The Area Vice President (AVP) is a pivotal leadership role responsible for the overall operational excellence, profitability, and strategic growth of all designated locations within their assigned area. This individual will ensure that all business activities align with company goals and philosophies, fostering a culture of safety, efficiency, and positive employee relations. The AVP will provide strong leadership and guidance to local managers and Regional Vice Presidents (RVPs), ensuring the effectiveness of the management team and promoting a work environment characterized by consistency, fairness, and equity for all employees. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Planning & Financial Management: Develop and Implement Business Plans: Collaborate with each region and operation to prepare comprehensive annual business plans. These plans will be effectively implemented by local management and designed to achieve desired branch, regional, and corporate results, including: Safety goals and standards Cost of operations Capital requirements Productivity standards Desired profit margins Growth objectives Performance goals Consolidate & Forecast: Consolidate regional plans as needed for accurate forecasting and performance reviews. Adhere to Policy and Processes: Operate in strict adherence to the position's Delegation of Authority responsibilities. Optimize Resources: Strategically utilize liquid waste volumes and the transportation network to achieve low-cost, competitive disposal. Allocate Capital: Effectively allocate capital and resources within the region to accomplish both profit and growth objectives. Fiduciary Responsibility: Act as a fiduciary, prioritizing the best interests of GFL Environmental Services and diligently avoiding conflicts of interest. Organizational Development: Review compensation and incentive plans within the area, recommending and approving changes to key positions and continuing to build depth and succession planning for the Area. Implement Pricing Policies: Implement pricing policies and serve as the pricing authority for service and equipment sales at the branch and operating levels. Growth & Market Leadership: Drive Growth Initiatives: Direct and coordinate growth and expansion through a variety of strategies, including: Effective sales programs Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) opportunities Government contracts Strategic acquisitions Development of new projects and services All initiatives are aimed at strengthening market position. Operational Excellence & Compliance: Promote Company Standards: Champion and sustain the company's high standards, sound principles, and positive public image. Foster Safety Culture: Actively promote and ensure a robust safety culture across all operations. Monitor & Analyze Performance: Routinely review operating results and recommend strategic changes or solutions to the Executive Leadership team. Financial Performance Review: Periodically review regional financial results with local management, developing comprehensive action plans to address and correct unacceptable trends or results. Ensure Staffing & Training: Verify that each region or area has adequate and well-trained management and staff to consistently accomplish and exceed all branch, regional, and corporate desired results. Ensure Compliance & Ethics: Ensure all business affairs are conducted ethically, in a manner that protects the company’s image and reputation, and in full conformity with applicable federal, state/provincial, and local laws, regulations, ordinances, other orders, and all company policies, procedures, and directives from Executive Management. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Competencies: Experience: 10+ years of progressive leadership and management experience within the waste management industry. Leadership: Proven track record of excellent leadership, team development, and motivational skills. Communication: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, enabling effective interaction with employees at all levels of the organization and external stakeholders. Strategic Thinking: Ability to analyze complex situations, develop strategic solutions, and drive successful implementation. Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, and profit and loss management. Education: MBA preferred or significant relevant leadership experience may substitute. Travel & Work Environment: Frequent Travel: Significant travel within the assigned territory is required. Additional Travel: Other travel may be required, including international travel. Work Setting: Primarily an indoor office environment (approximately 70%-80% of the time) with a generally moderate noise level. Requirements: Valid Driver’s License is required. Valid Passport is required for international travel. Physical/Mental Demands: Physical: Ability to stand, sit, walk, use hands and fingers, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, hear, and climb. Visual: Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus are required. We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. GFL is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. If you are interested in applying for employment and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact myworkdayrecruitment@gflenv.com Current GFL Employees If you are an existing GFL employee and would like to search and apply to current job openings, please visit the internal GFL Jobs Hub. At the heart of GFL lies our greatest asset—our people. So, we're glad you landed here! We believe in great careers, making a positive impact on the environment and supporting our people with their life ambitions. We aspire to create the right jobs in a way that brings you along with us. At GFL, growth isn’t just for our business—it’s for our people. Because we see the potential in all our employees to do whatever it is they set their mind to, and we’re proud to support them in that journey. We consider our employees’ personal goals, helping them create the career, and life, that they desire—whether it’s advancing in their job, learning new skills, forming lasting relationships, or mentoring others, while having time to pursue other life ambitions. With safety and sustainability at the core of what we do, we all come together to form “Team Green”—united by our shared purpose to provide environmental solutions that enable our customers and the communities we serve to be Green For Life. We’re proud to say that working for GFL is more than a job. It’s an opportunity to make a difference and grow tremendously along the way. Regardless of the work we’re doing today, we’ve got our sights set on the big picture—not just tomorrow, but for life. GFL empowers those looking for growth in their career and lives, whether that's on our Field Operations teams or Professional Services teams. Field Operations – Our Field positions offer candidates across North America the potential for limitless growth and skill expansion as the front line of our organization, making them central to our company's vision of creating cleaner and more sustainable communities. Professional Services – Our Corporate positions located in key North American offices grow candidates to form strong client relations, manage key programs and accounts, and ensure our Field teams are operating at maximum efficiency.
