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About Veolia North America

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com

Job Description

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.

Position Purpose:

General Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of a hazardous waste incineration plant operation, to include health and safety, environmental compliance, revenue quotas, maintenance and preventative maintenance programs, and the hiring and training of subordinates. Assist in establishing annual goals and objectives and maintaining profit and loss ratios in concert with regional objectives to increase profit margins while reducing costs. Oversee plant subcontractor project completion in accordance with regulatory guidelines. Reviews and approves internal project estimates, CAPEX, and revenue generating projects on existing and/or new accounts of significant revenue size. The position requires a person who understands the capabilities of the plant and associated costs to deliver services to internal Branch customers. This position demands a good grasp of accounting, contracts, sales, negotiations, teamwork and human relation skills.

Primary Duties/responsibilities:

• Execute the business plan for their area of responsibility in accordance with the company's goals and objectives.

• Develop and compare direct and indirect cost factors in relation to what the market may bear or what the competition may be charging for similar services.

• Prepares annual budgets to include manpower, materials, and equipment requirements and assess via monthly reviews EBITDA budget forecasts.

• Enforce all environmental, health, safety, transportation and operational procedures in accordance with Veolia policies. Provide a safe and compliant work environment for all employees.

• Oversee all federal, state, and local compliance activities with the goal of achieving compliance with all applicable regulations.

• Responsible for all Profit and Loss, and business growth.

• Implement all mandatory training courses as required by OSHA, DOT, EPA, as well as update refresher courses instituted by Veolia.

• Oversee operation of all, and maintenance of all equipment in a professional manner to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness to complete project(s) in a timely manner.

• Manage a preventative maintenance program to insure proper equipment maintenance and spare parts inventory via maintenance team members.

• Proactively communicate with others to share resources, ideas and information.

• Identify opportunities to leverage assets and people across division boundaries, resulting in improved business opportunities and lower costs.

• Lead, coach, supports and develops peers and division teams. Develop team goals and individual goals, which are aligned with and in support of region, branch, and Veolia.

• Develop leadership resources plan for financial, administrative, and operations positions and contribute to plans in other areas (i.e. Sales & Marketing).

• Drives efforts to meet process improvement targets while fostering a culture of change throughout the organization.

• Manage expenses and determine the optimal spend to properly run plant operations

• Other duties as assigned to include community engagement activities.

Qualifications

Education / Experience / Background:

• Bachelors of Science in Chemistry or related science discipline or equivalent work experience required.

• At least 10 years business experience. 10 yrs experience with P&L responsibility in a service industry.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge in the following areas: Knowledge of Process, Operations Management, QA/Q procedures, DOT, EPA, TSCA, and OSHA required.

• Minimum of ten years of experience in management of utility systems, showing progressive steps of increased responsibility.

• Must have at least ten years of supervisory experience within an industrial and/or waste management setting.

• Highest level of certification required by site.

• Knowledge of budget preparation and cost control and have the ability to forecast budget, staffing and equipment needs.

• Demonstrated effective communication, presentation and interpersonal skills in order to interface with and motivate all levels of personnel and clients.

• Knowledge of waste incineration combustion and material handling processes

• Knowledge of EPA's comprehensive performance testing (CPT) . Successful experience interacting with Federal, State and local regulators, permitting agencies, and other community organizations.

• A track record of ensuring all unit outages and projects are subject to rigorous planning and oversight to ensure on-time and on-budget completion

Required Certification / Licenses / Training:

• 40-hour Hazwoper Certification

• A valid driver's license

Additional Information

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.