Purpose: |
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Under the general direction of the director, this position directs the activities of personnel involved in providing resource recovery, recycling, and reuse services. |
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Directs activities related to the key goal area of recycling, household chemical collection, and resource recovery disposal.
- Plans long-range goals for resource recovery management including collection, recycling, and disposal.
- Selects, trains, and evaluates supervisory, technical, and administrative personnel in support of the goals of the division.
- Develops, implements, and maintains existing programs.
- Identifies the need for new programs in resource recovery management.
- Coordinates with other City departments on Citywide issues of concern.
- Directs the activities of personnel in planning the operating budget for the division, projecting needs for equipment and personnel corresponding to service requirements for resource recovery management.
- Provides technical expertise to other departments of the City and concerned members of the public on current developments in the area of resource recovery management.
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Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of management principles and practices.
- Knowledge of planning and budgetary processes.
- Knowledge of regulations, systems, and equipment used in waste collection and disposal.
- Knowledge of relations and the promotion of recycling programs.
- Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
- Skill in analyzing problems related to service delivery.
- Skill in conducting presentations on behalf of a public entity.
- Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
- Skill in directing the activities of a large and complex organization.
- Skill in evaluating bids and making recommendations.
- Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
- Skill in oral and written communications.
- Skill in preparing and analyzing budgets, reports, and studies.
- Skill in projecting needs for equipment and personnel and formulating operating budgets.
- Skill in using computers and related software applications.
- Ability to maintain effective communication and working relationships with City employees and the public.
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Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a closely related field, plus eight (8) years of management experience in Resource Recovery, Utilities, Municipalities, or in leading and managing a large budget and division, including two (2) years of experience which were in a supervisory or management capacity.
- Graduation with a Master's degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for non-supervisory/management experience up to a maximum of two (2) years.
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Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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None.
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Physical Requirements: |
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Light. Tasks performed with lightweight materials or using a force equal to lifting up to twenty (20) lbs. |