South Australia General Manager - Waste & Resource Recovery

Remondis; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

REMONDIS Australia seeks a General Manager to lead South Australia across multiple sites from Wingfield, driving sustainable waste management and resource recovery with councils, regulators and clients. You will oversee operations, strategic planning, and team development to deliver safe, cost-effective results.

The role requires strong leadership, financial oversight of large budgets, and a deep understanding of Australian environmental regulations.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in operations management or similar senior roles.
• Strong background in waste management, environmental services, or related industries.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing large budgets and P&L responsibility.
• Experience with steering development projects to be on time and with budget.
• Understanding of Australian environmental regulations and compliance requirements.
• Tertiary qualification in business, engineering, or environmental sciences preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the team across South Australia to deliver safe, sustainable and strong operational results.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, councils, government bodies, regulators and commercial clients.
• Manage safe operations, financial performance, budgets, and resource allocation to execute a high performing state.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and safety standards across the state.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence, ensuring KPI’s are met and financial outcomes are maximised.
• Develop and implement regional business strategies aligned with company objectives including conceptualisation and development of resource recovery projects and expansion into new geographic regions.
• Identify opportunities through sales activity, development projects and tenders to grow the operational businesses and achieve 2030 targets.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Stakeholder engagement

Financial acumen

Regulatory compliance

Project steering

Education

Tertiary qualification in business, engineering or environmental sciences

Job description

REMONDIS Australia seeks a General Manager to lead South Australia across multiple sites from Wingfield, driving sustainable waste management and resource recovery with councils, regulators and clients. You will oversee operations, strategic planning, and team development to deliver safe, cost-effective results.

The role requires strong leadership, financial oversight of large budgets, and a deep understanding of Australian environmental regulations.