Hybrid Integrated Waste Manager - G131 na Columbus Consolidated Government, GA

About the Department

• Manages the integrated waste fund.
• Interviews, hires, trains, assigns, supervises, evaluates, and disciplines personnel; addresses complaints and resolves problems.
• Manages solid waste collection to include household garbage, recycling, yard waste, and bulk waste collection.
• Manages solid waste disposal & recycling for Muscogee County; prepares reports and ensures EPD compliance is maintained for sanitary landfills; analyzes and develops major requirements for finances, equipment, facilities, and personnel for waste collection and disposal.
• Develops and supervises sanitary landfill expansion and equipment replacement programs; assesses needs and conducts research to determine location and quantity of land required for landfill development.
• Plans the development and operational control of inert disposal facilities.?Develops and manages contracts for engineering services involving waste management; negotiates technical requirements, pricing, and other aspects of contract management, implementation, and final inspection.
• Develops and updates the City’s Solid Waste Management Plan. Performs cost of services analysis and makes recommendations for fee adjustments.
• Organizes, plans, and conducts special operations for the department.?Supervises the work of the Community Service Division; Coordinates interactions among the waste & recycle collection/disposal divisions to ensure the timely completion of major projects.
• Advises the Public Works Director, City Manager, and division managers concerning issues involving the development and regulatory compliance of service projects.
• Organizes, plans, and conducts public meetings on Public Service issues; speaks at civic and industrial organizations concerning solid waste and recycling issues.
• Serves on committees related to solid waste management, recycling, used tire recovery, used oil recovery, and other environmental issues.
• Maintains and upgrades professional knowledge, skills, and development by attending seminars and reading trade and professional journals and publications.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Position Duties

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of budgeting, accounting, and personnel management.
• Knowledge of local codes, ordinances, and state and federal laws related to landfill operations and solid waste collection.
• Knowledge of the materials, methods, and techniques of landfill development and maintenance.
• Knowledge of recycling, composting & waste diversion techniques. Skilled in public outreach & education.
• Knowledge of the principles of records management.
• Knowledge of standard business arithmetic.
• Skill in developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Skill in problem-solving and decision making.
• Skill in management and supervision.?
• Skill in operating standard office equipment.?
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field is required. Experience sufficient to thoroughly understand the diverse objectives and functions of the subunits in the department in order to direct and coordinate work within the department, usually interpreted to require three to five years of related experience. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Other Qualifications

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects.

• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table. The employee must occasionally lift light objects.

Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
Manual Dexterity – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
Standing – for sustained periods of time.
Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.
Visual Acuity 5 -close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement devices, or fabricate parts.
Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.
The work is typically performed in an office setting but site visits are required.