ODS

About Us

ODS has existed for many years, born out of the need to maintain Oxford City Council's housing stock, parks and streets. It was formally established in 2012 to serve the community's needs and provide commercial services where capable.

In 2018, ODS was made a wholly owned company by its sole shareholder, Oxford City Council. It is now made up of two companies that work together to deliver cost-effective public and commercial services.

Becoming a separate entity opened ODS up to new possibilities and ambitions. We are building more homes and maintaining streets, parks and properties. We are constructing more highways and buildings. We are providing more managed services, repairing vehicles, conducting MOTs, recycling waste, controlling pests and removing trees. We are working for more local authorities, businesses, schools, universities and residents now across the county.

We create social value – through the services we deliver directly to residents and through the excellent commercial services we provide to businesses, institutions and other local authorities.

Our commercial customers are reassured to know that many of our people have unrivalled expertise in their fields and have probably seen more and done more than most of our competitors ever will.

But we are still hungry to find new, better ways of doing good for our communities and customers, sustainably and in a cost-efficient way.

What it’s like to work for us?

At ODS our workforce are really proud to be helping to make Oxford a world-class city. We collect the waste, keep the streets clean, maintain the roads, repair buildings, repair vehicles, ensure our parks are great places to visit, and loads more besides.

It’s tough work - we’re out in all weathers, we have early starts, we work hard at weekends, so you’ll need to be up for a challenge. But you’ll have a great team working with you - 700 people who care about what they do and how they do it and who are proud to be doing a great job.

The type of jobs we recruit for?

Electricians, Plumbers, Gas Engineers, Multi Trade Operatives, HGV Drivers, Admin staff.

This is not an exhaustive list.

Benefits

Flexible schedule
Work from home
Casual dress
Wellness programmes
Gym membership
Company pension
Employee discount
Sick pay
Additional leave
Referral programme
Bike to work scheme
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