Area Manager, Management Operations Manager

Overview

Area Manager (Street Services) – Eastleigh Borough Council

Location:

Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire.

Join Us as an Area Manager – Help Shape the Services at the Heart of Our Community. Our Street Services Team keeps communities clean, safe, and thriving. Based in Hedge End, we deliver essential front-line services including street cleansing and waste operations.

We’re looking for an experienced and driven professional to lead these key service areas as our Area Manager.

• Lead a large, multi-functional team in street cleansing or waste operations.
• Ensure residents receive the highest standards of service delivery.
• Develop, coach, and motivate staff to achieve excellence.
• Provide resilient, proactive operational management and leadership from the front.

• Significant experience in street cleansing or waste operational management.
• Proven track record of leading and motivating large teams.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and commit to high-quality public service.
• Confident, motivated, and capable of leading from the front.

• Office and site-based position.
• Standard working hours: 37 hours per week (typically 05:30–13:30).
• Flexibility with occasional out-of-hours work, including some Saturdays after Bank Holidays and during the Christmas period.

• Salary: £34,857 per annum.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Hybrid working.
• Up to 26–29 days annual leave (dependent on local government continuous service).
• Discounted gym memberships within Eastleigh.
• Confidential Employee Advice and Support Programme.
• Excellent working environment.

Closing date: 12 January 2026. To apply, please visit the Eastleigh Borough Council careers site.