Solid Waste Manager
About The Position
Thurston County Public Works is recruiting for a Solid Waste Manager to lead their dynamic, energetic, and innovative team. This position is a direct report to the Public Works Director and plays a key role serving on the Department's Leadership Team. The County's mission is to create a community that promotes health, commerce, and environmental protection with transparency and accountability. This role will support that mission by planning, developing, and maintaining solid waste infrastructure and services, providing leadership in environmental stewardship by meeting regulatory requirements and making use of best technologies for solid waste operations, and strategically managing the allocation of resources to achieve customer and community expectations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an environmental field, public administration or related field.
- Four years progressive experience in solid waste, contract management, community relations and resource protection, with at least three years of supervisory experience.
- Ability to use a personal computer and applicable software packages to perform essential job functions.
- Current Washington State Driver's License or have requested and obtained an appropriate accommodation.
Nice To Haves
- Significant experience and competency supervising personnel responsible for program administration.
- Significant experience and competency in budget development and control for programs in the general areas of $10 to $20 million annually.
- Knowledge of current solid waste practices, methodologies, and operation.
- Ability to read, interpret and apply a variety of laws, rules and regulations governing departmental operations including County personnel rules and regulations.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas or project issues in a clear, comprehensive, effective and professional manner, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, associates, subordinates, employees of outside agencies, and with the public.
Responsibilities
- Oversees the development, revision, and countywide implementation of operating plans including the Solid Waste Management Plan, Disaster Debris Plan, Continuity of Operations Plan, and Capital Facilities Program through the Solid Waste Advisory Committee and the Board of County Commissioners.
- Prepares and controls the Division's operating budgets and authorizes all expenditures. Develops and implements strategies to manage the rate of expenditures aligned with the approved budgets.
- Coordinates public policy development and implementation involving extensive work with elected and appointed officials, advisory committees, and the public throughout the County. Makes presentations at public meetings.
- Manages the staff of the Solid Waste Division including evaluation, supervision and discipline. Leads and organizes recruitment of staff. Plans and assists in the organization of Division work plans. Develops performance standards, provides training and coaching, monitors progress and evaluates employee performance, including programs, policies and procedures.
- Oversees the Waste Reduction/Recycling Program including public education, school programs, commercial waste assistance programs and other public outreach programs.
- Prepares and manages contracts for services, reviews contractor performance, and works to provide solutions to service issues.
Benefits
- Retirement plan
- Pre-tax savings accounts
- Comprehensive health care
- Dental care
- Vision care
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- County paid training
- Flexible work schedules (alternative or compressed schedules and/or remote working)
- Voluntary deferred compensation plans
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for out-of-pocket health care and daycare expenses
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
