Associate General Manager Operations

Role & responsibilities :

• Lead regional operations across hazardous waste treatment, ETP/STP, incineration, secured landfills, collection and transportation.
• Ensure plant uptime, capacity utilization, productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Standardize SOPs and drive continuous improvement across facilities.
• Ensure compliance with Hazardous Waste Management Rules, Pollution Control Board requirements, and environmental regulations.
• Manage regulatory inspections, audits, compliance documentation, and corrective actions.
• Drive HSE standards, safe handling/transportation of hazardous and biomedical waste, and a zero-incident culture.
• Oversee fleet, logistics, route planning, GPS tracking, and transportation efficiency.
• Manage regional budgets and optimize manpower, fuel, maintenance, consumables, and operational costs.
• Monitor treatment efficiency, emissions, effluent parameters, maintenance, and asset performance.
• Lead and develop regional teams while managing key internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelors degree in Environmental / Chemical / Mechanical / Civil Engineering.
• Masters qualification in Environmental Management/Operations is preferred.
• 15–20 years of experience in hazardous waste, wastewater, environmental infrastructure, or related operations.
• Minimum 5 years in a regional/senior operational leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of waste treatment technologies, environmental regulations, and operational compliance.
• Experience with hazardous waste incinerators, secured landfills, wastewater recycling/ZLD, and Pollution Control Board inspections preferred.