This position is responsible for the overall planning, organization, coordination, and management of Solid Waste Operations. Key responsibilities include overseeing the collection, transfer, and disposal of solid waste and recyclables for both residential and commercial customers, as well as the ownership and operation of a regional transfer station.
Essential Duties:
Leads and oversees all aspects of the Solid Waste Division, ensuring timely and efficient solid waste services.
Manages the Transfer Station; oversees commercial and residential collection routes; utilizes modern management practices and procedures; applies technology to monitor and analyze routes; enforces regulations and the City's solid waste code; and promotes environmentally sound solid waste activities.
Plans, coordinates, schedules, and supervises the work of supervisors and monitors and evaluates the work of employees; conducts various personnel actions including hiring, promoting, coaching, and disciplining up to termination.
Provides direction to supervisors and employees; manages and directs personnel to promote teamwork and effective communications.
Determines level of labor, equipment, and other resources required to efficiently provide services.
Recommends and implements new or enhanced programs, work methods, policies, and procedures to improve solid waste services.
Works with fleet services to ensure equipment readiness and availability to meet operational needs; develops replacement schedule based on equipment age, use and maintenance costs.
Prepares budgets, makes recommendations, and manages expenditures within authorized levels; performs financial and operational analyses as needed to control expenditures; and ensures operations are cost effective. Collaborates with finance staff and consultants for rate and fee studies.
Works with City departments, agencies, citizens, industry groups, and others, to resolve service regulatory and enforcement concerns.
Prepares and presents reports, memos, presentations, and outreach materials as needed or requested.
Manages contracts, leases, and intergovernmental agreements along with amendments relating to solid waste collection, hauling, and disposal.
Responds promptly and accurately to requests from the Operations Manager, Public Works Director, City Management, customers and stakeholders.
Reviews residential and commercial site plans to ensure accessibility by solid waste collection vehicles.
Maintains various computer files and databases; collects and tracks data.
Maintains professional organization affiliations including Arizona SWANA membership, attends workshops, professional conferences, and training as needed or required.
Complete special projects as assigned.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Management, Business Administration, or a closely related field preferred; five (5) years of experience in planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing the collection and/or transfer of solid waste with at least three (3) years at the supervisory/managerial level along with experience in preparing/monitoring budgets, creating/maintaining statistical reports and trend analysis; and overseeing contract development/management; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.
