Regional Vice President, South Florida

Your Role

As a Regional Vice President, you'll provide leadership across multiple collection and post-collection operations while overseeing District Managers, Assistant District Managers, and regional operational leaders. You'll partner closely with the Market Area President and the Regional Leadership Team to execute business strategy, strengthen operational performance, develop future leaders, and ensure every district consistently delivers outstanding safety, customer service, environmental compliance, and financial results.

What You'll Do

• Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable District Managers, Assistant District Managers, Controllers, Sales Representatives, Fleet Maintenance leadership, and other regional leaders.
• Build a culture centered on safety, accountability, operational excellence, environmental stewardship, customer service, and continuous improvement.
• Establish the strategic vision and operational priorities for the region while ensuring alignment with Coastal's mission, values, and long-term business objectives.
• Own regional financial performance, including profit and loss (P&L), budgeting, forecasting, procurement oversight, labor management, capital planning, productivity, and operational performance.
• Partner with Finance and Controllers to ensure sound financial management, accurate reporting, procurement oversight, budgeting, forecasting, and fiscal accountability across the region.
• Ensure every district consistently achieves operational, financial, safety, environmental, staffing, and customer service goals.
• Oversee collection operations, transfer stations, recycling facilities, landfills, fleet maintenance operations, and other post-collection facilities to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient operations.
• Ensure all facilities consistently meet OSHA, EPA, DOT, environmental permitting requirements, and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ensure every location maintains appropriate staffing levels while developing strong leadership teams and succession plans that prepare future leaders for advancement.
• Hold District Managers accountable for coaching, developing, and preparing successors while strengthening leadership depth throughout the region.
• Lead regional sales performance by partnering with Sales leadership to strengthen municipal partnerships, support acquisitions, retain customers, identify growth opportunities, and expand market share.
• Build strong relationships with municipalities, regulatory agencies, environmental officials, customers, vendors, contractors, and community leaders while representing the Coastal brand.
• Oversee procurement strategies, vendor performance, capital investments, and major purchasing decisions to ensure responsible financial stewardship.
• Analyze regional operational and financial performance metrics to identify trends, improve productivity, optimize facility performance, maximize equipment utilization, and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead acquisitions, operational integrations, municipal contract transitions, new facility start-ups, and other strategic growth initiatives.
• Partner with People Experience, Career Path, Safety, Fleet Maintenance, Finance, Customer Experience, and the Regional Leadership Team to ensure alignment across all functions and successful execution of company initiatives.
• Oversee significant customer escalations, regulatory inspections, environmental matters, employee relations issues, operational incidents, and business risks while ensuring timely and appropriate resolution.
• At Coastal, we win as a team. Our Regional Vice President develop exceptional leaders, strengthen organizational culture, drive operational excellence, protect the environment, and execute Coastal's long-term strategy while preparing the next generation of leadership.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in solid waste, recycling, environmental services, transportation, logistics, or comparable asset-intensive field operations.
• 7+ years overseeing multiple operating locations, districts, or business units.
• Demonstrated experience managing large frontline workforces, route-based operations, fleet utilization, labor productivity, and operational performance.
• Proven success leading District Managers, Operations Managers, or equivalent multi-site operational leaders.
• Direct responsibility for regional P&L, safety, productivity, and operational execution.
• Strong understanding of DOT, OSHA, fleet safety, and operational compliance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience in municipal solid waste collection, commercial waste collection, recycling, or post-collection operations.
• Experience with municipal contracts, operational integrations, acquisitions, and new contract start-ups.
• Experience with Trux or similar waste industry operating platforms.