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Job description / Role
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff are looking for a chartered waste manager with extensive experience in modern waste management, to guide clients towards the most environmentally and economically beneficial waste management solutions through sound research and innovation. The role involves working alongside our local team of waste professionals to support this research, and collaboration with global colleagues for specialist support. There will be a strong emphasis on business development, bid development and project management of waste strategies, options analyses, cost benefit analyses and technology evaluations and design.
The key objectives of the role are to;
• Provide technical direction to waste management staff
• Lead business development opportunities for strategic waste management projects with government and private sector clients; work with others in the wider WSP | PB business to target key clients
• Deliver projects to time and budget, and pursue efficient payments based on milestone deliverables to ensure cash flow
• Provide expert advice in strategic waste management, waste infrastructure design
• Provide research and develop business cases and cost benefit analysis for new waste infrastructure
• Develop tender documentation for waste collection and processing/disposal
• Advise on waste policy development; have a good understanding and/or ability to model future waste management projections
Requirements
How will know when you are successful in this role?
• You will have won a strategic waste management project for the E&S team, e.g. business case for development of an integrated waste facility; tender support to a municipality etc.
• You will have won a waste facility design job that requires support from the wider business (e.g. transfer station, MRF or advanced treatment technologies, such as EfW).
• You will have generated new clients and won additional work with existing clients
• Clients are happy with our deliverables
In order to be shortlisted for the role you will have the following;-
• Chartered Professional (CIWM or engineering equivalent)
• A degree in Engineering or Environment
• Have 12+ years technical experience
• Have worked for consultancies internationally (preferable, not essential)
• Have excellent communication skills
We would like to speak with creative, positive, people focused individuals who are proactive and results-driven. If have a passion for new technology, and thrive upon ‘thinking out of the box’ to develop and deliver solutions to complex problems, then WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff is the right company for you!
You’ll be joining a diverse group of individuals including engineers, scientists, technicians, consultants and academics, who work together to provide the most effective and sustainable solutions for our clients.
As one of the ‘Top 20 Companies to Work For in the UAE’, we offer a supportive team based environment, continued training and development, flexible working arrangements and rewarding career opportunities.
About the Company
WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 36,000 talented people in more than 500 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.