CEO

Sigmar Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

Circol ELT, Ireland's tyre recycling network, is seeking a CEO to lead strategic direction, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive sustainable outcomes.

You will oversee expansion to all tyre categories, manage operations, and build relationships with producers, retailers, regulators, and government bodies for a fair, circular economy. This is a national leadership role with a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in environmental services or regulated sectors.
• Proven ability to govern, budget, and drive strategy.
• Experience engaging with boards, regulators, and industry stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategy for Circol ELT, ensuring alignment with Board direction and environmental policy.
• Lead organisational compliance with waste, environmental, and producer responsibility regulations.
• Advance innovation, market development, and circular economy practices for tyre recycling.
• Oversee planned scheme expansion from passenger car and motorcycle tyres to all tyre categories.
• Manage operational delivery including membership, collection, recycling, reporting, contractor oversight, and service performance.
• Build relationships with tyre producers, retailers, recyclers, regulators, government bodies and industry representatives.
• Represent Circol ELT in external engagements, driving sustainable industry transformation.

Skills

Executive leadership

Governance & finance

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning & execution

Public speaking & representation

Education

MBA or equivalent

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Chief Executive Officer - Circol ELT

About Circol ELT

• Circol ELT is a membership-based producer responsibility scheme dedicated to sustainable outcomes for end-of-life tyres in Ireland.

• Approved by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, supporting producers, importers, and industry stakeholders with compliance.

About the role

As Chief Executive Officer, you will:

• Develop and implement strategy for Circol ELT, ensuring alignment with Board direction and environmental policy.
• Lead organisational compliance with waste, environmental, and producer responsibility regulations.
• Advance innovation, market development, and circular economy practices for tyre recycling.
• Oversee planned scheme expansion from passenger car and motorcycle tyres to all tyre categories.
• Manage operational delivery including membership, collection, recycling, reporting, contractor oversight, and service performance.
• Build relationships with tyre producers, retailers, recyclers, regulators, government bodies and industry representatives.
• Represent Circol ELT in external engagements, driving sustainable industry transformation.

Key skills requirements

• Proven senior leadership in environmental services, compliance, sustainability, waste management, public policy or regulated sectors.
• Strong knowledge of governance, finance, strategy execution, and organisational leadership.
• Experience engaging with Boards, regulators, government bodies and industry stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and public representation abilities.
• Advantageous: Experience with producer responsibility schemes, recycling systems, circular economy programmes, or Irish environmental regulation.

What's on Offer

• Lead a key environmental organisation shaping Ireland's tyre recycling sector.
• Strategic and impactful national leadership role.
• Competitive salary, benefits package, and professional development opportunities.