Waste and Cleansing HGV/LGV Driver

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Off-site Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £29,542 (Level one) rising to £32,046 (Level four) per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Location: The House, 15 Stores Road, Derby, DE21 4BD

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

Nottingham City Council is looking for LGV drivers to work across different services within Resident Services. To be responsible for the day to day operations and safety of a small team providing a full range of gardening, refuse, recycling and cleansing duties throughout the City in order to maintain the environment.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Class 2 LGV Driving Licence
• Experience/knowledge of the safe operation and driving vehicles such as refuse collection vehicles, gritters and mainline sweepers
• Full CPC
• A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Zarina Hearne, Commercial Waste Operations Manager, by telephone on 07961986570 or by email at [email protected]

Closing Date: 9th October 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: TBC

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