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Portfolio Manager (Municipal Waste)



Salary: Competitive per annum plus bonus, company car/cash allowance, medical cover and pension

Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday - 40 hours per week

Location: Westminster, London



When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.

We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.



What we can offer you;

• Eligible for an annual performance bonus
  
• Option to choose from a company car or car allowance
  
• Private medical cover
  
• 25 days of annual leave
  
• Access to our company pension scheme
  
• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
  
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
  

What you'll be doing;



We are seeking an exceptional Portfolio Manager to lead Westminster's multi-million pound commercial operation, driving strategic growth whilst delivering environmental excellence across our prestigious London portfolio.

• Strategically manage and develop Westminster Commercial Waste portfolio, ensuring alignment with Westminster City Council objectives.
  
• Drive portfolio growth through comprehensive oversight of sales, customer experience, communications, and service delivery excellence.
  
• Foster strategic partnerships with key stakeholders, including Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), local associations, and environmental organisations.
  
• Identify and capitalise on business development opportunities whilst maintaining exemplary client satisfaction.
  
• Provide expert consultancy on waste minimisation, environmental impact, and carbon footprint assessments.
  
• Spearhead strategic, multi-million pound partnerships with key commercial clients and Business Improvement Districts, driving innovative sustainability initiatives whilst fostering long-term growth and environmental excellence.
  
• Monitor and report on sustainability key performance indicators, including waste diversion rates and recycling performance.
  
• Lead and develop high-performing teams through effective coaching, training, and professional development.
  
• Ensure departmental compliance with organisational policies and procedures.
  
• Deliver budgeted revenues and profits whilst implementing growth strategies.
  
• Collaborate with Credit Control to maintain healthy debt management and resolve invoice queries promptly.
  

What we're looking for;



Essential:

• Demonstrated experience leading large (10+ direct reports), high-stakes teams in fast-paced environments with proven ability to manage turnover while maintaining excellence
  
• Knowledge of environmental legislation and compliance requirements.
  
• Experience in delivering sustainability consultancy and guidance to commercial clients.
  
• Experience in developing and implementing carbon reduction strategies
  
• Strong understanding of circular economy principles.
  
• Budget setting and finance reporting
  
• Demonstrated ability to create and present sustainability reports and proposals.
  
• Experience with managing and developing regional and key accounts.
  
• Proven experience in carbon footprint calculations and analysis
  
• Experience in developing and implementing carbon reduction strategies
  
• Excellent communication skills, oral, written and report writing
  
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills
  
• Strong presentation skills and comfortable presenting in front of large groups of people
  

Desirable:

• Experience in working with Local Authority clients
  
• Experience in working with Operational teams and subsequent Collection services (Municipal and/or Commercial)
  
• Relevant environmental/sustainability qualifications
  
• Track record of implementing successful waste minimisation programs
  
• Knowledge of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) frameworks
  
• Understanding of renewable energy solutions and energy efficiency measures
  
• Experience working with Echo (operational system), Salesforce (CRM) and PowerBi or equivalent platforms
  

What's next?



Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.



We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.



We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.



We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.



If you are successful in securing a new role or promotion within the company, any offer to you may be subject to the acceptance of standardised terms and conditions. These new terms and conditions may differ from your current contract, if you have any questions about how this might affect you, please don't hesitate to contact your line manager or the HR team.





Job Posting End Date:

22-07-2025

What's next?

Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.

We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate. As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

New role - Portfolio Manager, insurance consulting, London Market (£100,000).

I am looking for candidates with pricing/portfolio management experience for an exciting consulting role with a London Market specialist.

In this unique role, you'd be working on tailored solutions for clients portfolio's, business entering/intelligence, aggregation management and capital management.

Please reach out for more information about it: / 07456961050.

New role - Portfolio Manager, insurance consulting, London Market (£100,000).

I am looking for candidates with pricing/portfolio management experience for an exciting consulting role with a London Market specialist.

In this unique role, you'd be working on tailored solutions for clients portfolio's, business entering/intelligence, aggregation management and capital management.

