Senior Manager, Recycling Operations

Circular Materials

Senior Manager responsible for establishing recycling common collection and post-collection system in New Brunswick under Provincial legislation. Lead procurement processes and ensure compliance with operational standards.

Posted 5/17/2026full-timeNew Brunswick • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$105,000 - CA$125,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the development and establishment of a recycling common collection system and post-collection system in NB under Provincial Extended Producer Responsibility legislation
Lead the development of procurement documents and performance requirements, leading tendering processes, and negotiating and managing relationships with key service providers
Oversee NB operations including managing performance, contract compliance, data, audits and troubleshooting day to day operational challenges
Liaise internally including working closely with the National Operations, Communications, Customer Service, Procurement, and Service Provider teams
Monitor CM's relationships with key stakeholders within the collection and post-collection system, escalating issues to the Managing Director as appropriate

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree, college diploma or equivalent PPP recycling management experience in a related field
5+ years progressive experience leading recycling collection systems including specifications, operating standards, performance metrics and performance outcomes
5+ years demonstrated knowledge of post-collection residential recycling systems including primary and secondary processing, downstream processing, commodity markets, material and equipment specifications, operating standards and material audit specifications
Advanced knowledge of procurement and/or contract management experience gained through 5+ years hands on experience
7+ years' experience as the decision maker related to procurement, contract management and vendor relations
Must be bilingual in both English and French.
Proven experience in managing competing priorities with multiple stakeholders at a senior level
Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint, MS Teams, Microsoft Excel, and Jira.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote working environment with the ability to travel as needed
Attendance at stakeholder events and third-party meetings

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Hard Skills & Tools

recycling managementprocurementcontract managementperformance metricspost-collection systemsprimary processingsecondary processingcommodity marketsmaterial specificationsaudit specifications

Soft Skills

leadershiprelationship managementcommunicationproblem-solvingstakeholder managementprioritizationnegotiationteam collaborationdecision makingmultitasking