Role: Streetpride Service Manager – Waste Collection
Salary: Grade M £56,475 - £61,133 a year (Pay award pending)
Location: Streetpride, Stores Road Depot, Derby
Hours: 37 hours a week
Closing Date: 21/08/2026
Contract Type: Permanent
We are looking to recruit a hardworking, enthusiastic, self-motivated and proactive individual to fulfil the role of Streetpride Service Manager within the waste collection service.
The service is a front-line service, responsible for the collection of a variety of waste streams at every domestic property across Derby. Our current waste streams are mixed residual waste, dry recycling, and an opt in garden waste scheme. The service employs over 155 staff to carry out this work, divided into multiple teams with a number of Team Leaders carrying out line management responsibilities.
We may be biased, but there has never been a more exciting time to work in waste. Forthcoming changes to how local authorities collect waste is upon us, and in April 2026, we are introducing a weekly food waste collection service in line with Simpler Recycling legislation. The successful applicant will lead the Implementation of the new food waste collection service. Ensuring a sufficient level of resources for a relaible collections. Monitor and adapt resources to provide an efficient and effective service which delivers value for money. The successful applicant will also be responsible for the garden waste stream.
Your role is a leadership position within a busy operational environment, and will require you to have a high level of problem solving, decision making and interpersonal skills. Within the operational services we deliver, there is also the need to comply with health and safety and Council policies. This includes monitoring of attendance, performance and the continual improvement of our health and safety practices and procedures. This may include frequently adapting to changes in legal legislation and internal Council procedures.
The successful applicant will work alongside another Streetpride Service Manager who will be responsible overseeing the mixed residual and dry recycling waste streams. The two Service Managers will work together and provide cover for each other during periods of absence.
Our depot is based on Stores Road in Derby.
If this sounds like a challenge you are interested in, we’d like to receive your application. If you are shortlisted, you will be required to attend an interview.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we’re dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it’s like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you’ll also receive:
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
The Opportunity
In the role of Streetpride Service Manager , here’s an example of what you’ll be doing to make an impact:
You'll make an impact by:
- Providing visible and inspirational leadership to operational teams.
- Delivering measurable improvements in service performance and customer experience.
- Embedding a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
- Developing talented people and creating high-performing teams.
- Ensuring services are safe, compliant and resilient.
- Leading transformational change that delivers lasting benefits for residents and the organisation.
Next Steps
If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Craig Denmark on 07359310304.
If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 21 August 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held on 15th,16th and 17th September 2026
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application, please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected]. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
