Trade Waste Team Leader

Trade Waste Team Leader

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Company Overview

This position sits within the Infrastructure and Assets Group, which from planning to maintenance is dedicated to delivering resilient infrastructure and services that enrich lives today and ensure a thriving future for our community.

The Opportunity

Are you ready to lead a team that makes a real difference? We’re looking for a Team Leader to join our Shared Services team. You will report to the Shared Services Manager and oversee the day‑to‑day leadership and management of our Trade Waste team, which provides trade waste services to seven councils.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with participating Councils’ three‑waters compliance teams to maintain and update processes to ensure ongoing adherence to compliance reporting and follow‑up actions.
• Deliver reporting and communications in accordance with Council’s regulatory requirements.
• Achieve and report on agreed trade waste key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Manage the development, documentation, and execution of audit programmes to ensure trade waste audits are completed in compliance with regulatory requirements, including legislation, bylaws, consent conditions, policies, and processes.
• Ensure the Trade Waste team is appropriately trained and approved to carry out the functions and exercise the powers of an ‘Enforcement Officer’, including assisting with prosecutions arising from breaches of the participating Council’s Trade Waste and Wastewater Bylaws.
• Ensure that all compliance and enforcement action is carried out as required by the participating Councils.
• Manage enforcement action, including investigations and reporting, to ensure non‑compliances and breaches of consent conditions and Bylaws are completed in accordance with best practice.
• Manage the budgets for the Trade Waste team by monitoring transactions, fully reconciling accounts, and providing accurate financial reporting.

Qualifications

Salary

Circa $110,000 per annum, dependent on skills and experience.

Benefits

How to Apply

Applications close on 3 / 12 / 2025.

Equal Opportunity Statement

This role is being sourced directly. If Hamilton City Council requires the support of a recruitment agency, we will seek this support from our panel of selected agencies. Hamilton City Council will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any commissions, fees or other payments related to unsolicited contact.

Council is committed to honouring the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi through its relationships with Kiingitanga, Waikato Tainui, mana whenua and maataa waka within Hamilton Kirikiriroa.

All candidates will be notified of the outcome on their application via email. Short‑listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role. View more information about these checks, our commitment to the Privacy Act and details for international applicants by clicking here.

It is important to us that we support you throughout our selection process (interview and assessments). If you have any access needs during this process, let us know in advance so we can make sure these are met.

As a council, we believe in creating a welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and belongs. We value inclusiveness (Kotahitanga) – we respect and value the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents that everyone brings.

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