Environmental Services Supervisor
| Posting date: | 13 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £33,699 to £36,363 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 February 2026 |
| Location: | Horsham, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Horsham District Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | CS1710 |
Summary
About the role:
Horsham District Council is looking for an Environmental Services Supervisor to work in a busy operational environment to provide initial first line management of all Litter and Cleansing employees. You will work closely with the Environmental Services Manager to deliver services in a safe and effective manner to achieve both departmental and corporate outcomes within Council Policy and guidelines as well as statutory services.
As Environmental Services Supervisor you will be responsible for supporting the Environmental Services Manager in managing the operatives and vehicles in an efficient manner to ensure that the services required are delivered in a safe and effective manner. You will monitor Health and Safety both in the depot and during operational working hours for the Litter and Cleansing teams ensuring safe working practices are adhered to at all times. This includes delivering training and briefings to employees, such as manual handling, reversing assistant and similar operational skills.
About you:
To succeed as Environmental Services Supervisor, you will have previous supervisory experience in an operational environment preferably with Previous Litter & Cleansing experience. You will have a good knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation in the workplace and good people management skills with the ability to meet changing demands. As this role requires the post holder to drive Council vehicles, a full and current UK driving licence is required.
For an informal discussion about this role please call Michael Jenkins, Environmental Services Manager on 07584 546959.
Council Vehicles:
As this role requires the post holder to drive Council vehicles, periodic driving assessments will be required.
About us:
We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.
We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.
We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.
To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.
To apply:
If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.
Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR@horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.
Suitable applicants will be contacted for interview on an ongoing basis therefore this advert may close early.
Horsham District Council is looking for an Environmental Services Supervisor to work in a busy operational environment to provide initial first line management of all Litter and Cleansing employees. You will work closely with the Environmental Services Manager to deliver services in a safe and effective manner to achieve both departmental and corporate outcomes within Council Policy and guidelines as well as statutory services.
As Environmental Services Supervisor you will be responsible for supporting the Environmental Services Manager in managing the operatives and vehicles in an efficient manner to ensure that the services required are delivered in a safe and effective manner. You will monitor Health and Safety both in the depot and during operational working hours for the Litter and Cleansing teams ensuring safe working practices are adhered to at all times. This includes delivering training and briefings to employees, such as manual handling, reversing assistant and similar operational skills.
About you:
To succeed as Environmental Services Supervisor, you will have previous supervisory experience in an operational environment preferably with Previous Litter & Cleansing experience. You will have a good knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation in the workplace and good people management skills with the ability to meet changing demands. As this role requires the post holder to drive Council vehicles, a full and current UK driving licence is required.
For an informal discussion about this role please call Michael Jenkins, Environmental Services Manager on 07584 546959.
Council Vehicles:
As this role requires the post holder to drive Council vehicles, periodic driving assessments will be required.
About us:
We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.
We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.
We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.
To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.
To apply:
If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.
Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR@horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.
Suitable applicants will be contacted for interview on an ongoing basis therefore this advert may close early.
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