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Full time
5-10

Planning Manager

3/25/2026

The manager is responsible for measuring, designing, implementing, training, and deploying business operating plans across assigned regions, districts, and locations, focusing on improvement initiatives as dictated by business needs. This includes developing project governance, managing templates, ensuring compliance, tracking financial impact, and providing executive reporting.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
WM is North America's leading provider of integrated environmental solutions. We partner with our customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. We are on a quest for environmental performance, a mission to maximize resource value, while minimizing – and even eliminating – environmental impact so that both our economy and our environment can thrive. WM tailors its services to meet the needs of each customer group and to ensure consistent, superior service at the local level. Headquartered in Houston, the company serves nearly 20 million municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential customers through a network of 367 collection operations, 355 transfer stations, 273 active landfill disposal sites, 16 waste-to-energy plants, 104 recycling plants, and 111 beneficial-use landfill gas projects.
About the Role

Stericycle is now part of WM. To learn more about WM's acquisition of Stericycle,  CLICK HERE to read the press release.


I. Job Summary

Responsible for measuring, designing, implementing, training and deploying business operating plans within assigned Regions, Districts and Locations - Improvement initiatives as assigned and dictated by business need.

II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
 

  • Support and ensure that the projects and initiatives are planned and delivered to the outcomes. This includes:
  • Develop and implements project governance including project change management.
  • Manage a central depository of different templates and tools that are approved for effective project delivery.
  • Ensure compliance with project initiatives, captures, and tracks including their specific financial impact/Strategic value contributions.
  • Provide the roll up of our executive reporting tools and ensures they are delivered on-time and accurate.
  • Effectively manage and maintain project risks and issues and following escalation procedures.
  • Develop efficiencies in project delivery.
  • Implement and monitor KPI’s for project performance.
  • Manage potential multi-million-dollar projects including but not limited to facility and equipment moves etc.
  • Develop, manage and communicate project integration office needs where there are cross functional dependencies.
  • Responsible for numerous deliverables including, Scope definition, Planning, Resource identification/allocation, Gate reviews, Delivery, and overall quality of deliverables.
  • Project Planning
  • Lead the coordination to define the requirements and scope for strategic projects.
  • Schedule tasks, deadlines, and key milestones to ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope. Looks for ways to mitigate resource constraints and other risks, associated with the timeline.
  • Project Reporting
  • Meets with business sponsors on a regular basis to communicate project progress and discuss issues.
  • Resolves issues with the appropriate level of management.
  • Effectively manages “scope creep” by building consensus about the necessity to change the original project plan.
  • Goals
  • Meets Industrial Engineering and Organizational goals
  • Partner with Leaders to roll out centralized procedures globally
  • Other related duties as required or requested.


III. Qualifications 

Preferred Qualifications 

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  • (accredited) in Business, Engineering, Logistics, or other related field
  • equivalent in related work experience, demonstrating strong organizational and change management skills
  • or more years of relevant business or project management experience
  • LEAN or Process Improvement Implementation experience in a multi-site setting



IV. Physical Requirements

Listed below are key points regarding physical demands, physical and occupational risks, and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.☒ Office: This job primarily operates in a professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copy machines, etc.

V. Benefits 
At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site. 

 

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ABOUT WM

WM (WM.com) is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. Previously known as Waste Management and based in Houston, Texas, WM is driven by commitments to put people first and achieve success with integrity. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides collection, recycling and disposal services to millions of residential, commercial, industrial, medical and municipal customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. With innovative infrastructure and capabilities in recycling, organics and renewable energy, WM provides environmental solutions to and collaborates with its customers in helping them pursue their sustainability goals. WM has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post‑consumer materials and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas‑to‑electricity plants in North America. WM’s fleet includes more than 12,000 natural gas trucks – the largest heavy‑duty natural gas truck fleet in the industry in North America. Healthcare Solutions provides collection and disposal services of regulated medical waste, as well as secure information destruction services, in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe. To learn more about WM and the company’s sustainability progress and solutions, visit Sustainability.WM.com.

Equal Employment Opportunity

For United States:  WM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

For Canada:  WM is committed to the principle of equal employment for all applicants and employees, without discrimination on the basis of all grounds protected by applicable human rights legislation. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please notify us if you require accommodation.

Real ID

In order to travel by air or access federal property, federal law requires individuals have a REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons or service federal property. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID or TSA‑approved alternative.

Key Skills
Project GovernanceChange ManagementProject DeliveryFinancial Impact TrackingExecutive ReportingRisk ManagementIssue ResolutionKPI MonitoringScope DefinitionResource AllocationGate ReviewsProject PlanningSchedule ManagementMilestone TrackingScope Creep ManagementCentralized Procedures Rollout
Categories
Management & LeadershipLogisticsEngineeringEnvironmental & Sustainability
Benefits
Medical InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceLife InsuranceShort Term DisabilityStock Purchase Plan401k MatchPaid VacationHolidaysPersonal Days
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