Waste Connections

Assistant District Manager (ADM)

Waste Connections  â€˘  $90k - $100k/yr  â€˘  United States (Onsite)  â€˘  19 days ago
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Job Description

Assistant District Manager (ADM)
📍 Dry Creek Landfill (Eagle Point, OR)
đź’° Salary: $90,000 - $100,000 annually + 15-20% Annual Cash Bonus + 15-20% RSUs

Who We Are
At Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN), we’re not just the leading waste services provider in North America. We’re a team of passionate, driven individuals who believe in making a difference.

At Dry Creek Landfill, we foster a culture where your voice is heard, your ideas matter, and your career can thrive.

Why Join Us?
Culture: Empowered, self-directed professionals thrive here.
Integrity: We do what we say for our customers and our team.
Respect: We honor our people, our communities, and our environment.
Growth: We promote from within and invest in future leaders.

About the Role
As an Assistant District Manager (ADM), you’ll play a critical leadership role in overseeing landfill operations while developing into a future Site or District Manager.

This position blends hands-on operational leadership with exposure to safety, compliance, financial, and business development.

What You’ll Do

  • Direct daily landfill operations, including labor, equipment, contractors, and site performance.
  • Drive operational efficiency while meeting safety, compliance, and cost targets.
  • Lead site safety programs, audits, inspections, and emergency preparedness efforts.
  • Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Supervise, coach, and develop team members and support hiring and performance management.
  • Ensure environmental and regulatory compliance, including reporting and coordination with agencies.
  • Oversee leachate, landfill gas, stormwater, and related control systems.
  • Partner with Maintenance to manage equipment availability, repairs, and lifecycle planning.
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, cost control, and productivity tracking.
  • Build and maintain relationships with customers, municipalities, and regulatory partners.
  • Support issue resolution, contract coordination, outreach, and growth opportunities.

What You Bring

  • 2+ years of experience in landfill operations, heavy civil construction, or a related field.
  • Leadership experience managing frontline or supervisory teams.
  • Knowledge of equipment operations, safety practices, and environmental requirements.
  • Strong decision-making ability in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in industrial or operations management environments.
  • Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, or P&L responsibility.
  • Experience working with regulatory agencies or municipalities.
  • Landfill certification, or ability to obtain it.

Your Future Starts Here
This role is part of our ADM Training Program, providing hands-on exposure to operations, environmental management, maintenance, finance, business development, and leadership.

You’ll gain the experience and responsibility needed to lead a landfill site and grow your career within Waste Connections

Ready to lead with purpose? Apply today and become part of a company that’s shaping the future of environmental services.

To be considered for any of our current openings, you must complete an application at www.careers.wasteconnections.com. Once you select your position of interest, you will find application information and additional instructions.

We offer excellent benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, long-term and short-term disability insurance, life insurance, a 401 (k) retirement plan, and unlimited opportunities to Connect with Your Future.

A link to our benefits overview can be found here: https://careers.wasteconnections.com/why-waste-connections

Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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About Waste Connections

Pick your destination. We’ll help you get there. That’s how we’ve been growing our local teams and our national recognition for more than 20 years. Our culture is rooted in the idea that our leaders are here to serve our employees. That means wherever you’re headed on your journey – to a new role, to a better lifestyle, or simply to those moments on the job that stick with you – rest assured, we’ll be traveling along with you.

We are Waste Connections, an integrated services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services to local residents and businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. We’re proud to be a different kind of company with a different kind of culture. One where self-directed, empowered employees have our trust and full support to realize their potential as they strive to make a bigger and better impact on their communities and careers every day.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Spring, Texas
Year Founded
1997
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