Technical Clerk, Whitehill Service Centre, 509.08 - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY - WEL10816


Company:	West Lothian Council current
Salary:	£28,455 to £30,595 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bathgate, EH48 2EP
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	5 Oct 2026
Closing date:	19 Oct 2026

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INTERNAL ONLY

Applications for this post will only be accepted from current employees of West Lothian Council (this includes casual and agency staff who are currently undertaking work for us).

36 hours per week, 52.14 weeks per year, Permanent

National Level 3 in Eng/Math and must have relevant experience.

The Recycling and Waste Service key functions include:

Providing household waste collection services such as kerbside bins, bulky waste, recycling centres and bring points within West Lothian, along with waste collections from its commercial customers.

Operation of a waste transfer and sorting facility

Ensuring that recycling and waste is disposed of legally

Maximising recycling opportunities and minimising disposal of waste within budget.

Statutory waste data collation and reporting duties to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency

The Technical Data Clerk role supports the Service. This would include the following:

To assist in recording and monitoring of information in the provision of an effective Recycling & Waste service comprising of Collection, Haulage, Disposal, Treatment and Recycling Centre frontline activities, as well as all aspects of technical and support functions within the Service Unit.

All aspects of data collection, collation, input, analysis and reporting within the Recycling & Waste Service.

Working closely with all areas of the service, other services, external organisations and partners

Monitoring performance and enable strategic decisions to be taken to ensure an effective and efficient service delivery is maintained.

Working within the Data, Performance & Compliance Team you will assist the Waste Strategy Officers in the delivery of the team’s functions as from the Recycling & Waste Services actions in the Operational Services, Service Improvement Plan and operational activities.

The Technical Data Clerk will report to the Waste Strategy Officers (Data, Performance & Compliance). There is access to service vehicles as part of the post activities.

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