Salary dependent on skills & experience
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours
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Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ or Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6AD
At Dstl, our vision is to have a modern way of working efficiently, accommodating and enabling
our people to create, collaborate and deliver. To do this successfully in this job will require
attendance at a Dstl location; Government Departments including wider MoD or Delivery and
Mission Partners premises for 60% of your working time. Where business needs allow, and with
the agreement of your line manager, there may be the option for a combination of workplace and
home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement.
The role is responsible for technical leadership, planning and implementing strategy to ensure all waste management services are completed to the agreed standard and comply with all regulatory and legislative standards within your teams designated cluster of buildings. You will
ensure that standards are understood internally within Dstl and externally with multiple stakeholders including the providers and DIO.
As standards change, you will be responsible for interpreting these and ensuring compliance utilising the appropriate frameworks and agreed processes. You will contribute to the defining of strategies for the Dstl estate, as well as reviewing requirements and interacting with the waste management community across the Dstl Estate. You will provide Technical Assurance & Compliance across the group and specifically into the Estates Technical Lead.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
In this role you will:
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Collaborate with the Environmental and Sustainability Corporate team, FM Provider and
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Waste Management team to ensure a fit-for-purpose service provision, a safe, secure and statutory compliant estate.
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Ensure plans and activities across Estates reflect the wider strategic priorities and communicate effectively with senior leaders to influence future strategies.
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Encourage, recognise and share innovative ideas from a diverse range of stakeholders.
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Work to the agreed budget within agreed delegation limits and contribute to annual budgeting and in year forecasting.
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Proactive engagement with internal and external
As a Dstl Leader you will:
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Confidently lead, with the ability to adapt quickly to changing direction and priorities
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Positively, motivating, inspiring, encouraging and influencing others through effective communication and engagement
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Maintain and Manage strong, effective relationships with peers, role modelling Enterprise Leadership to deliver the One Dstl vision ensuring collaboration on delivery outcomes and strategic direction
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Create a positive working environment, aligned with Dstl Principles and Civil Service Behaviours, which supports diversity and inclusion, and enables people to excel
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Consistently demonstrate and role model Dstls leadership behaviours to ensure our Dstl culture is maintained at all levels
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Foster an inclusive working environment where open communication and psychological safety are prioritised to encourage constructive feedback and continuous improvement
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Ensure that all team members understand and meet their defined accountabilities, regularly reviewing performance and providing necessary support and training to uphold Dstls standards, culture and values which aligns with the Civil Service Code and values
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Actively endorse the Civil Service Line Management Standards to improve Line Management skills across the organisation.
Safety
Accountable for ensuring safe and secure work:
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Must appreciate and be responsible for the health and safety of self and others; both understand and meet defined accountabilities as written in Dstl policy
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Must demonstrate the expected HS (& EP) behaviours as defined by the Civil Service and Dstl and lead by example
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Must ensure understanding and maintenance of appropriate training, experience and knowledge (i.e. competent / SQEP) for self and direct reports
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Develop a working environment that is supportive of and champions the Dstl approach to security, health, wellbeing, safety and environmental (HSEP) management
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Be aware of the downstream impact of their actions and the actions of their direct reports on those outside of their immediate control
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Implement Dstl's policies and ensure compliance with the Management System
We are looking for someone who has:
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Extensive knowledge of waste disposal technologies, environmental impact assessments, sustainability practices and health, safety and environmental standards in waste management.
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Evidence of successfully engaging in contract, regulator and supplier relationships in a complex shared service environment.
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Ability to ensure compliance across the business and demonstrate to key stakeholders a safe and compliant estate.
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Competence in using Microsoft Office software.
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Understanding in complying with waste statutory, regulatory and professional requirements.
Experience
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Extensive experience (usually 5-10 years) in the waste management or related field with experience in a leadership/managerial role
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Experience managing waste management projects, and teams.
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Experienced customer relationship management and stakeholder liaison.
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Extensive knowledge of waste management and environmental statutory processes, regulations and related legislation.
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Experience and delivery of collating, analysing and reporting business information to senior management.
Please see the full Job description at the bottom of this page
Important Information
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
NEBOSH Environmental Management Certification
Full membership of relevant professional body e.g. RICS / IWFM
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Leadership
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
Alongside your salary of £60,448, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory contributes £17,511 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Benefits
Dstls full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:
Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme. Option to join Vivup Benefits Payment scheme
Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours, job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).
Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.
Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.
Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.
Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team [email protected] and we will do all we can to support you.
Sifting will take place week commencing the 13th July with interviews to be arranged from the 27th July 2026
Your interview will consist of behavioural & technical interview
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .
See our vetting charter .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Open to UK nationals only.
This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Should you wish to raise a formal complaint about the Dstl recruitment process you should email
[email protected] stating the nature of the issue. We will respond within 5 working days.
