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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Assistant Director, Austin Resource Recovery


FLSA: Executives/2 EEO Category: (10) Official/Adm
Class Code: 10920 Salary Grade: E00
Approved: October 24, 1997 Last Revised: February 06, 2020


Purpose:
 

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:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Directs activities related to the key goal area of recycling, household chemical collection, and resource recovery disposal.
  2. Plans long-range goals for resource recovery management including collection, recycling, and disposal.
  3. Selects, trains, and evaluates supervisory, technical, and administrative personnel in support of the goals of the division.
  4. Develops, implements, and maintains existing programs.
  5. Identifies the need for new programs in resource recovery management.
  6. Coordinates with other City departments on Citywide issues of concern.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  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.
Minimum Qualifications:
 
  • 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.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
  None.
Physical Requirements:
 

Light. Tasks performed with lightweight materials or using a force equal to lifting up to twenty (20) lbs.


This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.