Supervising Recycling Specialist

About the role

Supervising Recycling Specialist positions supervise the work of field crews and professional staff engaged in a variety of solid waste recycling projects; develop and oversee budgets; plan, assign, coordinate, and review the work of subordinates; prepare grant proposals and monitor grant funds; attend conferences; monitor the development of new equipment and techniques; provide information to management, City officials, and community groups; provide training to subordinate staff; prepare reports; evaluate the work of subordinate staff; and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education (i.e., minimum completed units = 120 semester/180 quarter). Additional qualifying professional-level experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.

Experience

Four years of full-time professional-level experience planning, developing, administering, and/or implementing public or private recycling programs, waste reduction and diversion programs, and/or non-burn resource recovery programs.

A Master's Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Environmental Science, or a closely related field, may be substituted for a maximum of six months of the required experience.

City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will not be considered.

License

A valid California Class C Driver License is required at the time of hire.