Job Description

Job Introduction

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Chargehand Drivers HGV

Salary details

:


39,226

Additional Allowances

Starting full time total pay is 39,226 (inclusive of contractual overtime and other allowance). This is made of salary cost 30,288 plus 7,130 contractual overtime plus other allowance of 1,808

Location Postcode

Birchmere Centre SE28 8BF

Job Term and Hours per Week

Fixed Term - Ending 26.06.2026

Closing date

Rolling Advert



Street Services provides a highly important service to all the borough's residents and visitors from sweeping roads to collecting and emptying household and businesses waste bins. This is a vital front-line service and has a huge impact on residents and the community.


We're currently recruiting Chargehand Drivers HGV to join our busy waste collection service.


This role involves managing a team of 2 or more Waste Operatives making sure that scheduled waste collections are carried out. The service operates two shifts (AM and PM) between the hours of 6am and 8pm.



You must have a clean HGV driver's licence, as well as a current CPC card.

For an informal discussion please contact

Toni Bove

at

toni.bove

@royalgreenwich.gov.uk

Diversity Statement:

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close:

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close:

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored:

Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary:

Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values:

Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Salary

Scale 4 - 39,226 (inclusive of contractual overtime and other allowance).

Frequency

Annual

Job Reference

royalgreenwich/TP/1035/461

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Closing Date

No expiry date

Job Category

Waste management

Business Unit

Communities, Environment and Central (CEC)

Location

Thamesmead, London , United Kingdom

Level of Disclosure and Barring Service, DBS, check required

No DBS *

Posted on

10 November, 2025