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Transfer Station Manager
Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on competency and experience plus performance bonus, company car/car cash allowance, pension & many other Veolia benefits
Hours: 40 per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Southwark, London
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of
its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It’s why we’re looking for
someone who’s just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our
ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.
We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look
after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
What we can offer you;
- 25 days of annual leave
- Access to our company pension scheme
- Annual performance bonus
- Company car or car cash allowance
- One paid day leave every year to volunteer and support your community
What you will be doing:
- Oversee all Transfer station operations including HWRRC, Weighbridge, the management of waste storage and logistics.
- Manage waste transportation and processing logistics
- Develop and implement weekly and monthly operational plans that drive efficiency and meet performance targets
- Ensure waste is efficiently collected, transported, and processed in compliance with environmental regulations
- Monitor performance against KPIs and identify opportunities for innovation and cost-saving improvements or revenue generation
- Provide full accountability for approximately 40 Transfer Station and Logistics staff members
- Supervise, coach, and develop team members to maintain high performance standards
- Lead with visible, authentic leadership that inspires and motivates the team
- Plan for resource allocation, training needs, and workforce development
- Hold full responsibility for all QHSE matters within the department
- Undertake and oversee Health & Safety and conduct issue investigations
- Ensure compliance with Veolia Management Requirements and regulatory requirements through regular audits and statutory reporting
- Create a safety-first culture where everyone feels empowered to speak up
- Develop and propose annual budgets for discussion with Plant Manager and senior leadership team
- Support contractual negotiations with guidance from Plant Manager and Regional Manager
- Drive cost-saving solutions and revenue generation while maintaining operational excellence
What we are looking for:
- Proven track record leading operational teams in waste transfer or similar industrial environments
- Strong safety leadership with knowledge of process safety management and incident prevention
- Thorough understanding of waste management regulations, VMR, and Environmental Permit conditions
- Experience developing and managing operational budgets and financial controls
- Ability to set, communicate and drive clear operational targets and KPIs
- Skilled at providing constructive feedback and implementing corrective actions
- True leadership presence that inspires trust, motivates teams, and celebrates successes
- Leads from the front with genuine enthusiasm for developing people and operational excellence
- A leader who builds trust, develops future leaders, and makes tough decisions with compassion
- Someone who is visible, accessible, and authentic in all interactions
- A strong desire to ensure good customer service is delivered at all times
What’s next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.
We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.
We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Skills Required
- Proven experience leading operational teams in waste transfer or similar industrial environments
- Strong safety leadership and knowledge of process safety management and incident prevention
- Thorough understanding of waste management regulations, VMR, and Environmental Permit conditions
- Experience developing and managing operational budgets and financial controls
- Ability to set, communicate, and drive operational targets and KPIs
- Skill in providing constructive feedback and implementing corrective actions
- Leadership ability to inspire trust, motivate teams, develop people, and make difficult decisions
- Commitment to operational excellence and delivering strong customer service
What We Do
Veolia UK provides solutions for ecological transformation. We are a company of almost 14,000 employees, although we prefer to think of ourselves as “resourcers”. Every day across the country our “resourcers” design and deploy useful and concrete solutions, which help our customers fight against climate change, prevent pollution of our water and create a circular economy where nothing goes to waste. Every year, we serve around 1.8 million people through our municipal wastewater contracts. We complete over 400 million waste collections across our Local Authority contracts, serving over 3 million residential properties; and we treat over 1.5 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste from our 85,000 private customers. We also produce over 560 MWe of renewable and low carbon electricity, to power over 1.3 million homes. Veolia UK is an exciting and innovative place to work, but don't just take our word for it - we were named as one of the top 10 'Very Big Organisations' to work for in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Work 2024. We're resourcing the world through our purpose of ecological transformation, and we're doing this by working together to constantly progress. We are reinventing the way things work to reduce our environmental impact and increase efficiency, whether in the reuse of wastewater or the recovery of waste, such as plastics. At the same time, we anticipate the needs of tomorrow with innovative solutions that will decarbonise our energy and heating demands. We do this through the development of microgrids and energy management through our Hubgrade solution, which optimises the management of resources using digital and artificial intelligence. We are driven by optimism and passion, not to see the world as it is, but how it should be; and we are tenacious in our efforts to achieve our goals. These aren't just empty words
