General Manager

Veolia Environnement SA; Sharjah; On-site; AED 850,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Veolia Middle East seeks a General Manager to lead the plant, oversee safety, maintenance and performance improvements while managing the budget and regulatory compliance. The role involves stakeholder relations, energy production from waste, and driving sustainability initiatives.

You will drive ISO standards, lead a diverse team, manage contracts and report quarterly results to the board, safeguarding company interests.

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering degree.
• Minimum 5-10 years in waste management or thermal energy facilities.
• Operational leadership experience.
• Experience with environmental compliance and safety regulations.
• Project management including budget control.
• Team leadership and personnel management.
• Data analysis and performance reporting.
• Understanding of energy production processes and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily plant operations, safety, and maintenance for smooth functioning.
• Develop and implement efficiency strategies to meet production goals and reduce costs.
• Establish policies, procedures, and schedules to streamline operations.
• Conduct performance reviews and motivate staff to achieve targets.
• Verify job requests and coordinate activities of reporting managers.
• Manage ISO certification follow-up and ensure client satisfaction while protecting company interests.

Skills

Operational leadership

Waste management

Energy production processes

Regulatory compliance

Budget management

Education

Relevant engineering degree

Job description

Main Accountabilities :

The General Manager leads overall operations strategic planning and performance optimization of the plant. They manage the budget ensure regulatory compliance oversee staff and maintain stakeholder relationships. They are responsible for maximising energy production from waste implementing safety protocols driving sustainability initiatives and ensuring the plants profitability and environmental standards are met.

The General Manager is accountable for overall plant performance strategic goal achievement profitability stakeholder management regulatory compliance team leadership and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

Detailed Job Description:

• Oversee daily plant operations safety measures and maintenance activities to ensure smooth functioning.

• Develop and implement efficiency strategies to meet production goals while minimising costs.

• Establish policies procedures and production schedules to streamline plant operations.

• Conduct performance reviews and motivate staff to achieve production targets.

• Verify job requests and coordinate activities of directly reporting managers.

• Foster organisational culture values and reputation among staff customers suppliers and regulatory bodies.

• Execute General Managers responsibilities in accordance with legal and ethical standards.

• Manage daily plant meetings and oversee contract management for operations safety and maintenance.

• Handle plant reports for SWTEPMs client and prepare budget estimates.

• Oversee ISO certification follow-up and ensure customer satisfaction while protecting company interests.

• Review activity analyses and comply with environmental health and safety requirements.

• Conduct work activities meeting quality expectations without posing risks to health safety or environment.

• Direct overall O&M Company activities and approve contracts orders and purchase requests.

• Present quarterly results to the board and manage legal and accounting aspects of the O&M company.

• Uphold safe work environment avoid operational risks and maintain objectivity consistency and confidentiality.

• Stop Work Authority: Authorized to immediately halt any work activity that poses unacceptable safety environmental or asset risks without fear of retaliation.

• Perform additional duties that may be assigned aligned with the roles level and organisational needs.

• Adhere to all IMS Finance and Compliance policies and procedures throughout daily operations.

Objectives :

• Optimise plant operations to maximise efficiency productivity and profitability while ensuring safety and compliance.

• Develop and implement strategic plans to meet production goals and minimise operational costs.

• Foster a positive organisational culture and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders including the client staff and other regulators.

• Ensure adherence to quality standards environmental regulations and health and safety protocols across all operations.

• Manage budgets contracts and financial reporting to maintain fiscal responsibility and transparency.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives including ISO certification and efficiency enhancements.

• Oversee staff performance providing leadership and motivation to achieve company objectives.

• Represent the companys interests maintaining its reputation and ensuring customer satisfaction in all activities.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Plant efficiency: Measure waste processing capacity and energy production output against established targets.

• Cost management: Track operational costs and budget adherence aiming for cost reduction without compromising quality.

• Safety performance: Monitor incident rates near-misses and compliance with safety protocols and regulations.

• Environmental compliance: Assess adherence to environmental standards and successful completion of regulatory audits.

• Employee productivity: Evaluate staff performance turnover rates and achievement of individual and team goals.

• Customer satisfaction: Measure client feedback contract renewals and resolution of customer issues.

• Maintenance effectiveness: Track equipment uptime scheduled maintenance completion and reduction in unplanned downtime.

• Financial performance: Monitor revenue growth profitability margins and return on investment for plant operations.

Qualifications :

• Relevant engineering degree.

Required education:

• Relevant engineering degree.

Required experiences:

• Previous experience in a waste management or thermal energy production facility in a managerial role.

• Minimum 5-10 years in waste management or thermal energy production facilities.

• Previous experience in operational leadership roles.

• Experience with environmental compliance and safety regulations.

• Project management experience including budget control.

• Experience in team leadership and personnel management.

• Proficiency in data analysis and performance reporting.

• Understanding of energy production processes and technologies.

Required skills :

• Ability to move around the workplace including walking standing and climbing stairs as the job often involves overseeing various areas of operation

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hats safety glasses and steel-toed boots.

• Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity for using computers handling documents and potentially operating equipment.

• Capability to work long hours especially during emergencies.

• Capacity to sit for extended periods while working at a desk or in meetings.

• Ability to work in various environments which could include offices warehouses or production floors potentially with exposure to different temperatures waste smells or noise levels

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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time