Vehicle Recycling / End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Manager

Job Title: Vehicle Recycling /End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Manager
Location: Bristol, London, Newcastle or York (Hybrid - 3 days per week on site)
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Daily Rate: £ 550/day (Umbrella – Maximum)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

The Circular Economy Growth Plan Delivery Team leads the UK Government’s work on sustainability across multiple sectors, including transport. The Transport Electricals and Batteries team oversees the reform agenda for batteries, tyres, and end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). This includes driving circular economy outcomes, regulatory compliance, and supporting innovation in the sector.

Key Responsibilities

Provide specialist advice on end-of-life vehicle recycling systems, including dismantling, material recovery, and compliance mechanisms to improve resource efficiency.
Shape policy delivery for ELVs under the Circular Economy Growth Plan, ensuring proposals reflect operational realities and industry best practices.
Advise on strategies to increase recovery rates, reduce environmental impact, and strengthen compliance across the ELV sector.
Develop robust policy proposals: define issues, generate options, source evidence, engage stakeholders, and prepare papers and presentations for senior decision-makers.
Contribute to strategic planning, situating ELV work within the wider circular economy and net zero roadmap.
Engage with stakeholders across vehicle manufacturers, dismantlers, recyclers, and regulators to build consensus and support practical implementation.
Work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team with a one-team ethos.
Bring innovation and constructive challenge to improve ELV recycling systems and market development.
Upskill civil servants through mentoring, workshops, and technical guidance.
Provide clear, evidence-based advice and briefings to senior officials and Ministers.
Person Specification

Essential Expertise Deep subject matter knowledge and experience in end-of-life vehicles, including:

Recycling systems and processes
Different market participants (manufacturers, dismantlers, recyclers)
Improving recovery rates
Compliance mechanisms
Essential Aptitudes

Developing policy proposals (issue definition, options, evidence, stakeholder engagement, papers/presentations)
Strategic and programmatic thinking (aligning with wider programme goals)
Collaborative working in an interdisciplinary environment
Innovation and constructive challenge
Location: Bristol, London, Newcastle or York (Hybrid)

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