Project Officer - Waste and Recycling

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work in the streets and direct services department as a project officer for waste and recycling. Ealing Council has a long-standing commitment to reducing environmental impacts and declared a climate emergency in April 2019. We are developing and implementing our plans to address the climate emergency.

As project officer (waste and recycling) you will be responsible for the management and delivery of new and existing projects on for example circular economy, waste reduction, community reuse, food waste reduction and recycling, and waste and recycling service provision.

Candidates should have:

• Excellent communication skills
• An understanding of the principles and practices of recycling and waste management
• Experience in a waste environment delivering improvement projects.

Benefits of working for Ealing Council include:

• Local Government pension scheme
• Flexible working policy
• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days subject to local government continuous service
• Discounts with local businesses.

Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities’ agenda. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

This post is subject to Ealing’s enhanced vetting process.

This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role. This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.

This post is subject to Ealing’s enhanced vetting process.

Closing date: Monday 14 July 2025.

Interviews are planned for the week commencing 4 August. If you are not available that week due to holiday arrangements, at the end of your personal statement please include details of alternative dates you are available for interview.