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Title:  National Landfill Gas Manager

Location: 

Pyrmont, NSW, AU, 2009

About Veolia

Create positive change. Be a champion of Ecological Transformation.

Join Veolia, a global leader with over 170 years of experience, operating in 40+ countries with 220,000 employees worldwide, including 6,500 staff across 300 sites in Australia and New Zealand. As part of our team, you'll contribute to crucial environmental solutions through our innovative Water, Waste, Energy and Industrial Services, helping protect the environment and address essential human needs for a sustainable future.

The Opportunity

Veolia ANZ is seeking an experienced operations professional to join our Resource Recovery team. Reporting to the National Landfill O&M Director, you will assist with managing and overseeing the landfill gas activities across our Australian landfill assets.

 

The Resource Recovery line of business manages the following landfill operations across Australia:

  • 8 operational landfills owned and operated by Veolia

  • 4 operational landfills operated by Veolia for our valued clients

  • 7 closed landfills owned by Veolia (under post-closure management)

 

You will collaborate closely with Site Operations, Technical & Innovation, Finance, and Environment teams to ensure landfill gas operations are optimised across our assets, and emissions reduction targets are achieved as well as administer landfill gas O&M contracts across sites.

 

Location - Ideally located on the East Coast (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Newcastle or Canberra)

What’s on offer

  • Newly created role to manage and oversee landfill gas activities across all landfills.

  • Make a difference by joining a global leader in ecological transformation.

  • Career progression with on-going learning and development opportunities.

What you'll be responsible for

  • Administer and manage landfill gas operations and maintenance contracts across all sites, including contractor performance monitoring and KPI tracking 

  • Review and track financial performance against P&L and cashflow budgets, ensuring contractor billing aligns with service agreements 

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive CAPEX project delivery plans, expenditure forecasting, and whole-of-life landfill gas infrastructure programs 

  • Drive operational excellence through implementation and analysis of key performance indicators and corrective action plans 

  • Collaborate with Technical and Environment teams to track ERF project credits, manage Safeguard Mechanism liabilities, and develop profitability strategies 

  • Act as key liaison between landfill operational teams, technical teams, and O&M contractors to optimize both landfill operations and biogas capture 

  • Coordinate cross-functional teams (operations, finance, technical, environment, safety) and prepare reporting materials for landfill gas activities 

  • Foster relationships with external stakeholders including regulatory bodies, contractors, and suppliers while implementing company policies and procedures

 

What you’ll need to be successful

  • Degree qualified in relevant tertiary fields, such as Engineering, Project/Construction Management, Environmental Science/Management, Business or similar

  • Contract/project/commercial management experience

  • Operational experience in either a landfill or gas related field is preferred

  • Experience with Clean Energy Regulator & Emissions Reduction Fund is highly desirable

  • Strong interpersonal skills, fosters a collaborative team environment

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills

  • Strong focus on health, safety, environment and quality

 

Veolia’s AlwaysSafe culture means that we care about the safety of people on our sites. We have a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol at work. If selected, you must pass a medical check including drug and alcohol screening. You will also need to agree to a police background check.

A Veolia Career

All of our employees are entitled to:

  • Our Veolia Cares policy enables parental leave to be offered from day one of your employment regardless of whether you’re on a permanent or fixed term contract

  • Employee share plan

  • Support to pursue educational and development opportunities

  • Access to endless career options and pathways, Veolia promotes from within

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)earning up to $170k + company vehicle + open fuel card 

  • Bupa health insurance discount

  • Corporate Discounts

  • Fitness Passport

  • Volunteer Opportunities

  • Salary sacrificing (i.e. super, novated leases)

 

Veolia offers environmental solutions for a sustainable future. We provide career growth opportunities while contributing to a better planet.

 

We embrace diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disabilities, all genders, ages, and cultures. LGBTIQA+ individuals are encouraged to apply.

 

Veolia is committed to conducting recruitment in a fair, ethical and transparent manner based solely on merit. Candidates with direct or indirect personal/professional ties to Veolia and/or any third party related to Veolia business (including but not limited to Veolia's suppliers, customers, partners and competitors) must disclose this information.
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