Recycling & Waste Manager

Application Deadline: 7 March 2025

Department: Facilities and Logistics

Location: Silverstone

Description
Organise and maintain site wide waste disposal management, collection, and recycling streams as we work towards our 'Shift to Zero' sustainability strategy objectives. This role is a critical link between a multitude of stakeholders to elevate processes and systems to achieve this result.

Key Relationships

• Venue Services Team, including Deputy Venue & Circuit Manager and Venue Coordinator
• Heads of Departments such as Venue & Circuit Manager, Head of Venue Operations and ESG
• All Operational departments such as Events (Public & Corporate), Catering, Hospitality, Facilities, Escapade, and Safety
• External suppliers, contractors, and key stakeholders such as Waste management and cleaning service providers and suppliers of concessions.
• Environmental agencies and local councils

Key Responsibilities

• Implement positive changes within this environment through processes and sharing on relevant and informed information.
• Monitoring waste disposal and recycling levels both day to day and during all events.
• Plan and liaise with the waste management company to ensure the correct level of cover is provided during events.
• Management of the site wide waste streams, ensuring all locations are equipped with the correct waste receptacles and correct up to date signage is in place.
• Provide reports and insight which inform the business.
• Ensure company Health and Safety policies are up to date and adhered to.
• Record waste collection data for our leaseholders/tenants for billing purposes and report any misuse of waste streams.
• Work closely with the ESG department and Venue Operatives.
• Disposal Management of all 'types' of waste to include clinical, confidential, wet waste and hazardous waste.
• Coordinating the maintenance and deployment of waste disposal equipment.
• Creating purchase orders for the monthly and yearly waste management and any ad hoc requests that arise in accordance with financial procedures and budget tracking.
• Contribute to the compliance and implementation of ISO certification (14001).
• Awareness to updates and changes to relevant regulations and laws specific to this area.

Team Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Venue Services team and ESG department to ensure the daily and event waste streams are disposed of in the correct, most cost effective and sustainable manner.
• Ensuring the Venue service operatives are trained in the safe disposal of waste and management of the waste compound.
• Interact with third parties to improve information gathering and sharing on details and processes.

Performance Responsibilities
Performance will be monitored against the following:

• Ownership and completion of projects in a timely manner
• Budget management
• Teamwork
• Objectives set through the Personal Development Review (PDR) process.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 3 years' experience of Event Waste operations (preferred)
• Environmental Legislation courses (desirable)
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Adaptable who enjoys working in fast paced customer & commercial environment.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budgeting and cost management.
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative professional relationships & manage internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiar with ISO 14001 environment management system (desirable)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced IT user of Microsoft Office products and Smartsheet software or similar.
• A flexible approach to working hours, irregular hours, including weekends and evenings.
• Full clean UK driving licence.