Operations, Safety, Maintenance, and Environmental professionals are the backbone of successful waste, remediation, and environmental services companies. With a demonstrated history of success in placing leaders in these spaces, our Waste & Environmental group welcomes the opportunity to partner with you.
The waste industry continues to show a return to normalcy after a turbulent period of pandemic and economic challenges. Some of the top trends we saw in 2023 centered around climate risks, fleet developments, plastics debates, environmental justice action, and of course more M&A. 2023 saw notable M&A activity, with an estimated $2.99B spent by the industry’s top five publicly traded companies through Q3, with over 100 total transaction involving U.S. solid waste companies. We also saw the total number of workers employed in “waste management and remediation services” increase by 16,000 to right at around 500,000 workers, compared to November 2022. We have also seen a boom in waste reduction projects, organics, and zero waste initiatives, with a large number receiving sizable EPA grants. In addition to ongoing commitments from the EPA to building out organic waste recycling infrastructure.
The challenges in the waste and environmental industry underscore the myriad of opportunities available in the marketplace. Our ability to understand these challenges, keep current with new technologies, innovative techniques, and the growing need to attract top talent, enables RWR to be the premier partner with industry leading global and regional waste and environmental companies. Our knowledge of market trends, extensive professional and personal networks, and an ability to navigate the ever-changing recruitment landscape allows us to engage with top tier candidates that are both actively and passively exploring opportunities.
Truett Allen’s (Managing Partner, Energy Search team) style for engagement and commitment to results have been instrumental to success. RWR has presented many excellent individuals, two of which we hired this past year; and we continue to leverage their expertise to grow our talent.
Mark and his team have supported Pret US with a number of property assignments over the last several years. I’ve always been impressed with Marks professional and personal approach, his timely response and follow up, for this reason I have worked exclusively with him on all of our property assignments. The applicant quality I have seen from RWR is notably of a consistent high quality, and subsequently we have placed a number of property professionals in Pret, several who have now stepped up to take leadership positions with the business. I would have no hesitation in recommending working with Mark and his team across a broad range of property roles, he has delivered for Pret successfully, over and over again.
I have worked with Richard, Wayne & Roberts for over 25 years, both as a candidate and as a hiring manager. I have worked with Shanna Finucane (Manager, Real Estate team) for the last 15 years. The levels of professionalism that she and RWR represent in the searches they conduct provide the highest quality candidates available in the market. As a result of their consistently high results, I continue to rely on RWR and Shanna's team to help me in (my) searches.
We have worked with Eric Holzer (Partner, Healthcare team) and Richard, Wayne and Roberts for four years without any disappointment from any member of my management team.
RWR has been a key partner in our talent acquisition strategy. Their team communicates professionally and has demonstrated consistent ability to identify strong, unique candidates.
Lisa is extremely professional. She took the time to understand my qualifications and complete work history. The opportunities she presented aligned with my experience and goals. I highly recommend her for C-level executives looking for new opportunities.
I have used Richard Wayne and Roberts for many years with tremendous results. Alexis Rogers and her team is focus on listening, is insightful about the market and diligent in finding you the right candidate for your position. They share your sense of urgency. They are adept at matching skill sets and personalities so that the candidate not only brings the skill set necessary to be successful in their new role, but also truly blends with the culture of the company which is so critical in today market.
My interaction with Richard Wayne and Roberts has always been highly professional. Alexis Rogers provided value to our organization by significantly filtering through applicants to ensure the best fit both technically and culturally. Timely feedback was received keeping me abreast of the status. Exactly what is required.
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