
- Waste Contracts Management
- Competitive salary + superannuation
- Permanent Full Time - 35 hours per week, Nine day fortnight
- Leaseback Vehicle option

The City of Canada Bay is a thriving, colourful community, surrounded by the beautiful bays of Sydney Harbour. The area is also known for its parklands, cycle paths and walkways. City of Canada Bay Council’s values underpin how we operate: We act with integrity; We empower our people; We are respectful; We work together; We innovate.

**About the role**

Council is looking for a motivated and experienced contract manager to oversee Council’s waste and recycling contracts. This role will also oversee our illegal dumping program and commercial waste service and deliver related projects, programs and reporting identified within Council’s waste strategy and community strategic plan.

In this role you will play an integral role in encouraging the evolution of an organisational culture that supports and adopts a sustainable approach to operational management and service delivery and work on programs identified in our Resource Recovery and Waste Strategy.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Managing Councils collection, recycling, processing and disposal contracts as well as illegal dumping program.
- Leading a team in developing and delivering programs related to Council’s waste contracts and illegal dumping.
- Ensuring direct reports perform effectively and efficiently, meeting KPI’s and working collaboratively with other areas of Council.
- Undertake research to support the development and continual improvement of contract management and delivery in Waste and Recycling.

**About the person**

The successful applicant will have:

- Tertiary qualifications in waste management (ideally contract management) or environmental or sustainability field and/or a minimum 5 years’ experience in waste management in a government context.
- Demonstrated experience with the development and/or management of waste contracts
- An ability to think strategically and innovate to resolve complex challenges
- An ability to develop, evaluate and present complex business cases including financial analysis.
- Demonstrated experience in collaboration and teamwork, building relationships with direct reports and people at all levels both internally and externally

**What’s on offer**

We are offering an attractive salary, plus superannuation

The City of Canada Bay also offers excellent employee benefits which include:

- Rostered Days Off (participation in a 9-day fortnight scheme)
- A range of flexible work arrangements including hybrid work from home arrangements
- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- A supportive, energetic, and passionate team
- Significant leave benefits (9-day fortnight, 15 days sick/personal leave, 2 days health and wellbeing leave per year, access to Long Service leave after 5 years)
- Continuous training, support, and leadership development
- Health and Wellbeing programs (Yoga classes, Fitness Passport, Flu vaccinations, Skin Cancer Checks)
- And much, much more

**Want to know more?**

Please click the below link to learn more about working at City of Canada Bay Council.

**How to apply**
- The City of Canada Bay Council is a Child Safe Organisation that recognises and advocates for the rights of Children and Young People and are committed to a Safe Workplace._
- The successful applicant for this role will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide evidence of an approved medical contraindication form. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they are able to meet all requirements in line with Councils COVID Safe Workplace Policy & Procedure (once adopted), WHS requirements and prevailing NSW Public Health Orders._