Landfill Regulations & Management Lead

Job Title: Landfill Regulations & Management Lead
Location: Bristol, London, Newcastle or York (Hybrid - 3 days per week on site)
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Daily Rate: £ 550/day (Umbrella Maximum)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

The Waste and Recycling team leads work on waste management and environmental protection. This includes improving recycling systems and local authority performance, simplifying recycling processes, tackling waste crime and litter, and managing infrastructure for non-recyclable waste. The team also leads on the future of landfill, energy from waste, and the wider future waste roadmap.

A directorate-wide communications and commissions function also sits within the team, supporting projects across the Circular Economy portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

This role seeks the temporary input of an industry expert to advise on landfill regulation, closure, and aftercare management, ensuring environmental protection and resource recovery are embedded in policy.

You will be expected to:

• Provide expert advice on landfill operation and the impact of regulation on the landfill sector, including planning and performance at local or regional levels, ensuring policy proposals reflect operational realities.
• Shape policy on landfill regulation, closure, and aftercare, advising on best practices to embed environmental protection and resource recovery within policy frameworks.
• Contribute technical expertise on methane capture technologies and operations, helping define policy positions on net zero pathways.
• Develop robust policy proposals, including defining issues, generating options, sourcing evidence, engaging stakeholders, and preparing papers and presentations for senior decision-makers.
• Think strategically and programmatically, situating your work within the wider residual waste roadmap and contributing to long-term planning and infrastructure strategy.
• Work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, supporting a one-team ethos and integrating perspectives from policy, technical, and delivery colleagues.
• Bring innovation and constructive challenge, introducing new ideas and approaches to improve policy and delivery outcomes.
• Share specialist knowledge by upskilling team members through mentoring, workshops, and technical guidance.
• Engage with stakeholders across local government, industry, and regulators, building consensus and supporting practical implementation of policy changes.
• Provide clear, evidence-based advice and briefings to senior leaders, translating complex technical detail into actionable recommendations.

Person Specification

We are seeking an expert with deep subject matter knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following:

• Residual waste infrastructure planning and performance at a local or regional level.
• Landfill regulation, closure, and aftercare management, with the ability to advise on how best to ensure environmental protection and resource recovery are embedded in policy.
• Knowledge of methane capture technologies and operations.

Essential Aptitudes:

While we are most interested in your specialist knowledge, you should also demonstrate an aptitude for:

• Developing policy proposals: defining the issue, devising options, sourcing evidence, engaging stakeholders, and recommending a preferred option (including preparation of papers and presentations).
• Thinking strategically and programmatically: situating your work within the context of a wider programme and contributing to long-term goals.
• Working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment with a one-team ethos.
• Innovating: bringing new ideas and constructive challenge to improve outcomes.

Why this role?

This is an excellent opportunity for a landfill or residual waste industry expert to bring practical, operational insight into national policy development and help shape the future of landfill regulation, closure, and aftercare in support of environmental protection and the circular economy.

Hybrid Working

The role requires a minimum of 3 office days per week, with flexibility to work remotely for the remaining time.

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

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