Treatment Specialist

Overview

A UK environmental and waste management services organisation is offering a placement opportunity to support the management of multi-site local authority contracts, with a strong focus on operations, sustainability, reuse initiatives and social value
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This is a hands-on role working closely with contract and operational leadership, offering exposure to waste operations, client engagement, compliance, community impact and commercial performance
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The Opportunity

As part of the Contract Management team, you’ll support sites operating under a local authority contract, helping improve operational procedures, strengthen client relationships and develop ReUse and social value initiatives within the community.

You’ll gain broad exposure to how regulated, public-facing environmental services are managed safely, efficiently and sustainably, while identifying opportunities to improve performance and generate additional value.

What You’ll Do

As an Operations & Sustainability Placement Student, you will:

• Support contract and site management teams across multiple locations
• Assist with the development and improvement of HWRC procedures
• Support health, safety, environmental and quality (SHEQ) compliance
• Help develop ReUse, recycling and social value initiatives
• Engage with local authority clients and support meetings and queries
• Assist with monitoring operational performance, energy usage and compliance
• Build relationships with local communities, customers and regulators
• Support staff development, training and best-practice sharing
• Contribute to continuous improvement across operational sites

This is a genuine operational placement
, not a desk-based or observational role.

Education

• Undergraduate student undertaking a placement / sandwich year (any relevant discipline)

Other Requirements

• Full UK driving licence
• Access to a car beneficial due to site-based working

Skills & Attributes

• Strong commercial awareness and numerical ability
• Interest in operations, sustainability, environmental services or public sector delivery
• Confident communicator with good interpersonal and stakeholder skills
• Proactive, resilient and adaptable to changing priorities
• Comfortable working across sites, teams and communities
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on safety and quality

• Gain hands-on experience in environmental operations and contract management
• Work on services with real community and environmental impact
• Develop practical skills across compliance, sustainability and performance improvement
• Build experience aligned to future graduate roles in operations, sustainability or environmental management
• Learn in a regulated, professional environment with strong support and training