Project Leader - Water & Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Company Description

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.

Position

Purpose:

In the role of Regional Leader, the successful candidate will lead the execution of strategic initiatives within your region, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and prioritizing key regional issues. Thrive in dynamic, region-specific environments, effectively overcoming obstacles with a resilient and adaptable approach to changing conditions. Clearly articulate regional strategies and goals, while actively listening to the needs and concerns of your team and stakeholders to ensure effective communication and collaboration.

Foster a positive and cohesive team environment by demonstrating high emotional intelligence and building strong, supportive relationships across the region. Tackle region-specific challenges with a hands-on approach, developing and implementing innovative solutions that address complex issues. Promote diversity and inclusion within your region, respecting cultural differences and ensuring an inclusive work environment for all team members. Drive the growth and success of the regional business, contributing to the overall expansion and sustainability of the organization.

• Safety:
  Establish and nurture a safety culture driven by individual behavior and accountability across a multi-state region. Ensure all sites have specific training, resources, and facility-required PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) needed to perform the work. Maintain compliance with OSHA, State, and Veolia Safety and Environmental Programs across the entire region.
• Compliance:
  Lead efforts to ensure compliant execution of contracts for assigned projects, including adherence to established environmental, health, safety, operating, maintenance, and emergency response procedures.
• Reliability:
  Oversee project delivery performance, ensuring that delivery consistently meets or exceeds professional operations standards. Guide project leaders to demonstrate skills and responsibilities related to dependable project execution, maintaining high quality standards, and delivering consistent results. Apply ingenuity and initiative to coordinate problem resolution, manage conflicting priorities, and meet deadlines within a team environment.
• People Focused:
  Lead and nurture assigned projects with a positive culture, focusing on being the employer of choice. Ensure project leaders effectively manage resources (e.g., personnel, equipment, materials, facilities, funds, and reputation). Demonstrate effective communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills while interfacing with project leaders, customers, and employees. Evaluate leader performance, match abilities with job requirements, and capitalize on talents to meet business objectives.
  
  Mentor reports to grow their capabilities and leadership skills. Ensure effective communication and execution of business initiatives and progress toward goals by project leaders.
• Customer Obsessed:
  Collaborate with Project Leaders to create and follow up on leads for new business opportunities. Ensure project leaders build sound relationships with customers and work closely with them to prevent or solve issues. Be available for escalation of issues and address as needed. Performance measured by Net Promoter Score (NPS) and participation.
• Cost Effective:
  Lead OPEX (Operational Excellence) initiatives to focus on efficiencies and cost savings across the division. Maintain full P&L and budgeting ownership for assigned project sites. Oversee budget preparation and cost control, with the ability to forecast budget, staffing, and equipment needs. Spearhead efforts to streamline processes and increase efficiency.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing teams across multiple sites.
• Skilled in creating a positive, inclusive, and accountable work culture.
• Ability to assess team strengths and areas for development, providing coaching and growth opportunities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence employees, clients, and stakeholders at all levels.
• Skilled at fostering collaboration and building partnerships with local governments, clients, regulatory bodies, and internal teams.
• Strong focus on setting measurable goals and achieving operational targets, such as…