Location
ESSO - Fawley, Southampton SO45 1TX

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£60,000 per year + Annual Bonus + Car Allowance

About the Role
Are you ready to take on a pivotal role where you can help the world take better care of its resources? At Veolia, we are committed to Ecological Transformation and are looking for a Senior Contract Manager who shares our passion for genuine change. You will lead the safe and regulated delivery of a large Total Waste Management (TWM) contract on a COMAH site, fostering a highly compliant and safe team environment.

In this role, you will manage Contract Managers, Site Managers, and Supervisors to achieve service, contractual, KPI, and budget targets. Building strong customer relationships across the site and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders will be key to your success. You will lead customer and team meetings, identify collaborative opportunities, deliver excellent service, and drive continuous improvement.

You will take responsibility for commercial performance, including P&L management, forecasts, budgets, and mitigation plans. Driving contract health reviews and operational consistency will be essential. Additionally, you will work with both the client’s and Veolia’s safety management systems, supporting, developing, and mentoring teams through training, succession planning, and performance management.

Veolia offers a supportive and inclusive culture with benefits such as access to a company pension scheme, discounts on groceries and retailers, resources for physical, mental, and financial health, 24-hour virtual GP access for you and your family, one paid day annually to volunteer, ongoing training and development opportunities, and employee financial wellbeing support including early access to earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching, and rewards.

Experience
Proven experience within the Total Waste Management sector at Contract Manager level or above. Strong commercial and contract management experience, including P&L, budgeting, and forecasting responsibility. Knowledge of hazardous, non-hazardous waste, scrap, and recyclates. Experience operating a vehicle fleet including tankers and CPC qualification. Project management skills are essential. Previous TWM contract experience is advantageous.

About you
Excellent customer, stakeholder, and people management skills. Committed to safety and compliance with strong leadership capabilities. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships and drive continuous improvement. Motivated to support and develop teams through training and performance management.

Qualifications
HNC or equivalent environmental qualification. IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH, or a comparable health and safety qualification.