General Manager

Veolia | France; Dubai; On-site; AED 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia Middle East seeks a high-impact General Manager to provide strategic leadership, align organizational objectives, and drive value across water, energy and waste management operations in the UAE. You will steer budgeting, governance, and stakeholder relations while ensuring safety and operational excellence.

The role demands 15+ years in relevant sectors with at least 8 years in senior management, and strong expertise in asset management, project delivery, and change leadership.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or Environmental Science required.
• Minimum 15 years in water/industrial environments with 8+ years in senior management.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of asset management principles and wastewater treatment processes.
• Experience leading strategic directions and budgeting.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and leadership to meet objectives.
• Develop and execute company strategy with stakeholders.
• Oversee budgets, HR, and OE&M to balance obligations.
• Represent the company at high-level meetings with shareholders.
• Ensure safety and compliant operations on site.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Analytical thinking

Project management

Asset management

Change management

Team building

Negotiation skills

English communication

Education

Engineering degree (Environmental/Civil/Mechanical)

Management development qualification

Tools

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint)

Job description

Job Description:

Company Description

For 170 years, Veolia has been a global leader in providing water, energy, and waste management solutions. Serving public authorities and industries across 58 countries, our comprehensive services are essential to human development and sustainable growth. As we progress alongside economic growth and human development, we continuously adapt and innovate, designing solutions that positively impact the environment and conserve resources.

Veolia focuses on local solutions to purify and preserve vital resources, mitigate resource depletion, decarbonize lifestyles and production methods, and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Our mission is to build a better 21st century, and we proudly identify as #resourcers.

Key figures of Veolia Near and Middle East

• Over 3,900 employees in the Middle East (in addition to the nearly 6,000 employees for Enova, which reports directly to Veolia Africa Middle-East for Facility Management and Energy Efficiency contracts in the region)

• A robust local network across the region, including the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia

• 40 years of sustainable partnerships

In the Middle East, Veolia collaborates with industries, governments, communities, and commercial businesses to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions needed today, while maintaining a vision for tomorrow. Through public-private partnerships and innovative contractual schemes, Veolia is dedicated to achieving measurable results with pragmatic, sustainable environmental solutions.

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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.

Qualifications

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.

Additional Information

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.

Contract type: Standard

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