Waste & Cleansing HGV/LGV Driver

Ready to take the wheel and lead from the front?

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

What you’ll do

• Drive and take responsibility for our Waste & Cleansing vehicles (up to HGV)
• Lead and support a crew of up to 4 operatives, mentoring new drivers and helping the team succeed
• Deliver a wide range of services: refuse, recycling, street cleansing, and winter gritting support
• Always ensure safety – for yourself, your crew, and the public
• Carry out daily vehicle checks, basic maintenance, and keep vehicles roadworthy and presentable
• Use in-cab systems to keep services efficient and responsive
• Work flexibly across the city (and surrounding areas), in all weathers, as part of a dedicated public service team

✅ Guaranteed Interview if you meet these 3 requirements:

1. Hold a Category C (HGV Class II) driving licence
2. Have a valid Driver CPC card
3. Experience/knowledge of the safe operation and driving vehicles such as refuse collection vehicles, gritters and mainline sweepers

Why join us?

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

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – one of the most generous in the UK
• Training and ongoing development, including mentoring opportunities
• 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, by telephone on 07708318613 or by email here .

Closing Date: 1st of February 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: 3rd and 5th of February 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.