Please reach out for more information about it: / 07456961050.

About the role

As a Portfolio Manager, you will collaborate with our client’s Portfolio team. You will be responsible for (You will be a strong delivery partner with a can-do attitude, quick to adapt to Arm’s culture. You will have good attention to detail, careful planning, situational awareness, risk management and monitoring, to maintain project momentum and engage our customers to deliver projects successfully.

You will stand out for this role if you have outstanding portfolio, program and project management skills, interpersonal skills and Commercial domain expertise.

Tell me more, tell me more…

Our client is currently looking for a recruit in joining their current team, below are the job details for your reference:

You can also ask our friendly recruitment team for any questions you may have about the role, between 09.00am till 17.00pm Monday to Friday.

Shifts: Monday to Friday (37.5 hours)

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Own all engagement within this portfolio space, including driving prioritisation, business engagement and internal team delivery
• Drive multiple project deliveries through day to day engagement with Agile delivery IT teams and business customers.
• Run the project lifecycle from the initial set up, including design, build, test and cutover/implementation in line with quality and time.
• Lead vendor teams and matrix manage to a high standard.
• Effectively communicate project status regularly and handle risk accordingly.
• Take ownership of issues, demonstrating situational leadership.
• Run multiple projects of varying size and stages concurrently

Other stuff we’re potentially looking for:

• You will be experienced in Project, Program and Portfolio management, through agile delivery and waterfall methodologies
• Experience in projects and programs relating to Commercial functions including Support and Marketing
• You are adaptable, with the ability to flex your style and approach to meet the needs of the Business and the Project.
• Proficient in key project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, MS projects
• Skilled in handling dependencies across multiple teams globally
• Good verbal, written and interpersonal skills; comfortable communicating and collaborating with teams across different disciplines.
• “Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:
• Experience in projects for Salesforce, Sitecore or web development
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of ITIL and Agile methodologies.

What’s in it for you? –

Our client loves to reward their people for doing a great job.

• This is 6 months contract.
• This role provides a hybrid working access in Cambridge

Next Steps

Once you’ve applied, one of our friendly recruitment consultants will give you a call and talk you through the screening process.

If your application is successful, you’ll be involved in a live virtual interview with one of our client’s hiring managers to get to know you better.

We look forward to speaking to you!

Portfolio Manager – Equity Derivatives

YOU MUST HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN HONG KONG OR MAINLAND CHINA

Salary £120,000 - £150,000 basic salary, plus highly attractive performance related bonus based on share of net PnL

My Client:

• My client is a very well-respected Hong Kong headquartered Alternative Asset Management boutique with over a 20-year history of success
• The firm manages a range of investment products including quantitative hedge funds, a long only fund, and a number of separately managed accounts
• They are looking to expand to London and add a trading desk to execute their strategies in US / European time zones. This will require close working with the Portfolio Management team in Hong Kong
• Several of the funds are market neutral hedge funds investing in Greater China, and my client has future ambitions to add more Cross Asset strategies over time, including FX, Commodities, Equities, Fixed Income and Interest Rates to complement the existing strategies, with an emphasis on understanding the influence on asset classes by Greater China

The Opportunity:

• Working largely “sensible” US hours (from London) you will have responsibility for managing capital of US$25-100m in a cross-asset strategy for Greater China using global instruments including equity, F/X, credit and interest rate derivatives
• You will construct asymmetric market neutral trades and use price and macro data to generate trading ideas and execute cross asset convex trades
• Articulate trading strategies effectively to your peer group and Portfolio Management team in Hong Kong, and demonstrate accurate payoff structures
• Additionally, structure trades that are long vega and complimentary to other strategies in the fund
• Be career minded. The trading side of the business within the new London office could grow overtime and therefore this position could offer leadership opportunities
• Possess the ability to build models to assimilate risk in Greeks and PnL format and manage technical team to enhance data collection and evaluate trading opportunities

Your Experience:

