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Are you passionate about delivering successful projects and making a real impact? If so, we’re looking for an organised and proactive individual who thrives in a collaborative environment. As a Project Officer, you’ll play a key role in supporting and coordinating waste management projects, ensuring everything runs smoothly from start to finish.

If you love working with people, managing details, and driving results, this could be the perfect opportunity for you, so we’d love to hear from you!

We are a forward-thinking organisation committed to environmental excellence and community wellbeing. Our Waste Management teams play a crucial role in delivering projects that reduce waste, promote recycling, and support our sustainability goals. We value collaboration, creativity, and a positive approach to tackling environmental challenges.

The role sits within the Waste Strategy team. The team are friendly, approachable and enjoy working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to offer proactive, innovative and customer‑focussed solutions. The Waste Strategy team works alongside the waste collections, waste treatment/disposal and enforcement teams, and this wider environment is dynamic and supportive. Working within Neighbourhood Services means there are plenty of opportunities for learning and development, in both a formal and informal capacity. We actively encourage a good work‑life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements.

The Project Officer is an important role, responsible for:

• Coordinating and supporting waste management projects and activities from inception to completion.
• Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver project objectives.
• Monitoring project progress, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
• Analysing data, preparing reports, and presenting findings to stakeholders.
• Identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.

The ideal candidate will need to be an enthusiastic, self‑motivated and organised person. They will need to be able to demonstrate initiative and have exceptional prioritisation and people skills. We require someone with an excellent track record of managing projects using a formal method such as PRINCE2, and delivering these projects to time, quality and cost. You will need to be able to maintain project documentation, have strong communication skills and be able to engage with stakeholders at all levels in a proactive, politically sensitive manner. Ideally you’ll have relevant experience and knowledge from working in waste management services.

Please see the attached job summary for further information on this role and person specification.

Working arrangements: The role will require agile / flexible working from our Council offices in Aylesbury and High Wycombe, as well as working from home. As an ‘any‑desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. As a team we encourage hybrid working, and you will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, more as required depending on business needs.

Interview date: Week commencing 19th of January 2026

Interview Type: Interviews will be face to face in Aylesbury.

Contact details: If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role please contact the recruiting manager, Claire Oakins, Waste Strategy Manager Claire.Oakins@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.

We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.

We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well‑being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.

From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.

We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like‑minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of the key customer‑facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day.

This directorate includes a wide range of services, including:

• collecting and disposing of waste and recycling
• maintaining our roads and Rights of Way network and parking
• ensuring the delivery of school transport, and supporting sustainable travel including public bus services and School Crossing Patrollers
• managing Country Parks
• leisure facilities, museums, theatres and libraries, as well as developing our Cultural Strategy
• Licensing, Environmental Health and Trading Standards
• Cemeteries and Crematoria

The customer is central to how we develop and deliver all of these services, which help promote our rich and vibrant culture and special environment.

We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and committed individuals to join our team and help us to continue to make Buckinghamshire a great place to live, work and visit. This is an exciting time for us as we bring together the services previously run by five separate councils before Buckinghamshire Council was created. Whilst making major changes to contracts affecting residents across Bucks, we continue to focus on delivering great customer service. You will join us on our journey of continuous improvement - whether that’s through developing strategies and ways of working or delivering services on the ground, every person in Communities is a valued member of the team.

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work‑life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.