Interim management Environment & Utilities - sector experts

We deploy executives and experts from the environment and utilities sectors within 72 hours, capable of leading your transformation projects, securing your operations, and supporting your organisational performance in water distribution and waste management.

300
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started in 2025
22 000
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Transformation and operational performance

Environmental players must balance regulatory requirements with profitability imperatives. Our interim managers are focused on driving the operational transformation of your business.

  • Development and implementation of performance and productivity plans.
  • Improving industrial performance across sites and operations.
  • Redesigning operational processes to increase efficiency.
  • Turnaround of underperforming business units or subsidiaries.
  • Transforming operational models in response to market and regulatory changes.

Water, waste, and circular economy

Water and waste management are undergoing a profound transformation, driven by circular economy challenges and resource recovery. Our interim managers support these changes on the ground.

  • Optimising waste collection and treatment operations.
  • Transformation and modernisation of sorting centers.
  • Development of new recycling and recovery streams.
  • Optimisation of drinking water and sanitation networks.
  • Transformation of territorial organisations in charge of water and waste.

Major projects and CAPEX

The environmental sector involves heavy infrastructure projects with significant technical and financial stakes. Our interim managers take the lead on these major CAPEX projects.

  • Management of energy infrastructure projects.
  • Construction management for treatment facilities (water, waste, decontamination).
  • Management of data center projects.
  • Management of mobility infrastructure projects.
  • Management of industrial decarbonisation projects.

M&A and sector consolidation

The environmental sector is undergoing an active phase of consolidation. Our interim managers secure the integration and performance of external growth operations.

  • Integration of acquired companies into the parent group.
  • Management of carve-out operations.
  • Harmonisation of information systems and processes between entities.
  • Capturing synergies identified during the merger process.
  • Support for post-acquisition governance evolution.
  • Management of restructuring projects linked to sector consolidation.

Crises and turnaround situations

Contractual drift, loss of a contract, or industrial incidents: environmental players must sometimes face sudden crises. Our interim managers can intervene within 5 days to stabilise the situation.

  • Turnaround of a contract in economic decline.
  • Business restructuring following the loss of a strategic contract.
  • Management of a major industrial issue affecting operations.
  • Management of a social crisis within the organisation.
  • Steering a turnaround during financial distress.
  • Management of a critical supply chain disruption.

Digital, data, and AI

Digital transformation is redefining environmental sectors, from network operations to facility maintenance. Our interim managers lead these technology-driven projects.

  • Deployment of smart grids for network management.
  • Exploitation and leveraging of operational data.
  • Management of data center projects.
  • Deployment of predictive AI solutions.
  • Implementation of predictive maintenance for facilities.
  • Energy optimisation of sites and processes (data-driven management).
  • Digitalisation of operations and business tools.
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Interim Management in France

Are you looking for an interim manager in France? Delville Management, founded in France in 2010, identifies the right profile in less than 72 hours.

Interim Management in Lyon

Are you looking for an interim manager in Lyon or the AURA region?
Delville Management identifies the right profile in less than 72 hours and deploys them in less than a week.

Management de transition à Lille

Vous cherchez un manager de transition à Lille ou dans les Hauts-de-France ? Delville Management mobilise le profil adapté en moins de 72h.

Management de transition à Nantes

Vous cherchez un manager de transition à Nantes ou dans le Grand Ouest ? Delville Management identifie et déploie le bon profil en moins d'une semaine.

Management de transition à Toulouse

Vous cherchez un manager de transition à Toulouse, en Occitanie ou en Nouvelle-Aquitaine ? Delville Management mobilise le bon profil en moins de 72h.

Interim Management in England

Looking for an interim manager in London or the UK? Delville Management, established in London since 2010, mobilises the right profile in less than 72 hours.

Interim Management in Germany

Are you looking for an interim manager in Düsseldorf or Germany? Delville Management deploys the right profile in less than 72 hours, with expertise in the German market.

Interim Management in Italy

Looking for an interim manager in Italy? Delville Management, established in Milan since 2025, can deploy the right profile in less than 72 hours.

Interim Management in Spain

Are you looking for an interim manager in Spain? Delville Management mobilises the right profile in less than 72 hours, with a contact person deeply rooted in the Iberian economic landscape.

Interim Management in Africa

Are you looking for an interim manager in Morocco or Francophone Africa? Delville Management identifies the right profile in less than 72 hours, from its Casablanca office.

Why choose delville
A qualified environmental executive or expert within 72 hours

Upon receiving and qualifying your requirements, we present a selection of interim managers specialised in environmental sectors within 72 hours. Once selected, the manager joins your organisation within 5 business days and takes charge of operations from day one.

Sector expertise in environmental fields

Drawing on their extensive experience, our executives and sector experts have mastered the specificities of water, waste, the circular economy, and major infrastructure projects. They are capable of intervening rapidly on projects with high technical, financial, or organisational stakes.

Local proximity and regional expertise

Our representatives based in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Nantes, Toulouse, and Strasbourg, as well as in Germany, Italy, and Spain, select industry managers tailored to the economic and regulatory realities of your region.

Ongoing support throughout the assignment

Delville Management organises regular check-ins between you, the interim manager, and the Project Director to ensure objectives are met, anticipate necessary adjustments, and guarantee the success of the assignment.

Reaching excellence with Delville Management

François Denis
GENERAL MANAGER - GEOTAB

Delville is an excellent interim management firm. The team is highly professional and excels at accurately understanding the precise needs of its client companies.

Pierre Magro
CEO - BABYMOOV GROUP

Professional, high-quality, and efficient team, even under pressure.

Nicolas Péjout
CEO - EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL

The benefit of the mission was immediate. Sylvie, the interim manager, successfully laid the foundation for a smooth, human-centric, and rigorous transition.

Matthieu Lambeaux
CEO - AGRIBIOTHERS

A highly professional team capable of finding the right candidates who match the expressed needs.

Jérôme Delanoë
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR - SFERIS

Interim management seemed like a good solution, and it proved to be.

Eric Gauthier
HEAD OF OPERATIONS EUROPE - WINDROSE

I needed people who had already worked with Chinese people or in China, because that helps culturally. [...] We were lucky to have two managers from Delville Management, who did an excellent job and helped us.

Guillaume Ferrand
INTERIM CEO - VALDUNES

Thanks to a methodical and people-centred approach, Valdunes has managed to overcome its immediate challenges.

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