• You must be able to demonstrate a strong record of academic achievement, showing a strong quantitative mindset and a passion for investing. This will include computing, finance or related topics with a background in mathematics, physics or relevant sciences, or an extended period of pricing derivatives
• China market experience is key, with an excellent appreciation of the key 7-8 indexes within China and the main listed ADRs
• The responsibilities offered within the role require you to have a minimum of 6 to 7 years of relevant experience working in a bank or fund managing risk assets in Derivatives including equity, F/X & volatility
• It is preferred that the candidate has lived and worked in Hong Kong, gained the relevant experience and then relocated to London
• You must be able to evidence idea generation along with strong conviction in your ideas, and have run your own P&L. This is essential for my client’s Hong Kong based CIO
• Demonstrate strong risk management controls and understanding of risk associated with trades, with an ability to build models to assimilate risk in Greeks being desirable - if so, then perhaps a Delta 1 trading background could be considered
• Demonstrate evidenced based opinion of the macroeconomic theses and how this will lead to relevant cross-asset trade ideas
• Ability to communicate effectively with peer group and share information
• Ensure collegial interaction and collaboration

Portfolio Manager – Equity Derivatives

YOU MUST HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN HONG KONG OR MAINLAND CHINA

Salary £120,000 - £150,000 basic salary, plus highly attractive performance related bonus based on share of net PnL

My Client:

• My client is a very well-respected Hong Kong headquartered Alternative Asset Management boutique with over a 20-year history of success
• The firm manages a range of investment products including quantitative hedge funds, a long only fund, and a number of separately managed accounts
• They are looking to expand to London and add a trading desk to execute their strategies in US / European time zones. This will require close working with the Portfolio Management team in Hong Kong
• Several of the funds are market neutral hedge funds investing in Greater China, and my client has future ambitions to add more Cross Asset strategies over time, including FX, Commodities, Equities, Fixed Income and Interest Rates to complement the existing strategies, with an emphasis on understanding the influence on asset classes by Greater China

The Opportunity:

• Working largely “sensible” US hours (from London) you will have responsibility for managing capital of US$25-100m in a cross-asset strategy for Greater China using global instruments including equity, F/X, credit and interest rate derivatives
• You will construct asymmetric market neutral trades and use price and macro data to generate trading ideas and execute cross asset convex trades
• Articulate trading strategies effectively to your peer group and Portfolio Management team in Hong Kong, and demonstrate accurate payoff structures
• Additionally, structure trades that are long vega and complimentary to other strategies in the fund
• Be career minded. The trading side of the business within the new London office could grow overtime and therefore this position could offer leadership opportunities
• Possess the ability to build models to assimilate risk in Greeks and PnL format and manage technical team to enhance data collection and evaluate trading opportunities

Your Experience:

• You must be able to demonstrate a strong record of academic achievement, showing a strong quantitative mindset and a passion for investing. This will include computing, finance or related topics with a background in mathematics, physics or relevant sciences, or an extended period of pricing derivatives
• China market experience is key, with an excellent appreciation of the key 7-8 indexes within China and the main listed ADRs
• The responsibilities offered within the role require you to have a minimum of 6 to 7 years of relevant experience working in a bank or fund managing risk assets in Derivatives including equity, F/X & volatility
• It is preferred that the candidate has lived and worked in Hong Kong, gained the relevant experience and then relocated to London
• You must be able to evidence idea generation along with strong conviction in your ideas, and have run your own P&L. This is essential for my client’s Hong Kong based CIO
• Demonstrate strong risk management controls and understanding of risk associated with trades, with an ability to build models to assimilate risk in Greeks being desirable - if so, then perhaps a Delta 1 trading background could be considered
• Demonstrate evidenced based opinion of the macroeconomic theses and how this will lead to relevant cross-asset trade ideas
• Ability to communicate effectively with peer group and share information
• Ensure collegial interaction and collaboration

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Portfolio Manager

Hybrid, with a weekly presence in either our Rushden, Peterborough, Boston or Milton Keynes office

Up to £57,700 per year

Contract: Permanent

Your week : 36.25 hours p/week (9am 5.15pm Monday to Friday, with 1-hour lunch)

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