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Posted: 13-Jan-25
Location: Victorville, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $10,502 - $12,765 (PER MONTH)
Years of Experience:
Required Education:
THE POSITION:
Under limited supervision, manages the City’s solid waste, recycling, and other environmental programs as assigned.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Ensure that the City is in compliance with state laws and requirements regarding recycling, solid waste, and other assigned environmental programs.
- Administer hauling and recycling processing contracts; compile data on programs; attend monthly meetings with the hauler; communicate service issues requiring resolution; communicate contract requirements as necessary; attend Material Recycling Facility (MRF) operation meetings; discuss operational issues; review monthly operations reports; and compile billing data.
- Attend and participate in the Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling Joint Powers Authority (JPA) meetings.
- Supervise staff; set work priorities; review staff activity reports; review and approve timecards and leave requests; conduct staff evaluations; conduct staff meetings; provide input or develop procedures for staff.
- Prepare the annual budget for solid waste, source reduction and recycling, and landfill mitigation; estimate and calculate expenses and revenues; monitor budgets to track expenses and revenues as outlined in rate studies.
- Apply for and manage grants from the California Department of Resources Recovery and Recycling; complete the application; participate in the creation of the grant budget; prepare the agenda item for the City Council; and monitor expenditures.
- Plan and implement public education programs; write press releases, community calendar listings, public service announcements, bill inserts, resident/customer notices and web site content changes; interact with the media; make public presentations; and attend community meetings to provide information or participate in projects.
- Process payments for the City’s franchise hauler; run reports from the billing system; review billing data; and process monthly landfill billings to the County.
- Gather and compile information for the State Annual Report on AB 939 compliance; contact other City departments to request information on recycling efforts; forward information to the contractor for inclusion in the report; review and provide comments to the contractor regarding the draft report.
- Perform rate analysis; review solid waste/recycling rates; review expenses and revenues; calculate new rates; prepare agenda item; prepare rate resolution; draft Proposition 218 notice for review by the City Attorney.
- Support the relationship between the City of Victorville and the general public by demonstrating courteous and cooperative behavior when interacting with visitors, the public and City staff; maintain confidentiality of work-related issues and City information; perform other duties as required or assigned.
- Perform various projects as assigned or needed.
- Must operate a city vehicle to attend meetings and conduct site visits.
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- City policies and procedures.
- State laws and regulations regarding solid waste management.
- Principles and practices of administrative management.
- Principles and practices of grants management and administration.
- State regulations regarding grant funding and administration.
- Public education and information techniques and practices.
- Principles and practices of effective employee supervision.
- Principles and practice of project management.
SKILL IN:
- Using initiative, discretion and judgment within established procedures, guidelines, and rules.
- Defining problems; establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions.
- Managing situations requiring diplomacy, fairness, firmness, and sound judgment.
- Interpreting and applying City, state and federal codes, laws and regulations regarding solid waste management and recycling.
- Managing sanitation account structures.
- Providing efficient customer service.
- Establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with City Council, City Manager, City Clerk, managers, supervisors, employees, businesses, contractors, consultants, external public and private agencies and the general public.
- Communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Operating a personal computer and various software applications.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an office environment and in close proximity to other workers. Incumbent shall be exposed to those conditions normally encountered in a business office environment; Physical demands are moderate, consisting primarily of sitting, standing, walking, lifting, and carrying moderately heavy boxes up to 50 pounds and/or utilizing a hand dolly. Incumbent must be able to see and hear in the normal range, with or without correction, and communicate verbally and in written form with great facility and must be able to be understood. Incumbent must have the stamina to work long hours and overtime, if assigned, and must be willing to work an irregular schedule, which may include weekends, holidays, evenings, and/or varying shifts.
Education, Training, and Experience Guidelines:
Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies, Business Administration, Public Administration or a closely related field, two years of supervisory experience; AND either:
- Four years of professional experience overseeing daily operations in solid waste and/or recycling for a publicly-owned or privately-owned utility; or
- Four years of advanced administrative services experience overseeing budgeting, grant management, utility billing, or contract management in a publicly-owned or privately-owned utility.
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Must possess a valid California class “C” driver’s license upon hire and maintain throughout the length of employment with the City of Victorville.