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Job summary
A local environmental services company in Chester seeks a Managing Director to lead ambitious waste and recycling initiatives. The role requires proven experience in waste or environmental services, strong leadership skills, and a passion for sustainability. The successful candidate will navigate change and inspire a high-performance culture within the organization while ensuring compliance with policies and delivering excellent public services.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Experience in operational leadership or managing contracted services.
- Ability to foster a strong performance culture and drive continuous improvement.
- Sound understanding of emerging policy and legislative developments.
Responsibilities
- Provide stable leadership and navigate change confidently.
- Ensure compliance and position the organization for future success.
- Inspire creativity and innovation within the team.
Skills
Circa £115,000 (subject to negotiation) plus benefits
15/01/2026
Cheshire West Recycling
Cheshire West & Chester
Full Time
Cheshire West Recycling is a wholly owned company of Cheshire West and Chester Council, operating with cooperative principles and a clear social and environmental purpose. Since 2020, we have delivered high‑quality waste and recycling services that keep neighbourhoods clean and safe while driving positive environmental change. Since our creation, we have established a track record of delivering excellent services, meeting our environmental obligations, driving efficiency, delivering value for money and achieving our social value ambitions, whilst securing the delivery of new services. We are now seeking a Managing Director who will lead the continued success of our business, and ensure we deliver our values: responsible, safe, trusted and innovative.
This role is pivotal in providing consistent, stable and measured leadership, ensuring the organisation navigates change with confidence whilst balancing sustainability ambitions with financial resilience. The company is committed to continuous improvement, developing and implementing innovative ideas, expanding services, attracting new customers and operating more commercially to achieve cost efficiencies, underpinned by robust compliance and performance management systems. You will lead a successful team, inspiring creativity and innovation, whilst aligning resources to deliver strategic priorities such as fleet upgrades, enhanced recycling services and new revenue streams.
We are looking for an individual with proven experience in waste or environmental services, whether through direct operational leadership or managing contracted services. You will bring the ability to inspire and engage people, foster a strong performance culture, and drive continuous improvement, whilst creating an environment where innovation thrives. Strong partnership skills and political awareness are essential, enabling you to work effectively with our Board and the Council, whilst navigating a complex stakeholder landscape. A sound understanding of emerging policy and legislative developments will be critical to ensuring compliance and positioning the organisation for future success.
Fundamentally, we are seeking someone with a passion for waste and recycling services who relishes the autonomy of working in an arms‑length organisation, whilst delivering excellent public services and achieving our sustainability ambitions.
Philip Emms (07590 225472) or Louise Bickley (07586 715788) at GatenbySanderson.
To apply please click the Apply Now link below.
This role expires15/01/2026.
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