Senior Technical Manager

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It 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. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

About the role

Integrated in the Technical expertise & Business support team, the Senior Technical Manager - Technical Expertise is responsible for driving and/or supporting, management and execution of technical projects and topics throughout the Hazardous waste BU. This role will be involved in operations support, development & innovation, project management and support to business development throughout the Hazardous waste BU and on demand on Corporate topics. This individual must have a strong background in the technical field in the environmental business with experience in business operations, knowledge of finance principles and project management. The position will also require leadership of some special projects such as capital expenditure projects.

Areas of focus include:

• Hazardous waste transfer stations and solidification (TSDF)
• Hazardous water incineration plant
• Hazardous waste landfill
• Medical waste autoclaves
• Solvent regeneration distillation plant
• Emerging markets such as electronic wastes, Mercury engineered fuel, Blade recycling and EVB

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and performance support to the Hazardous waste BU.
• Participate in the development of associated business cases and memos for internal Go/No-Go (WIN process).
• Provide the overall direction and management of assigned projects, including personnel, equipment, and subcontractors, applying proper and effective project management procedures and skills.
• Ensure the project or assignment is planned and coordinated according to the required schedule, with strict adherence to health and safety, quality and budget considerations.
• Participate or lead technical due diligence of new business acquisition or plant upgrades.
• Assist Business Development in preparation of estimates and procedures in planning of projects, financial estimates with a strong focus on operational efficiencies.
• Actively participate in feedback and post-job evaluation of assigned projects.
• Develop new process optimizations or pilot new technologies, coordinating tests with corporate functions (BS&P).
• Test and implement new tools under development.
• Work in cooperation with other T&P members for supporting team organization, reporting and delivery.
• Other duties as directed.

Work Environment

• Travel 25% of the time.
• Required to travel across Hazardous Waste locations on a regular basis based on project assignment.

Requirements

• 5-10 years experience in transversal technical/support functions and/or operational functions (e.g., operation manager, plant manager, technical manager).
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering is an asset.
• Experience in hazardous/industrial waste treatment, industrial wastewater treatment.
• Experience in oil or solvent recovery is a strong asset.
• Experience in Project Management.
• Waste Industry knowledge is a plus.
• Developed presentation and communication skills, internally and externally.
• Understanding of PSM and change management methodology.

Skills

• Decision-making ability and seasoned judgment.
• Leadership, planning, coordination and labor relations skills.
• Strong time and project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage projects and coordinate teams against ambitious deliverables and timelines.
• Multitasking and organizational skills.
• Strong skills in analysis and problem solving.
• Outstanding writing, communication, and mentoring skills.
• Must be committed to the Veolia core values of integrity, openness and trust, accountability, and excellence through teamwork.
• Exceptional communication (both written and verbal); ability to develop and deliver structured and effective presentations to clients at all levels of staff and management.
• Self-motivated to high performance and ability to work autonomously.

Qualifications

• Driving license.
• P-Eng is an asset.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering (preferred).

Pay

$125,000 to $130,000 per year.

Benefits

• Paid time off policies.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Savings accounts.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid volunteering.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.