Sr. Operations Project Manager

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

  Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. We are strongly committed to a foundation of operating excellence, professionalism and financial strength. WM serves nearly 25 million customers in residential, commercial, industrial and municipal markets throughout North America through a network of collection operations, transfer stations, landfills, recycling facilities and waste-based energy production projects.   I. Job Summary Oversees planning and execution of large and generally complex projects, including but not limited to:

• Large capital projects (>$5 million each)
• Large non-capital projects (>$1 million each)
• Strategic Asset Development projects such as, but not limited to landfill permitting, transfer station permitting and recycling infrastructure permitting 

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned. 

• Oversee Operational Technology projects across the enterprise, including cybersecurity and Industrial Controls Assembles project teams
• Assembles project teams, assigns individual responsibilities, develops project schedules and determines and acquires resources needed. For large Strategic Asset Development projects this involves overseeing a multi-disciplinary team that includes but is not limited to team members with expertise in: 
  • Engineering; Operations; Industrial Automation; Operational Technology; Cybersecurity; Networking; Environmental Regulatory and Compliance; Financial Management and Planning
• Develops and maintains project plans and budgets, prepares and analyzes project performance reports.
• Negotiates, administers and manages service contracts of contractors and consultants.
• Negotiates permit conditions, agreements and contracts with agencies, elected officials and other constituents as necessary.
• Serves as liaison between team members and functional area management requesting project.
• Supervises team work processes and procedures and expenses, and supports programs which drive team performance toward departmental and organizational goals.
• Reviews and evaluates work to ensure quality, timeliness and is responsible for quality control in adherence to policies and procedures.
• Oversees project personnel needs including coaching, training and evaluating employee performance. Provides input into termination, compensation and promotion decisions.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities This position may be responsible for employees through a direct reporting relationship as well as through an indirect reporting relationship on a project basis.  The highest level of supervisory skills required in this job is the management of supervisory employees.    IV. Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.   A. Education and Experience

• Required: Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent experience, in Business Administration, Engineering, Finance or similar area of study, and eight (6) years of previous experience. Management experience or project management experience is required. 
  • Lieu of bachelor’s degree; High School Diploma with 8 years of previous experience with project management experience is required. 
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree and eight (6) years of previous project management experience.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

• Valid Drivers License required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

• Project planning, budgeting, Landfill Engineering/Environmental Remediation, Regulatory knowledge, contract management, environmental and contract law, preparation of Economic Justification Models, political lobbying and negotiations, community outreach and relations, political campaign management, construction management, and general waste industry knowledge required.

V. Work Environment Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Travel for this position would be 30%.
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