General Manager

Veoliaenvironnementsa; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia Middle East seeks an experienced senior executive to lead strategic direction and provide professional leadership across functional managers. You will drive short-, medium-, and long-term objectives, optimize assets, and ensure alignment with shareholder contracts and obligations.

Key responsibilities include developing and executing the company strategy, managing budgets, and maintaining high standards in HSE, IT, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in Engineering or Environmental Science with recognised management development qualification.
• 15 years continuous experience in water-related or industrial environments with at least 8 years in senior management.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to functional managers to set and achieve short-, medium-, and long-term objectives.
• Develop, implement and execute company strategy in line with shareholder objectives and asset management principles.
• Oversee budget, financial, HR and O&M management to balance contractual obligations and shareholder expectations.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, legal obligations and contractual obligations.
• Represent the company at high-level stakeholder meetings and foster professional relations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

English proficiency

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Management qualification

Tools

MS Office

Google apps

Job description

Main Accountabilities:

Provide strategic direction and professional leadership to the company to achieve organisational, business, shareholder and contractual objectives in the short, medium and long terms through continuous improvement and best practice.

Detailed Job Description:

Management

Provide strategic direction and sound leadership to functional managers to set and achieve short, medium and long term objectives/performance targets/plans.

Develop, implement and execute company strategy in accordance with shareholder objectives.

Formulate company policies to achieve business and contractual objectives.

Guide, coordinate and ensure timely execution of departmental strategies.

Direct and ensure efficient and effective resource and contract management.

Report to and liaise with the Management Committee, shareholders, stakeholders.

Support functional managers to proactively develop and maintain strategic business partnerships to optimize asset life and condition based on good asset management principles.

Develop and direct the company budget activities to achieve targets and objectives.

Oversee financial, HR and O&M management activities to ensure optimum balance between contractual obligations and shareholders expectations.

Ensure the implementation and compliance of all company policies, procedures, legal obligations and contractual obligations.

Represent the company and its shareholders by fostering effective professional relations at the highest levels.

Ensure a fair working environment and fostering of employee growth at all levels.

Act as signatory in accordance with the approved VeBes signatory matrix.

Environment, Health and Safety

Ensure, encourage and monitor safe work practices on site on a zero tolerance approach.

Team Work and Collaboration

Facilitate and encourage information sharing for the benefit of the VeBes O&M Company.

Assist/support/coach/guide the VeBes O&M team members to improve performance.

Organizing and Reporting

Assess and guide the development/improvement/timely delivery of reports and tools to improve overall company efficiency and client/stakeholder satisfaction.

Attend meetings, interviews, safety walks, regional events, etc. when required.

Arrange and coordinate Management Committee meetings and take Minutes.

Communication

Ensure effective and prompt communication internally and externally.

Liaise and communicate with shareholders and stakeholders as and when appropriate.

Education and Experience Required:

Education Level

Recognized Degree in Engineering/Environmental Science or equivalent.

Recognized management development qualification.

Experience

15 years continuous experience in water related or industrial environment with minimum of 8 years senior management experience.

Technical Skills Required:

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

Good knowledge of relevant wastewater treatment plant processes and related activities.

Excellent knowledge of asset management and related principles.

Innovative and continuous improvement mindset.

Excellent project management skills.

Environment, Health and Safety

Proactive approach towards ensuring safe work practices and safe behavior.

Excellent HSE knowledge.

Management

Excellent general business management skills.

Promote team building and ensure good team work.

Perform duties diligently, professionally, reliably, ethically, autonomously.

Take initiative as and when opportune/required.

Excellent time and work load management and able to work under pressure.

Communication

Excellent command of written and spoken English.

Communicate accurately, correctly, timely, effectively and in an appropriate manner (email, documentation and verbal).

Team Work & Collaboration

Ability to work in a multi-national and multi-cultural team environment.

Ability to lead and implement change management.

Excellent inter-personal, negotiation and conflict handling skills.

Organizing and Reporting

Excellent and accurate report writing skills with good use of English and technical terminology.

IT Skills

Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google apps, etc.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete or exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities that will be carried out by the selected candidate.

Veolia Middle East does not and shall not discriminate in any forms in its recruitment processes.