Project Manager/Business Analyst (Waste)

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Job Description

• East Suffolk Council, Melton, (IP12 1RT) or Lowestoft (NR33 0EQ)
• £36,648 - £45,441 per annum
• 37 hours per week
• Fixed Term

Are you highly organised? Confident? We have a really great opportunity to get stuck into a fascinating project that affects our whole district! East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We currently have an opportunity to join East Suffolk Council as a Project Manager/Business Analyst (Waste). This is a two-year fixed term position but has fantastic opportunities to expand your knowledge and experience in delivering a project with many moving parts (literally). It could open many doors for you to expand your career further, and you will also end up with a really good working knowledge of bin collection.

The role:

We are looking for a Project Manager/Business Analyst to manage an interesting project across our Waste services to realise efficiencies and implement business change, delivering to the core programme of our Strategic Plan. Although you will be employed in a central team with plenty of support around you, it is essential that you are able to work independently and may need to be spend some of your time at our depots in Lowestoft and Ufford.

The focus of the role is delivering changes to how our bin collections are undertaken, with a focus on better recycling, this is likely to have digital implications as well as changes from a logistical and people perspective. Decisions have already been taken on what this will look like, now we have to make it happen. This role will be supporting important projects to implement lean and streamlined business processes and ensuring we have a customer focussed design to our delivery of changes to our waste services.

What you will need:

You will have knowledge and experience of delivering business improvement organisation and at least three years proven experience in working in a project management related role.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don't meet all the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application, there is a real opportunity here for someone to deliver a fantastic project with a real sense of achievement that could help to further your career.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Council is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access. To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council, take a look at our video and hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work (YouTube).

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 25 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
• Local government pension scheme
• Flexible working arrangements
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.
• Discounts on mobile phones, computers, holiday and travel, fashion and clothing, health and beauty and many other products and services.

Find more information about what we offer in our benefits brochure (pdf).

The majority of our teams are working in an agile way, with a mixture of home and office working, depending on individual preferences and service requirements. If you wish to discuss how that might impact your working arrangements if you were the successful candidate, please contact the recruiting manager listed at the bottom of this advert.

To find out more

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Sandra Lewis Sandra.lewis@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Closing date: 31 October 2024

Interview date: 11 November 2024

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification (docx)

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx). Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).

About Us

East Suffolk Council is an exciting place to work and a great place to make a real difference to people's lives, delivering vital services to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

We hugely value our staff and know that in order for us to remain successful, it is essential for us to recognise talented employees, developing and retaining them within the organisation. We are therefore committed to investing in our staff and providing first-class support to ensure a positive culture and rewarding careers.

To find out more about why we are so proud of East Suffolk Council and to hear why our employees think it is such a great place to work, take a look at our video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSWedQksWt0