Smart Environmental Limited plays a critical role in supporting cleaner, more sustainable communities. We collect and provide waste and recycling services on behalf of local councils, businesses, and communities across New Zealand. With a large national fleet, extensive collection and linehaul operations, our clear focus is on diverting waste from landfill.
Following our acquisition by Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, we are entering an exciting phase of growth, transformation, and operational scale.
To support that growth, we are seeking an experienced and commercially minded operational leader to join us as Head of Commercial Delivery.
About the role
This is a newly created senior leadership role focused on turning commercial growth into safe, reliable, and scalable operational delivery. Reporting to the GM Commercial, you will sit at the intersection of strategy and execution — ensuring new commercial opportunities, operational initiatives, and service commitments are successfully implemented across the business.
You will lead complex programmes from mobilisation through to business-as-usual operations, working closely with operational leaders to strengthen delivery capability, improve performance, and ensure the business can grow with confidence.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex operational environments, brings calm and clarity under pressure, and knows how to drive execution across multiple moving parts.
Key responsibilities
You will:
About you
You are a senior operational leader with strong commercial awareness, sound judgement, and a proven ability to deliver in high-pressure environments. You are pragmatic, resilient, and outcomes focused. You know how to balance operational realities with commercial expectations and are comfortable making decisions in complex and evolving situations.
You will bring:
Travel will be required at times to support the growth of the business, ranging from occasional day trips to weekly trips away depending on operational and commercial requirements.
What sets you apart?
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping how Smart Environmental delivers its next phase of growth. You will work alongside senior leadership on high-impact initiatives that directly influence operational performance, customer outcomes, and future business capability.
As the business continues to expand under Blue Planet ownership, this role offers genuine scope to grow, influence strategic direction, and help build a stronger, more scalable national operation.
Benefits