Waste Development Officer (Full Time) in Cambridge

Waste Development Officer

Salary: Starting at £31,537

Expires: 21/05/2026

Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Job type: Full Time

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Waste Development Officer to join our Waste Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about the environment, behaviour change, and delivering high quality public services.

This is a development opportunity for someone looking for a career in waste management that offers the chance to grow your skills, gain experience across multiple aspects of waste management, and work closely with a wide range of partners including contractors, district and city councils, community groups, schools and internal teams.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity, please contact Dave White at dave.white@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

What will you be doing?

As a Waste Development Officer, you will help ensure waste services across Cambridgeshire run efficiently by:

• Monitoring performance, analysing data, carrying out site visits and resolving issues
• Supporting public education and behaviour change activities
• Contributing to project and strategy work
• Helping to maintain strong partnerships with contractors, district/city council partners and internal teams
• Assisting with procurement and compliance

The role involves regular travel to remote sites, schools and community locations across the county, with some evening and weekend work to support community events.

About you

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about the environment, keen to learn, and confident communicating with a wide range of people. You should be comfortable using data and digital tools, organised with strong attention to detail, and able to build positive working relationships.

You will be able to travel independently across the county, including to outdoor and operational sites. You’ll need A‑Level/HNC/HND education (or equivalent experience) and knowledge of waste or environmental topics. Experience in the waste or environmental sector is helpful but not essential, as development and support will be provided.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.