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Clean Harbors · 1 day ago

Director Operations

Clean Harbors is North America’s leading provider of environmental and industrial services. The Director of Operations-National Abatement oversees large-scale emergency response activities, focusing on operational readiness, strategic alignment, and collaboration, while managing financial and operational KPIs to ensure performance aligns with organizational goals.

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Responsibilities

Ensures Health and Safety is the number one goal by following policies, processes, and acting in a safe manner at all times
Responsible for the revenue growth for the line of business as assigned
Exercise program oversight for revenue quality and margin performance of the line of business as assigned
Identify new revenue streams including ancillary revenue streams
Monitor and report National Abatement performance by region and by business unit where each manager has budgeted expectations of producing revenues within each LOB
Conduct complex and sensitive assignments from senior management for the line of business
Performs other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time by management and will be required by the needs of the Clean Harbors business
Event Readiness: Ensuring equipment staging, preventative maintenance, and capital planning are executed effectively, while developing and maintaining a Regional SME pool (Project Managers, Supervisors)
Specialty Resource Management: Maintaining and developing a strong bench of specialty resource partners, including helicopters, divers, and suppliers, to enhance response capabilities
Strategic Planning: Developing and implementing strategic plans that align with organizational goals, client needs, public safety priorities, and regulatory requirements
Stakeholder Collaboration: Building and maintaining relationships with clients, government agencies, industry stakeholders, and emergency response organizations
Cross-Functional Leadership: Leading regional and national cross-functional collaboration, overseeing logistics coordination, compliance adherence, and risk management initiatives
Financial and Operational Oversight: Managing financial and operational KPIs, including revenue-to-budget alignment, project pipeline tracking, and performance metrics
Project Oversight: Overseeing episodic and large ER events or technical projects exceeding $1M in scope, ensuring efficient execution and outcome delivery
As directed a Regional Events Director may assume National Project Management duties when actively managing events, ensuring standardized operational practices across all response activities

Qualification

Financial ManagementOperations ManagementStrategic PlanningData AnalysisLeadershipEnvironmental Industry ExperienceAttention to DetailOrganizational SkillsProblem SolvingCollaboration

Required

Ability to analyze data as it relates to the revenue and margin improvement opportunities
Strong leadership ability
Must be at the corporate office as needed
Extremely organized and attention to detail
Ability to translate financial and statistical data into understandable terms for line managers
Ability to organize action items into ongoing and sustainable programs
Ability to understand an issue and address and resolve strategically
Must be willing to travel
10 years experience in financial management, operations, or business development; ce in the 5 years direct or 7 years indirect experience in the respective Line of Business

Preferred

7-10 year's Experience in the environmental industry, or related industries

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits coverage after 30 days of full-time employment
Group 401K with company matching component
Generous paid time off, company paid training and tuition reimbursement
Positive and safe work environments
Opportunities for growth and development for all the stages of your career

Company

Clean Harbors

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Clean Harbors is a provider of environmental, energy, and industrial services, including hazardous waste disposal for companies.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$745.38M
Key Investors
Relational Investors LLC.
2025-09-25Post Ipo Debt· $745M
2014-04-04Post Ipo Equity· $0.38M
1990-03-26IPO

Leadership Team

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Eric Dugas
SVP Finance Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
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John Kermet
Senior Vice President of Inside Sales
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