Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid
Sector Expert – Circular Economy & Waste Infrastructure Plastics Circularity Business (PCB) Programme Location: Mumbai (preferred); open to Delhi-NCR | Experience: 12+ years Reporting to: Partner/Associate Partner, PCB A…
Skills: Waste Management, Circular Economy, Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF), P&L Management, Unit Economics
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The role involves providing senior advisory and operational support to Implementation Partners to ensure the financial and operational viability of waste-infrastructure projects. Additionally, the expert will build a pipeline of new infrastructure projects and design circular economy business models in collaboration with Urban Local Bodies.
Requires over 12 years of experience in waste management and circular economy, specifically with hands-on experience managing MRF operations and P&Ls. A strong network within the recycling ecosystem and an engineering background with a postgraduate degree are preferred.
Sector Expert – Circular Economy & Waste Infrastructure
Plastics Circularity Business (PCB) Programme
Location: Mumbai (preferred); open to Delhi-NCR |
Experience: 12+ years
Reporting to: Partner/Associate Partner, PCB
About Xynteo
Xynteo partners with businesses, governments and institutions to accelerate sustainable impact and value creation. Our Plastics Circularity Business (PCB) programme works with corporate and institutional partners – including Hindustan Unilever, NITI Aayog and the Aditya Birla Group – to build circular economy infrastructure and business models across India. This includes setting up and scaling Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs), designing new circular business models, and strengthening engagement with Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and the broader recycling ecosystem.
About the Role
We are looking for a Sector Expert to join the core PCB team as the programme's in-house circularity and waste-infrastructure specialist. This is a hands-on, senior advisory role: you will work directly with Xynteo's leadership team and with Implementation Partners (IPs) running MRF and waste-infrastructure projects on the ground (currently Trashonomy in Jaipur, Saahas in Gurugram, and Dalmia in Nashik), while also helping build the pipeline of new infrastructure projects and shaping how the programme engages with ULBs and the recycling ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
What We're Looking For
Location
This role is based in Mumbai. Candidates based in Delhi-NCR will also be considered. Regular travel to project sites across India is expected.
What We Offer
Accelerate sustainable impact and value creation, with Xynteo
Xynteo is a boutique advisory firm, based in Europe and India, on a mission to help global organisations and investors accelerate sustainable impact and value creation. In a market dominated by traditional consultancies, Xynteo is disrupting the status quo. Our work goes beyond ‘just strategy’ to transform complex decarbonisation, energy transition and circularity challenges into practical, actionable pathways for commercial success. By forging long-term partnerships with our clients, leveraging our expertise and extensive alliance ecosystem, we empower companies to identify, realise, and scale opportunities at all stages of their value creation journey. Our tailored solutions help organisations achieve meaningful, measurable results. We unlock systemic challenges through collaboration, devise sustainable value strategies, bring to life economically-viable transformation, and generate impact across the investor portfolio lifecycle.
Offices: Hamilton House, 1 Temple Avenue, London, England EC4Y 0HA, GB · WeWork Forum, DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase 3, Sector 24, Gurugram, Delhi 122002, IN · C-20, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051 , IN
Accelerate sustainable impact and value creation, with Xynteo
Xynteo is a boutique advisory firm, based in Europe and India, on a mission to help global organisations and investors accelerate sustainable impact and value creation. In a market dominated by traditional consultancies, Xynteo is disrupting the status quo. Our work goes beyond ‘just strategy’ to transform complex decarbonisation, energy transition and circularity challenges into practical, actionable pathways for commercial success. By forging long-term partnerships with our clients, leveraging our expertise and extensive alliance ecosystem, we empower companies to identify, realise, and scale opportunities at all stages of their value creation journey. Our tailored solutions help organisations achieve meaningful, measurable results. We unlock systemic challenges through collaboration, devise sustainable value strategies, bring to life economically-viable transformation, and generate impact across the investor portfolio lifecycle.
Offices: Hamilton House, 1 Temple Avenue, London, England EC4Y 0HA, GB · WeWork Forum, DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase 3, Sector 24, Gurugram, Delhi 122002, IN · C-20, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051 , IN
