Experienced Scientific Manager (m/f) (M/F)

LHHLoiretEURESpublished 09/04/2026
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LHH Recruitment Solutions, a recruitment consulting, specialized temporary staffing, interim management, and expert, executive, and leader assessment firm, is searching for its client specializing in Earth sciences, an EXPERIENCED SCIENTIFIC MANAGER M/F in Orléans (45).

Do you want to put your scientific expertise, strategic vision, and management talents at the service of major environmental challenges? In a context of strong societal and regulatory expectations regarding soil pollution, groundwater, and emerging substances, you will take responsibility for a department recognized for its scientific and technical expertise: Risks and polluted soils.

Your missions:

Lead and animate a team of experts

  • Ensure the hierarchical management of all employees, including the PhD students in your team,
  • Encourage cooperation and synergies with other departments of the company.

Define and carry the scientific strategy of the unit

  • Build the scientific and technical roadmap of your team in coherence with the strategic orientations of the company,
  • Identify emerging issues related to polluted sites and soils, waste, and soil monitoring.
  • Develop innovative programs integrating multidisciplinary and multi-scale approaches.
  • Contribute to the evolution of decision-making methods and tools serving public policies.

Drive activity and performance

  • Organize the distribution of resources and plan your team's activities.
  • Ensure the monitoring of objectives, performance indicators, and the roadmap.
  • Propose and implement continuous improvement actions.
  • Ensure compliance with procedures, the quality framework, and internal rules.

Represent and promote the excellence of your structure

  • Develop scientific, institutional, and industrial partnerships;
  • Promote the unit's work during congresses, conferences, and professional events.
  • Contribute to the influence of your company through scientific publications, expertise, and communication actions.
  • Represent the Risks Department before internal and external bodies.

With a minimum of a Bac+5 degree in the fields of geosciences, environment, or related disciplines, with successful experience in team management or steering scientific and technical activities.

Recognized for your leadership, with 5 to 10 years of experience in the fields of site environment & polluted soils, risk management, environmental risks, hydrogeology, environmental risks, waste management, industrial environments, research organizations, public administrations/agencies, expertise bodies, consulting firms, environmental engineering, etc., your application will be carefully studied.

Proficiency in English is indispensable.

Assets for success in the position:

  • Unifying leadership and the ability to provide meaning.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Listening skills, authenticity, and empathy.
  • Analytical spirit and decision-making ability.
  • Ability to manage complex projects in a multidisciplinary environment.
  • Taste for innovation and partnership development.

Remuneration between 50 to 60K€ + numerous internal benefits.

Ready to take on the challenge? Send us your application!

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