Head of Street Environment & Green Spaces

Our client, based in South London are looking for a Head of Street Environment and Green Spaces to ensure the effective and efficient management of Public Space services delivered both internally and through service provider relationships with a focus on street environment and grounds maintenance and activities. They need someone who can be the Council's strategic lead officer for Street Environment and Green Spaces, including procurement, commissioning, management of contracts, and partnership arrangements (both internal and external).

They are looking for an experienced Waste Manager to lead on the management and monitoring of waste services and arboricultural contracts, (performance management - including the ability to assess risk and act as required and to oversee the effective and efficient programme of inspection of assets and monitoring of contractual services and utilise this to inform contractual discussions.

To be successful in the role it is crucial that you have contract management expertise, including relationship management, principles of contract law, contract monitoring principles and techniques for performance improvement as well as experience delivering effective strategies for waste and street cleaning services through a commissioned service mode.

If you are offered the role they will pay you £500 per day (inside IR35), you will have to be in the office 4 days per week and the contract will be 6-12 months (start ASAP). Please reach out to me for a JD if you are interested and think you have the experience.