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Veolia

Water, waste, and energy services provider

Operations Director of Sector

Operations & LogisticsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • A generalist engineering or business-school education.
  • At least 15 years of experience in multi-site, multi-client technical services, including at least 5 years directing a territory or profit center.
  • Experience in technical services, with strong service orientation, interest in technical matters, and ability to engage with operational realities in the field.
  • Assertive and supportive leadership, with the ability to communicate firmly and diplomatically with field teams and represent the company with local elected officials, executive committees, and major-account decision-makers.
  • Strong commercial sensitivity and interest in business development.
  • Solid experience managing labor relations and leading change.
  • Ability to analyze, synthesize, and take a strategic perspective.

Responsibilities

  • Define the Provence territory's strategic vision jointly with the Regional Director, translate it locally, and lead implementation.
  • Reassess existing organizations and challenge agency operating and location models to identify performance improvements.
  • Develop and retain a diverse client portfolio across local authorities, large industrial accounts, the tertiary sector, and individuals, and lead responses to major tenders.
  • Participate in strategic territory projects involving equipment fleets, waste recovery, and external growth or mergers and acquisitions.
  • Support and develop agency directors, guide their leadership approach, resolve conflicts, and set the operational trajectory.
  • Lead area teams and unite field teams around a culture of excellence and service.
  • Ensure the Provence territory meets budget objectives and achieves financial profitability.
  • Approve investments and ensure compliance with national purchasing policy.
  • Lead labor relations with employee representative bodies and maintain a constructive climate.
  • Manage social matters in complex contexts, including field reorganizations such as on-call arrangements, psychosocial risks, prevention of human-resources risks, and the right to raise an alert.
  • Deploy the Group's human-resources policy in close coordination with the Human Resources Director.
  • Ensure implementation of the quality, health, safety, and environment policy and promote essential safety practices in the field.
  • Ensure strict compliance with the Group's regulatory, ethical, and environmental directives.

About the Company

Veolia

Water, waste, and energy services provider

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Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Aubervilliers, France
Founded
1853

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