Manager, Waste

Job Details

**Open Date**
- Jun 01 2023 - 09:30:00 AM

**Close Date**
- Jun 22 2023 - 11:59:00 PM

**Position Title**
- Manager, Waste & Environmental Programs

**Posting Type**
- Full-Time

**Posting Status**
- Active

**Position Length**
- Continuing

**Department Group**

**Hours per Week**
- 40

**Department**
- Operations

**Openings**
- 1

**Education**
- Bachelor's Degree

**Experience**
- 5 years

**Location**
- Operations Centre, 6623 52 Street

**Salary Range**
- Out-of-Scope Band 5

**Description**:
**Position Posting**

**Manager, Waste & Environmental Programs**

**(1 Position Available)**

**Term of Employment**:
Full-Time, Continuing

**Rate of Pay**:
Out-of-Scope Band 5

**Location**:
Operations Centre

**Duties**:
Reporting to the Director of Environmental Services, the Manager of Waste and Environmental Programs provides oversight and strategic leadership to Landfill Operations and the City’s public-facing environmental programs. Utilizing good foresight, this position is responsible for the department’s long-term plans and overall sustainability. This position is responsible for ensuring compliance to current regulatory requirements and preparedness to meet upcoming requirements. Collaborative and people focused, this position is responsible for developing engaged and highly competent staff providing excellent service delivery. Utilizing technical expertise, public engagement skills and ability to develop strong working relationship with stakeholders, this position will be responsible for successful implementation and continuous improvement of the City’s environmental programs.

**Duties**
- Oversee and manage the operations of the Landfill facility, ensuring the facility is in compliance with regulations, provides excellent customer service and operates in a manner that optimizes efficiency, resource recovery and waste diversion.
- Fulfill requirements mandated by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment through the facility’s Permit to Operate Waste Disposal Grounds.
- Implement, continually evaluate, improve and expand the City’s environmental programs.
- Prepare, monitor and manage the department’s capital, operating and revenue budget.
- Manage and train staff, ensuring development of skills, competency and overall job knowledge.
- Actively participate and implement the City’s Safety Management System.

**Regulatory Compliance**
- Act as the City’s liaison with provincial regulatory agencies ensuring compliance to reporting, monitoring, permitting and other regulatory requirements.
- Implement the City’s Environmental Monitoring Program for the active and historical landfills including consultant procurement and selection, coordination of field work, review results and final report, establishment of corrective actions, and report submission.
- Actively participate in scheduled regulatory inspection of the facility and ensure timely implementation of required corrective actions.
- Develop and implement plans and/or programs to meet upcoming federal or provincial requirements related to waste management.

**Operations and Environmental Programs**
- Develop and implement facility operations, maintenance and inspection programs, ensuring equipment and facilities are maintained on a regular basis, condition is assessed and needs for planned or emergency repairs are identified.
- Provide management and direction to employees by planning, assigning, and supervising work. Ensure optimum utilization of staff through their selection, training, development, and motivation.
- Procure, award, execute and actively manage multi-year service agreements to support delivery of services, operations, and regulatory compliance.
- Develop policies and bylaws to support facility operations, establish rates and surcharges, and provide a framework for environmental program implementation.
- Implement regular program evaluation, conduct data analysis, and implement action plans to address gaps and improve programs.
- Collaborate with the City’s Communication team to develop and implement strategies to engage and educate the public on environmental programs.
- Liaise with volunteer committees and community partners to organize community events such as Pitch-in Week and the annual Household Hazardous Waste Round-up.
- Build and maintain effective working relationship with the public, businesses, industries, and other stakeholders.

**Capital Programs**
- Identify and scope capital projects to support current operations, long-term planning, and overall facility and financial sustainability.
- Implement Operations-led capital projects including planning, procurement, and project management.
- Provide technical review and operational input on Engineering-led capital projects. Collaborate with Engineering on planning, procurement, design and construction management.

**Other**
- Attends evening and weekend meetings (as required).
- Perform other duties assigned from time to time as required.

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