Job Description

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As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

I. Job Summary

WM\'s Organics Recycling Group is responsible for the development of organics recycling projects, including composting, solids and liquids pre-processing, anaerobic digestion and similar ones employing both traditional and next generation technologies. The successful candidate will coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to review and analyze potential project opportunities, from initial project conceptualization to the point of capital approval for full project development and implementation. This involves working with stakeholders to set key project parameters, technology selection, financial modelling, development of required contract for feedstocks and products. This person will identify of key project risks, including those involving permitting, scheduling and market factors. This candidate will display a strong work ethic, team facilitation skills, entrepreneurial spirit, and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following essential duty satisfactorily.

Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to complete initial financial and technical feasibility for prospective organics processing facilities.

Coordinate with local WM staff and project development team to screen potential facility locations and select preferred site(s).

Coordinate with internal resources to document project requirements and basis of design, review technical alternatives, and select the preferred technical approach.

Support the development of project financial models, and present analysis and recommendations to on various project delivery and financing structures.

Support the development of all required business relationships, including contracts, for securing feedstocks and product offtake arrangements.

Support the development of preliminary facility design and capital cost estimates. Identify critical site engineering information that will be needed to advance project.

Coordinate with local WM staff and consultants to identify key local and state regulatory criteria, zoning, permitting processes and schedule expectations.

Build and maintain a project schedule (until the project receives capital funding for construction).

Identify all project risks and maintain a risk register, providing risk mitigation measures and recommendations.

Build project summary presentations and support the development of key materials for executive summaries and project briefings to Area and Corporate leadership

Comply with policies regarding recordkeeping including use of SharePoint. Maintain detailed meeting and call notes.

Other duties as assigned.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities

None

IV. Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor\'s Degree (accredited), or in lieu of, HS Diploma or GED (accredited) and 5 years relevant experience required. Master\'s degree preferred.

Experience: Five years previous relevant experience (in addition to education requirement). Relevant experience may include experience with solid waste management or wastewater treatment, composting, anaerobic digestion, biogas upgrading, construction, and/or project engineering.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

Proficiency with MS Office Suite

Commitment to Environmental Compliance and Safety

Demonstrated enthusiasm and passion for the role

Demonstrated ability to be self-directed, and to work as part of a team

Strong written and oral communication skills

Positive disposition and attitude

Integrity and sound ethical reasoning

Solid analytical and reasoning skills

Ability to work with varying personalities and skill sets

D. Travel

Travel expectations approximately 25-35%.

V. Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc) part of the workday.

Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds occasionally.

Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc.) rarely.

Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements occasionally.

Normal setting for this job is: hybrid in Houston, TX or remote but field work will be required.

Benefits

At WM each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

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About Us: ABOUT WM

WM ( ) is North America\'s largest comprehensive waste management environmental solutions provider. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them achieve their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials and is the leader in beneficial reuse of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most gas-to-electricity plants in North America. WM\'s fleet includes nearly 11,000 natural gas trucks - the largest heavy-duty natural gas truck fleet of its kind in North America - where more than half are fueled by renewable natural gas. To learn more about WM and the company\'s sustainability progress and solutions, visit .

About the Team: WM Leaders are a critical part of our People First culture. The proud, caring and resilient members of the WM family are the foundation for our success. We commit to taking care of each other, our customers, our communities and the environment. We are Leaders in Sustainability & Environmental Solutions.

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