Overview
As Waste Enforcement Manager you will lead the Waste Enforcement Service across Richmond and Wandsworth, shaping cleaner, safer boroughs. You’ll drive intelligence-led enforcement and oversee investigations, prosecutions and enforcement activity to tackle fly-tipping and environmental crime. You will manage a team, coordinate with legal services, police, contractors and elected Members, and ensure work is lawful, evidence-based and proportionate. This role offers a high-profile opportunity to influence outcomes in two boroughs, with a strong emphasis on performance, collaboration and strategic advisory support to senior leaders.
Pay / Benefits
- 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
- flexible working
- generous pension plan
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the Waste Enforcement Team across two boroughs
- Drive intelligence-led enforcement activity and service improvements
- Oversee fixed penalty notices, representations and prosecution casework
- Ensure enforcement activity is lawful, proportionate and evidence-based
- Manage budgets, contracts, performance reporting and service risks
- Provide strategic advice and briefings to senior managers and Members
- Collaborate with partners including contractors, legal services, police and other agencies to resolve environmental issues
Key requirements
- Significant enforcement experience with investigations, evidence gathering, statements, fixed penalty notices and prosecutions
- Strong knowledge of environmental and waste enforcement legislation
- Experience of leading and motivating teams within a regulatory or enforcement environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for reports, briefings and correspondence
- Strong analytical skills for proportionate enforcement decisions
- Experience of managing performance, budgets and operational resources
- Collaborative approach and ability to build effective stakeholder relationships
- Collaborative working
- Excellent communication
- Analytical mindset
- Investigations and prosecutions
- Evidence gathering
- Fixed penalty notices
Waste Enforcement Manager in London employer: Richmond and Wandsworth Councils
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment for Occupational Therapists, offering extensive benefits such as 40 days of annual leave, flexible working arrangements, and a generous pension plan. With a strong commitment to employee growth and development, the councils encourage innovation and provide opportunities for leadership within a culture that values diversity and promotes positive outcomes for residents. This role not only allows you to make a meaningful impact in the community but also supports your professional journey in a collaborative setting.
Contact Details:
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils Recruitment Team
