Tyres Recycling Lead

Job Title: Tyres Recycling Lead

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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. This includes driving circular economy outcomes, regulatory compliance, digital innovation, and strengthening resource efficiency across the sector.
Key Responsibilities
Provide specialist advice on tyre circularity, including material reuse, recycling technologies, and market development opportunities to support a more sustainable tyre lifecycle.
Shape policy delivery for tyres under the Circular Economy Growth Plan, ensuring proposals reflect operational realities and industry best practices.
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 tyre-related work within the wider circular economy roadmap and long-term goals for resource efficiency and net zero.
Engage with stakeholders across tyre manufacturers, recyclers, and regulators, building consensus and supporting practical implementation of policy changes.
Work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, sharing expertise and supporting a one-team ethos.
Bring innovation and constructive challenge, introducing new ideas and approaches to improve tyre 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.
Essential Expertise
Deep subject matter knowledge and experience in tyres, with a focus on:
Improving circularity in tyre production and recovery
Material reuse and recycling
Producer responsibility
Market development
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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