• Permanent, Full-time
• $123,766.93 to $137,491.06 p/a plus Superannuation, plus vehicle allowance of up to $13,000 p/a
• Leadership role within our Waste & Sustainability team

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

Part of the Waste and Sustainability department, the Resource Recovery Centres and Closed Landfills unit manages the environmental compliance, remediation, and rehabilitation of Council’s closed landfills, in addition to managing the operations of Council’s two Resource Recovery Centres. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide effective leadership and management of the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit, to engage and motivate employees to demonstrate organisational values aligned behaviour, and to optimally achieve service standards. 
• Develop leadership skills within the unit, maximising the contribution of senior staff, supervisors, team leaders and employees.
• Coordinate, lead, and maximise the performance of the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit by participating in in the induction, recruitment, performance management and training (internal and external) of employees, including effectively and proactively performing as a member of Waste and Sustainability leadership group.
• Coordinate, develop and oversee the services delivered by the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit, including closed landfill environmental monitoring and compliance, and Resource Recovery Centre operations including customer service, resource recovery, material handling and transport, recycled goods store (tip shop) operations. 
• Coordinate the unit’s senior staff, including the Operations Supervisor and Team Leaders, to maintain a high level of customer service, and to resolve service delivery issues pertaining to Landfills and Resource Recovery Centre services.
• Coordinate, plan, develop, and implement relevant actions from Council’s strategic documents, including the Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2022-2030, ensuring the timely achievement of actions and requirements. 
• Actively contribute to the development of the department Business Plan, ensuring the timely and effective delivery of actions related to the activities of the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit. 
• Undertake public consultation, as required, in relation to proposed strategies, policies, works and services within the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit. 
• Ensure the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit is customer focused.
• Develop, implement, and monitor service quality and delivery benchmarks to meet Council and community expectations.
• Develop and manage the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit's budget, including fees and charges, ensuring optimal resource utilisation and financial sustainability. 
• Monitor the financial performance of the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit, including the provision of forecasts, projections, and the development of financial reports.
• Ensure the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres unit operates within an appropriate policy framework, consistent with corporate policies and practices, supporting the delivery of services and programs. 
• Ensure all required compliance reporting, including landfill Annual Reports and responses to Environmental Action Notices and Site Management Orders are completed to the required standard and submitted on-time.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Demonstrated supervisory and leadership skills and ability to manage and lead a diverse team of multi-disciplinary staff, preferably in an operational context within a Local Government environment. 
• Demonstrated experience complying with and working to Occupational Health and Safety regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Experience and working knowledge across a number of functional areas in the waste industry.
• Experience, knowledge and understanding of a range of services disciplines, activities, and delivery within a Local Government environment.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Landfills and Resource Recovery Centres team.
• Highly developed planning skills, including the ability to develop design and implement standards and policy across a range of activities.
• Well-developed customer service and communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with people from a variety of backgrounds. 
• Build strong partnerships with internal and external customers to understand their needs and expectations.

Required Certifications & Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualifications in engineering, environmental science, management, or a related discipline with relevant experience working in the field.
• Current driver’s licence (experience driving light vehicles off-road/at landfills preferred).

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check. #LI-Hybrid

Tasks include but not limited to: 

• Manage incoming telephone calls, emails and faxes, providing excellence in customer and client service;
• Accurate referral data entry and maintenance of client files in HMS case management system(s);
• Support teams with customer interactions as required;
• Manage all incoming and outgoing mail, deliveries and courier orders;
• Liaison with building management and external contractors to coordinate office cleaning and repairs; maintaining a safe and clean work environment.