VP Operations & Growth — Waste Services

Jobtome; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Waste Services seeks a results-driven Vice President of Operations to provide strategic leadership across its multi-location waste operations in the United States. The role focuses on safety, service performance, and scalable processes to support growth.

The executive will lead high-performing teams, manage budgets, and partner with Finance to drive profitability while balancing customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Significant progressive experience leading complex operations.
• Experience leading teams across multiple locations or business units.
• Strong experience managing operational budgets and financial performance.
• Proven ability to lead and develop managers and senior operational leaders.
• Experience improving safety, service, productivity, and accountability.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Experience in safety-sensitive and highly regulated environments.
• Ability to travel regularly to operating locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across multiple operating locations and markets.
• Drive productivity, efficiency, and service performance.
• Develop scalable processes for growing operations.
• Lead safety culture and regulatory compliance.
• Build high-performing operational leaders and teams.
• Partner with Finance to set budgets and forecasts.
• Improve customer experience and service reliability.
• Support growth through acquisitions and new locations.

Skills

Operations leadership

Multi-location leadership

Budget management

Travel flexibility

Safety leadership

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations or related

Job description

Capital Waste Services seeks a results-driven Vice President of Operations to provide strategic leadership across its multi-location waste operations in the United States. The role focuses on safety, service performance, and scalable processes to support growth.

The executive will lead high-performing teams, manage budgets, and partner with Finance to drive profitability while balancing customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and regulatory compliance.