Regional Vice President of Operations

We are seeking a Regional Vice President to lead and scale operations across our client’s Midwest region, overseeing a diverse portfolio of wastewater treatment, environmental services, and industrial operations. This leader will drive financial performance, strengthen execution across multiple sites, and play a key role in integrating newly acquired businesses.

Our client is a rapidly growing environmental services organization with a strong Midwest foundation and an active acquisition strategy. The company is entering a pivotal phase of expansion and operational maturity, offering this leader the opportunity to step into a high-performing region and help shape its next stage of growth. You will work closely with senior leadership and commercial teams to translate customer needs into scalable operational solutions across a complex, multi-site network.

This is an ideal role for a hands-on, multi-site operator who thrives in evolving environments and is motivated by building, optimizing, and scaling regional performance.

Essential Job Functions:

• Lead a multi-site network of treatment and service facilities, ensuring consistent performance across wastewater, waste handling, and industrial operations
• Own full P&L performance for the region, driving margin improvement, cost control, and strong plant-level economics
• Translate complex customer requirements and waste streams into safe, compliant, and executable operating solutions
• Partner with commercial leadership to evaluate new business opportunities and ensure operational readiness and alignment
• Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of General Managers across multiple sites
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement across facilities, balancing best practices with site-specific requirements
• Support integration of newly acquired operations, accelerating performance and aligning systems and processes
• Ensure strict adherence to environmental, health, and safety standards, with a focus on process safety and risk mitigation
• Maintain strong field presence across the region to drive execution, visibility, and team alignment

Qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree required; ideally in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 10+ years of progressive operations leadership experience within industrial, environmental, chemical, or related processing environments
• Demonstrated success leading multiple facilities or business units simultaneously, with full P&L accountability
• Proven ability to translate customer or commercial requirements into practical, scalable operational solutions
• Experience operating in complex, regulated environments with strong understanding of safety and compliance expectations
• Track record of leading through growth, change, or acquisition-driven environments
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence both field operations and executive stakeholders
• Comfortable operating in a high-travel role with regular on-site engagement across multiple location

Compensation for this position includes a competitive base salary commensurate with experience, bonus incentives, full medical and dental benefits, 401(k), and paid vacation. Our client is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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