Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Offsite Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £28,598 (Level one) rising to £31,022 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time) (Pay award pending)

Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road Nottingham, NG2 3AH

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

We’re looking for skilled and motivated HGV/LGV Drivers to join our frontline Waste & Cleansing team. In this role, you’ll be more than just a driver — you’ll be a leader, ensuring essential services run smoothly and helping keep Nottingham clean, safe, and welcoming for everyone.

We are recruiting HGV Drivers, for the following specific shift requirements:

✅ 2 x Waste and Cleansing HGV Drivers

These roles will require operating HGV sweepers on afternoon/evening shifts, working:

• 14:00pm – 22:00pm
• Varied weekly patterns, including:
  • Tuesday to Saturday
  • Sunday to Thursday

✅ 1 x Waste & Cleansing HGV Driver

This role will support wider cleansing operations, working:

• 06:30am – 14:30pm
• Wednesday to Sunday

All roles may require flexibility across Waste, Recycling, Street Cleansing, and Winter Service support.

About You

• Drive and take responsibility for our Waste & Cleansing vehicles (up to HGV)
• Lead and support a crew of up to 4 operatives, including mentoring new drivers
• Deliver a wide range of frontline services
• Always ensure safety — for yourself, your crew, and the public
• Carry out daily vehicle checks, basic maintenance, and ensure vehicles remain roadworthy
• Use in‑cab systems to support efficient and responsive service delivery
• Work flexibly across the city in all weathers as part of a dedicated public service team

✅ Guaranteed Interview if you meet these 3 requirements:

• Hold a Category C (HGV Class II) driving licence
• Have a valid Driver CPC card
• Experience/knowledge in safely operating vehicles such as refuse collection vehicles, gritters, and mainline sweepers

Why join us?

At Nottingham City Council, you’ll be part of a team essential to the everyday life of our city. We offer:

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Training and ongoing development, including mentoring
• A strong, supportive team culture with clear values
• A role with real purpose — keeping Nottingham clean, safe, and sustainable

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 Dav Marvin, Street Cleansing Service Manager -

📞 07708 318613

📧 Dav.Marvin@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 8th of May 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: 14th of May 2026

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.