Job Overview
The successful candidate will lead and oversee all operations of the bio energy plant, ensuring safe, profitable and environmentally responsible management while delivering sustainable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage performance, provide direction aligned with resource recovery goals, facilitate effective meetings, and drive site productivity through defined KPIs.
* Manage operational budgets, develop cost-saving strategies, review vendor performance, and implement business improvement plans to ensure profitability and optimal resource allocation.
* Drive operational excellence by ensuring compliance with environmental licenses, statutory regulations, and policies while optimizing waste disposal activities, landfill gas capture, and power generation.
* Coordinate and deliver large-scale projects on time and within budget, managing scope, resources, and timelines while ensuring all works comply with legal requirements and procedures.
* Champion safety by promoting a positive health and safety culture, managing site risks, maintaining the risk register, ensuring incident reporting, and guaranteeing all staff and contractors work safely and competently.
Requirements:
* Recognised management qualification and/or recognised tertiary level qualification or demonstrated experience in this field of management.
* Demonstrated operational experience managing within a heavy industry, mining, waste management, civil/construction or similar environment.
* Experience in safety management and good understanding of WHS laws and regulations.
* Understanding of environmental compliance systems (EPLs, Development Consents).
* Experience in financial planning and forecasting, budgeting, Profit and Loss and CAPEX.
* Demonstrated leadership and team building attributes with a track record of developing and maintaining a positive and productive operational culture.
* Qualification in Project Management or demonstrated experience with delivery of large scale industrial projects.
* C class drivers licence.
* Desirable: Degree in Business, Engineering, Science or relevant discipline Waste industry, power industry or landfill experience.