Region Engineer
Location: Florida
At Waste Connections, the role of a Region Engineer is central to the organization's success and stands apart from similar roles in the industry. Unlike operating in an isolated engineering silo, our Region Engineers are integral to the operational, financial, and developmental aspects of the business. They serve as key business partners to Division Vice Presidents and District Managers within their coverage area, while reporting directly to the Region Engineering Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
• Budget and manage large scale engineering construction and permitting projects.
• Review and interpret permits governing landfill and transfer station operations; provide guidance to District Managers to ensure compliance.
• Participate in environmental audits at landfills, transfer stations, material recycling facilities (MRFs), and hauling sites.
• Develop and review environmental monitoring reports and plans (e.g., solid waste, SPCC, SWPPP, GHG, groundwater monitoring, Title V).
Core Duties:
• Serve the operating teams at multiple landfills and other waste management facilities across Florida by leading and directing civil engineering and environmental projects. Projects include but not limited to renewable energy initiatives, landfill gas system, landfill cell development & phasing, permitting, building infrastructure, other land improvement, and environmental management systems.
• Develop and promote innovations in material collection, processing and disposal systems to extract maximum value out of waste while protecting and enhancing the environment.
• Engage directly with the Waste Connections operating and financial leaders to continually seek improvements in waste management operating efficiencies, while remaining true to our number one value of safety.
• Lead the development of capital budgets for the business units in your designated area through collaboration with the operating and financial leaders. Manage capital project execution to the desired and expected business and financial outcomes.
• Coach, train, and mentor field personnel in aspects of their work which may yield improvements in safety, compliance, and business performance.
• Support the business unit leaders with a goal of 100% compliance.
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in: Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, or related field. Professional licensure preferred.
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years in the solid waste industry.
Previous experience with Florida regulators and regulations (state and local). Construction project management experience.
Proven track record in highly regulated industries.
Skills:
Strong oral and written communication.
Ability to interpret safety rules, regulations, contracts, and engineering designs.
Analytical skills to define problems, collect data, and propose valid conclusions.
Adaptability to predict and manage future compliance needs.
Location:
Reside in or be willing to relocate to central or southern Florida.
Travel:
Ability to regularly travel to facilities across coverage area, including overnight trips.
What’s In It for You? You will be joining colleagues who embrace a “work hard, play harder” culture. Our total compensation package is competitive and comes with excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, long-term disability, life insurance, and a 100% company match 401(k) retirement plan. You’ll also be associating yourself with a company that leads by example, through a strong presence in our local communities, charitable giving, sustainability initiatives, and more.
Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.
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What We Do
Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated solid waste services company that provides waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly exclusive and secondary markets in the U.S. and Canada. Through its R360 Environmental Solutions subsidiary, the Company is also a leading provider of non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several of the most active natural resource producing areas in the United States, including the Permian, Bakken and Eagle Ford Basins. Waste Connections serves more than six million residential, commercial, industrial, and exploration and production customers from a network of operations in 39 states, six provinces and the District of Columbia. The Company also provides intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest.
Our corporate strategy targets secondary and suburban markets that have strong demographic growth trends and where competitive barriers to entry can be developed. We seek to avoid highly competitive, large urban markets and target markets where we can provide either non-integrated or integrated solid waste services under exclusive arrangements, or markets where we can be integrated and attain high market share. We are a leading provider of solid waste services in most of our markets, and approximately 50% of our revenues are derived from market areas where we have franchise or exclusive rights to provide our waste services.
