Regional Operations Manager

TRADEBE; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & benefits

401k match

Health & life insurance

Job summary

Tradebe is seeking a Regional Operations Manager to lead and optimize environmental services facilities across a defined region. You will oversee a team of Operations Managers, drive safety and compliance, and partner with Sales and Customer Experience to grow regional business.

The role requires strong leadership, budget management, and the ability to deliver data-driven improvements across multiple sites. Expect travel of 50–75% and a focus on operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of environmental services experience.
• 5+ years of management experience leading operational teams.
• Labpacking experience strongly preferred.
• Strong logistics and transportation experience.
• Extensive knowledge of EPA, OSHA, and DOT regulations.
• Experience in managing budgets and multi-site P&L responsibilities.
• Experience scoping, pricing, and quoting environmental or technical service projects.
• Ability to analyze operational performance and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong presentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to travel 50–75% of the region.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight for multiple facilities within a defined geographic region, driving operational consistency, efficiency, and best practices across all locations.
• Identify operational challenges and implement solutions that improve productivity and service delivery.
• Support the evaluation, development, and launch of potential new sites within the region.
• Drive a culture of safety, environmental stewardship, and compliance across all facilities.
• Monitor safety and environmental performance metrics and implement corrective actions when needed.
• Manage regional operating budgets and monitor expenditures; oversee multi-site P&L.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Data analysis

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

Job description

We are seeking a Regional Operations Manager to lead and support multiple environmental services facilities across an assigned region. This role is responsible for managing a group of Operations Managers and driving operational excellence across their region by ensuring a strong focus on EHS, collaborating with key stakeholders across the business, driving a customer-focused work environment and developing high performing teams.

Key Job Responsibilities

Regional Operations Leadership

• Provide strategic oversight for multiple facilities within a defined geographic region, driving operational consistency, efficiency, and best practices across all locations.
• Identify operational challenges and implement solutions that improve productivity and service delivery.
• Support the evaluation, development, and launch of potential new sites within the region.

Environmental, Health & Safety Leadership

• Drive a culture where safety, environmental stewardship, and compliance are core values across all facilities, ensuring compliance with EPA, OSHA, DOT, and company standards and procedures.
• Promote proactive risk identification, hazard prevention, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor safety and environmental performance metrics and implement corrective actions when needed.

Financial Management & Business Performance

• Manage regional operating budgets and monitor expenditures
• Maintain responsibility for multi-site P&L performance, overseeing operations exceeding $20 million in annual revenue.
• Track KPIs related to safety, compliance, operations, and profitability.
• Identify opportunities to improve margins, reduce costs, and increase operational effectiveness.
• Support project pricing, proposal development, and scope evaluation activities.

Customer & Business Growth

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through exceptional service and operational execution and a strong partnership with Sales and Customer Experience teams
• Identify growth opportunities and support strategies that expand regional business operations.
• Lead a team of Operations Managers, fostering a collaborative, respectful, and performance-driven work environment.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide ongoing coaching and feedback, and recommend and support employee training and professional development programs.
• Lead teams through organizational growth and operational change initiatives.

Do you have what it takes?

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of environmental services experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of management experience leading operational teams.
• Previous labpacking experience strongly preferred.
• Strong logistics and transportation experience.
• Extensive knowledge of EPA, OSHA, and DOT regulations.
• Experience in managing budgets and multi-site P&L responsibilities.
• Experience scoping, pricing, and quoting environmental or technical service projects.
• Ability to analyze operational performance and make data-driven decisions.
• Strong presentation, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel approximately 50–75% throughout the assigned region.

Why Tradebe is Right for You

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Generous vacation and sick plans
• Medical (including telehealth), dental and vision
• 401k Retirement match
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Health savings accounts (HSA)
• Agency paid, basic life and AD&D insurance
• Career ladders, professional development, and promotion opportunities
• Leadership opportunities
• Great work environment and culture
• And MORE!

Tradebe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.