Deputy Director General – Sanitation, Technical Services, Transitions and Waste Management

Centre Morbihan Communauté

. Direct, coordinate and lead the sanitation, technical services, transitions and waste management departments.

Posted 10/2/2026contractMoréac • FranceLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in project management, public procurement procedures, and local government operations, with a strong focus on collective sanitation and health and safety regulations. Proven ability to lead teams, manage budgets, and implement strategic initiatives effectively.

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Project ManagementPublic Procurement ProceduresCollective Sanitation ExpertiseHealth And Safety Regulations KnowledgePeople Management Skills

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Hard Skills

Project Management TechniquesPublic Procurement ProceduresBudget ManagementWastewater Treatment Plant ConstructionTechnical Services Management Software

Soft Skills

Strong Organizational SkillsDiplomacyAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsCreativity

Tools & Technologies

Word Processing SoftwareSpreadsheet Software

Industry Keywords

Local GovernmentSanitation StrategyHealth And Safety RegulationsWaste Management PolicyIntermunicipal Coordination

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Direct, coordinate and lead the sanitation, technical services, transitions and waste management departments.
Supervise approximately 60 employees and manage department heads.
Define, manage and evaluate directorate, department and organizational projects.
Participate in intermunicipal bureau and council meetings, executive committees, commissions, management committee meetings, the Social, Technical and Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee (CST), and the Health, Safety and Working Conditions, Training and Prevention Committee (F3SCT).
Analyze needs and propose solutions.
Manage and coordinate the preparation and execution of the Deputy Directorate General’s budgets, particularly by identifying grant opportunities.
Prepare activity reports.
Participate in cross-functional projects with the management committee and departments.
Lead the definition and specification of requirements, the tendering process and the monitoring of public contracts.
Ensure the legal compliance of projects and prepare the related decisions and resolutions.
Implement the “Sanitation 2025–2030” strategy and manage the development of collective wastewater treatment projects.
Define and support objectives for collective and non-collective sanitation.
Organize collective sanitation responsibilities from organizational, technical and budgetary perspectives.
Ensure the pooling of technical services and maintenance of intermunicipal roads.
Provide project management assistance or act as the project manager for road and building works.
Serve as the technical liaison with the Economic Development and Planning departments.
Define waste management policy, ensure the operation of the incentive-based waste collection fee, and respond to calls for projects.
Contribute to the PCAET action plan and manage its implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Propose and support cross-functional strategic initiatives and lead project studies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience in local government, ideally in a similar position.
Preferably, a successful track record of initiating construction work for a wastewater treatment plant.
Strong understanding of the local authority’s strategic priorities.
Strong understanding of the specific challenges of collective sanitation.
Proficiency in public procurement procedures.
Proficiency in planning and project management techniques.
Strong people management skills.
Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheet and technical services management software.
Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
Autonomy, initiative and decision-making skills.
Strong organizational skills.
Diplomacy.
Proven ability to lead and organize teams.
Strong analytical and communication skills.
Adaptability to technological, regulatory and organizational changes.
Active listening and empathy.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the public and partners.
Rigor and methodical approach.
Ability to motivate and unite teams.
Creativity.
Strong negotiation skills.
Employment status: permanent civil servant; otherwise, recruitment on a contractual basis.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Monthly (IFSE) and annual (CIA) bonuses.
Financial contribution toward an approved provident insurance plan.
Option to join the group health insurance plan.
RTT additional leave days.
Provident insurance.
Health insurance.
CNAS employee benefits program.
Remote working.
Sustainable mobility allowance.