Description/Special Instructions

The City of Elk Grove is looking for a professional with excellent leadership and communications skills to be our Recycling and Waste Manager. This individual will have a proven track record of excelling in a highly supportive and team-oriented work environment and will demonstrate their communication and interpersonal skills to effectively gain support from both internal and external stakeholders to meet the goals and objectives of the City.

Candidates should have experience and ability to manage and negotiate contracts for municipal recycling or solid waste services; develop, implement, and evaluate recycling and waste reduction programs and services; lead public outreach and education campaigns related to waste and recycling; understand and follow legislative activity and regulations; develop and present, orally and in writing, complex reports and information to leaders and the governing body.

The ideal candidate has a proven ability to foster a strong team environment, mentor staff, and focus on details yet maintain concentration on the overall recycling and waste program. The City seeks an experienced professional who has a proven ability to engage people, be an innovative problem solver and develop effective solutions. The candidate will work closely with other City departments including Finance, the City Manager’s Office, Development Services/Planning, and all Divisions in the Public Works Department. Ideally, this person will have a good balance of technical and interpersonal skills and is able focus on service delivery, including public outreach and education, while building successful and collaborative relationships with department heads and other staff.

Tentative Recruitment Timeline (subject to change)
Filing Deadline: 11:59 PM on January 4, 2023
Oral Board Interviews: January 19, 2023 (virtual)
Final Selection Interviews: January 24, 2023 (in person)

The City offers a competitive salary and generous benefit package including CalPERS retirement benefits, a deferred compensation match and more. Why work for the City of Elk Grove? Proud Heritage. Bright Future.

Community Profile
Elk Grove is a vibrant, family-friendly community of approximately 178,124 people in the Sacramento, California region, located 14 miles south of the State Capital and 60 miles east of the Bay Area. Elk Grove is a young, ethnically diverse, modern city that was incorporated in 2000. Elk Grove has low crime, excellent schools, over 100 community parks and 28 miles of trails, plentiful dining and shopping options, numerous annual events and festivals, and over 270 sunny days per year.

Representative Duties

• Assumes management responsibility for assigned services and activities of the Recycling and Waste Division including overseeing the City’s solid waste franchise agreement(s) and developing, coordinating, and distributing City wide solid waste public educational material dealing with waste reduction, recycling, composting, and hazardous waste handling; works with regional agencies, neighboring cities and California Integrated Waste Management Board to monitor and implement solid waste policies.
• Manages and participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for assigned programs; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
• Monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; recommends, within departmental policy, appropriate service and staffing levels.
• Plans, directs, coordinates, and reviews the work plan for Recycling and Waste staff; assigns work activities, projects, and programs; reviews and evaluates work products, methods, and procedures; meets with staff to identify and resolve problems.
• Selects, trains, motivates, and evaluates Recycling and Waste personnel; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline and termination procedures.
• Oversees and participates in the development and administration of the division’s annual budget; participates in the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; monitors and approves expenditures; implements adjustments.
• Manages the City’s solid waste franchise agreement(s); reviews and updates contracts and agreements; negotiates changes to the contract; prepares general specifications for work to be done by consultants; monitors consultant contract provisions.
• Oversees annual adjustment to franchise agreement rates; calculates annual adjustment and creates any new rate that might be needed for a new service or program; completes surveys to establish revenue rates for refuse services in the surrounding regions.
• Coordinates, prepares and conducts the activities outlined in the City’s Source Reduction and Recycling Element, Household Hazardous Waste Element and Non-Disposal Facility Element to fulfill the City’s obligations identified by the documents; updates documents as needed.
• Provides oversight of both permitted solid waste haulers and franchised solid waste haulers to ensure that the performance standards which govern their business are complied with.
• Oversees and participates in promoting specific activities within the recycling and solid waste program; prepares outreach pieces regarding waste, recycling, composting, and hazardous materials including utility bill inserts, newsletters, flyers, pamphlets, and brochures.
• Oversees the development of short and long range plans for the Recycling and Waste Division; oversees and participates in special projects related to solid waste including developing, planning, and implementing special projects and complex research of new programs and services; educates the public on short and long range solid waste plans, solid waste disposal procedures, hazardous waste regulations, and related solid waste activities.
• Drafts, edits, reviews, and finalizes a variety of documents, reports, resolutions, ordinances, Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs), contracts and agreements.
• Compiles and analyzes financial, statistical, and other data relating to City-sponsored and other waste collection, reduction and recycling programs; evaluates and monitors source reduction and recycling activities; makes recommendations for improvements and modifications; prepares reports on activities.
• Reviews and makes recommendations on proposed state legislation, local ordinances, and plans; consults with legal counsel concerning contracts, ordinances, upcoming legislation and items before City Council.
• Applies for and oversees assigned grants including Used Oil Block Grant and Recycling Grant; oversees expenditures and budgeting; closes out grants annually and prepares necessary reports.
• Serves as the liaison for the Recycling and Waste Division with other divisions, departments, and outside agencies; negotiates and resolves sensitive and controversial issues.
• Serves as staff on a variety of boards, commissions, and committees; prepares and presents staff reports and other necessary correspondence.
• Provides responsible staff assistance to the Deputy Public Works Director – Operations and the Public Works Director; conducts a variety of organizational studies, investigations, and operational studies; recommends modifications to recycling and solid waste programs, policies, and procedures as appropriate.
• Attends and participates in professional group meetings; maintains awareness of new trends and developments in the field of solid waste; incorporates new developments as appropriate.
• Responds to and resolves difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints; serves as arbitrator between citizens and City’s contractor for solid waste as necessary.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of a recycling and solid waste management program including solid waste reduction, recycling, composting, and public education activities.
• Principles and practices of program development and administration.
• Source reduction and recycling methods and practices related to the environment, the economy, municipal, commercial, and industrial waste reduction and recycling programs.
• Environmental, political, and planning issues relating to recycling and solid waste management.
• Advanced principles and practices of project management.
• Principles and practices of contract management.
• Principles and practices of negotiations.
• Organization and management techniques.
• Research techniques, methods, and procedures.
• Principles and techniques of mass communication and public speaking.
• Advertising and promotion approaches, including public relations, personal sensitivity and ability to gain compliance.
• Methods and techniques used in customer service and public relations.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping.
• Principles of business letter writing and report preparation.
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.

• Oversee and participate in the management of a comprehensive recycling and solid waste management program.
• Oversee, direct, and coordinate the work of lower level staff.
• Select, supervise, train, and evaluate staff.
• Participate in the development and administration of division goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Prepare and administer budgets.
• Prepare clear and concise administrative and financial reports.
• Speak effectively in public.
• Identify and respond to community and organizational issues, concerns, and needs.
• Collect and interpret information and data.
• Write and edit public service announcements, newspaper articles, brochures and educational materials.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and be sensitive to changing priorities and deadlines.
• Plan and organize work to meet changing priorities and deadlines.
• Effectively represent the City to outside individuals and agencies to accomplish the goals and objectives of the unit.
• Work cooperatively with other departments, City officials, and outside agencies.
• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate new service delivery methods and techniques.
• Interpret and apply federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations.
• Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The information listed above is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract. The City of Elk Grove is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and professionalism. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, should special accommodations be necessary at any stage of the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at (916) 478-2230.