Deputy Leader w/ Class A or B Water License

About the Position

Deputy Leader w/ Class A or B Water License

Litchfield, IL, United States

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Responsibilities

• Safety: Foster a safety-driven culture across the site, ensuring all employees have proper training, resources, and PPE. Maintain compliance with OSHA, State, and Veolia Safety and Environmental programs.
• Compliance: Oversee contract execution for the site, ensuring adherence to established environmental, health, safety, operating, maintenance, and emergency response procedures.
• Reliability: Monitor project delivery performance, maintaining high standards of quality and consistent results. Coordinate problem resolution and manage conflicting priorities effectively.
• People Focused: Promote a positive work culture, manage resources effectively, and communicate business initiatives and goals to team members. Evaluate and mentor the team to drive performance and growth.
• Customer Obsessed: Build and maintain strong customer relationships, addressing escalated issues promptly. Contribute to new business opportunities and work towards improving Net Promoter Scores.
• Cost Effective: Support OPEX initiatives for efficiency and cost savings. Assist with budgeting and cost control for the site. Identify and implement process improvements to increase operational efficiency.

Requirements

• Leadership: Ability to foster teamwork and collaboration, ensuring that communication flows smoothly across all team members to ensure team alignment and site goals are met.
• Safety Management: Implement and enforce comprehensive safety protocols, procedures, and best practices at the operational level.
• Compliance Oversight: Oversee contract execution for the site and ensure adherence to established procedures.
• Operational Reliability: Monitor project delivery performance and maintain high standards of quality and consistent results.
• Customer Relations: Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with site-level customers and stakeholders.
• Cost Effectiveness: Identify and implement operational efficiencies and cost-saving initiatives to enhance site-level performance.

Nice to Have

• Teamwork: Demonstrates a desire to grow into a future leadership role, with a focus on developing both operational and leadership skills.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to assist in liaising with the Site Leader, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Mentoring: Assists the Site Leader in mentoring junior team members, providing guidance and support for skill development and performance improvement.
• Project Management: Provides support in client communications and is capable of stepping into client-facing roles when necessary.
• Regulatory Compliance: Familiarity with water quality testing and analysis techniques and understanding of regulatory compliance requirements.
• Troubleshooting: Basic troubleshooting skills for equipment and processes.
• Technical Drawings: Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range of $75,000 to $80,000 per year.
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental, vision, life insurance, savings accounts, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteering, and participation in an employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.

About the Company

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.