Zero Waste Coordinator

Job Description:

Zero Waste Coordinator

Description

Description:

About Zero Waste Palo Alto:
Zero Waste Palo Alto in the City’s Environmental Services Division is recruiting for a team member with a passion for communicating with the public the requirements of materials management, and with experience working with businesses to reach compliance with solid waste, compost and recycling requirements.

The Zero Waste Team is tasked with protecting the environment and public health by sustainably managing Palo Alto’s solid and hazardous waste as well as the closed landfill, and helping the community reach its Zero Waste goal. To learn more about Zero Waste Palo Alto, click HERE.

About the Position:
The Zero Waste Coordinator position is an essential member of a collaborative team helping Palo Alto reach its Zero Waste goals. This position, with direction and general supervision, is responsible for:

• Review of entitlement and building plans to ensure projects comply with the City’s solid waste collection, removal and disposal requirements
• Ensure commercial customers and City facilities are in compliance with the City’s solid waste requirements
• Collaborate with the City’s contractor to conduct and document commercial inspections
• Assist with the review and audit of refuse billing services
• Respond to customer inquiries, complaints and refuse service issues

Ideal Candidate Qualities:

• Strong knowledge of Zero Waste concepts and solid waste field
• Experience communicating zero waste best management practices and ordinance requirements to residential and commercial customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Essential Duties:

• Coordinates development and research of solid waste reduction activities. Develops and implements zero waste outreach and technical assistance for residential, commercial, school, and multi-unit complex customers.
• Serve as staff liaison with community advisory committee.
• Develop and implement public awareness plan for use throughout community.
• Prepare monthly material financial report and maintain program statistics.
• Writes staff reports to Council, write letters and reports on recycling activities.
• Participates as City liaison with other government agencies to provide information/evaluation of all phases of recycling.
• Directs Program Assistants, volunteers, and temporary staff.
• Review and evaluate proposed legislation of interest to the City; including preparation of position paper.
• Keep abreast of current developments, trends, and practices in the field of zero waste and resource recovery.

Minimum Qualifications:

Sufficient education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate possession of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities which would typically be acquired through:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration, environmental studies or equivalent.

and

• Three years of experience working as a zero waste coordinator or in a position involving public contact and recycling or conservation programs.

Special Requirements:
Possession of a valid California Driver's License.

Supplemental Information:

The Selection Process:

• Applicants will receive recruitment status notifications via email (governmentjobs.com account also has notification status updates).
• Applicants will be screened throughout the posting process and highly qualified candidates may be invited to interview.
• T he screening process for this position typically may include a virtual recorded interview and/or panel interviews preceding final interviews with the hiring manager or their designee.

Recruitment Timeline:

• Minimum Qualifications Review: First Review December 23rd
• Panel interview Interviews: Tentative week of January 13th 2025.
• Department Level Interviews: Tentative End of January 2025.

Please note: The following dates are tentative and may change based on the needs of the hiring department.

Our online application system is provided by NeoGov. If you have problems while applying online, please contact NeoGov's Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday.

The City of Palo Alto is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

For more details visit our Careers Page, by clicking HERE.
Learn more about our Memorandum of Agreements (MOAs) between the City and its bargaining units, by clicking HERE.

Closing Date/Time: 1/6/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary:

$95,534.40 - $117,291.20 Annually