Trade Waste Manager - Oxley, Australia - Urban Utilities

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There's No Us Without U. Care with Us, for Today and Tomorrow

There's no life without water, and at Urban Utilities, we live and breathe that knowledge every single day. As leaders, we inspire and empower our passionate team to drive meaningful change. Join us in shaping the future of Urban Utilities, making a lasting impact, and leading our teams towards a better tomorrow.

Your Opportunity

As a part of our renewed focus over the next 10 years, we have a new developed Trade Waste Manager role in our growing Environmental & Industrial Group.

This role has been designed to ensure legal compliance of our Trade Waste Services, whilst also capitalising on opportunities in the circular economy. You will prioritise the health, safety, and wellbeing of employees and members of the public, ensuring that employees are trained in and adhere to safe working practices and environmental procedures.

This is an integral leadership role, where you will have the opportunity to mould and shape a diverse and highly talented team of Trade Waste Officers and subject matter experts. By driving a culture of growth and continuous improvement, you will drive and inspire your team to deliver on key team objectives.

Some of your accountabilities will include:

• Communicate the actions needed to implement the function's strategy and business plan within the team; explain the relationship to the broader organization's mission, vision and values.
• Plan and implement actions, including continuing professional development specified by professional or regulatory institutions, to build their professional capabilities.
• Ensure that business activities and individuals (e.g. employees, contractors and visitors) within the area of responsibility adhere to the organization's HS&E policies, procedures and mandatory instructions.
• Review existing operations through regular audits in Trade Waste to ensure adherence to compliance obligations and implement innovative processes to generate new ideas to ensure the required continuous improvement outcomes are delivered.
• Contribute to the formation of a key element of functional strategy through specialist expertise and insights, to ensure that the strategy meets business needs; manage the Trade Waste budget and revenue plans.

About You

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about shaping our future, and ideally have the following qualifications, skills, and experiences:

• Tertiary qualifications Science, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Business, or specialist professional development.
• You are a demonstrated leader with a proven ability to grow and manage teams. You'll foster an inclusive and high-performing culture to safely deliver exceptional results.
• You're a critical thinker who naturally builds strong relationships with stakeholders. You excel at collaboration, aligning objectives, and achieving desired outcomes.
• An understanding of environmental regulations, waste management practices and sustainability principles, and ideally a familiarity with trade waste treatment and disposal.
• Hold a Queensland Class C driver's licence or equivalent interstate licence to travel to UU operational locations.

At UU, we celebrate diversity. We genuinely believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions is key and crucial to our success as a business. You might find you meet some, but not all, of the job requirements for this role. We'd still encourage you to apply as we we're looking for the right human being for this role - it's about so much more than ticking all the boxes

Why Urban Utilities?

At Urban Utilities, the work we do is about so much more than the bottom line. We're a leading provider of world-class drinking water and wastewater services to the vibrant communities of Brisbane, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, and Scenic Rim. As we continue to grow, we're committed to planning ahead and shaping a sustainable future around water for generations to come.

At the core of our work lies genuine care: for our team, our customers, communities, and the environment. From the flush of a toilet to major infrastructure projects and residential developments, we're dedicated to being there every step of the way.

Our HQ is in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, but you'll find us all over SEQ - working in cool places like the SAS Laboratory in Darra, field-based depots in Eagle Farm, Acacia Ridge, Bundamba, and wastewater treatment plants dotted across the region.

We know the chance to thrive, and progress comes hand in hand with the support to balance work with life. So, you'll access an increasingly diverse range of benefits and initiatives that'll help you bring the best you. Speaking of which, here's just a sample of the benefits we offer our team:

• Generous Salary Packaging options, including novated leases
• Corporate discounts across Health insurance, technology and more
• 18 weeks of paid parental leave, 15 days personal leave including two proactive wellbeing days, and an additional day of leave each year to connect with friends and family
• Flexibility at UU depends on the type of work you do but could include options such as, 9-day fortnights and flexible days. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you
• Urban Utilities is an endorsed employer for all women. See our range of benefits and policies directly at WORK180

Visit our website to learn more about us at

How to apply

Click on the 'Apply" link below to complete your application.

Please note: applicants will be required to undergo a Pre-employment medical & National Police History Check as part of the recruitment process for this role.

For further information please contact our Talent team at