Lead - Solid Waste Reduction

**Job Description**:
**Lead - Solid Waste Reduction**

**Competition Number**:25/156

**Posting Scope**:Internal / External

**Posted Date**:August 28, 2025

**Closing Date**:September 11, 2025, 4:30 PM PST

**Department**:Engineering & Public Works

**Posting Type**: Continuous (Regular Full-Time)

**Work schedule**:Monday to Friday ( 35 hour work week)

**Salary**:$ 61.37 per hour, Pay Grade 19

**Job Code**:4394

**Employee Group**:This is a CUPE Local 50 position

**Number of Vacancies**:1

Ready to lead the charge toward a circular future? Join the City of Victoria in transforming how our community reduces, reuses, and reimagines waste. The City of Victoria is hiring a Lead - Solid Waste Reduction to champion innovative waste reduction, diversion, and circular economy initiatives under our ambitious Zero Waste Victoria strategy.

In this dynamic leadership role, you’ll lead a small, dedicated team in delivering high-impact projects that support the City’s ambitious goal of cutting landfill waste by 50% by 2040. From strategic planning and policy development to community engagement and cross-departmental collaboration, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping a cleaner, more sustainable Victoria.

We’re looking for an experienced leader with a proven track record in environmental project delivery and team management. If you thrive on solving complex challenges and exploring creative and innovative approaches to reduce waste across Victoria, we encourage you to apply.

**WORK FROM HOME**

**FLEX**

**POSITION FUNCTION**

Coordinate and administer the planning, design and delivery of the solid waste reduction program and related projects and policies.

**KEY**DUTIES**
- Coordinate, assign and review the work of approximately 3 staff involved in analysis, planning, design, project management, administration, and communication of the City’s solid waste reduction program;
- Ensure schedules, procedures and established performance and safety standards are met;
- Make recommendations on employee selection, promotion, discipline, and development; responsible for full supervision.
- Develop plans and coordinate resources to meet the objectives of the solid waste reduction program.
- Coordinate the research and development of solid waste reduction policies and initiatives.
- Prepare project budget proposals.
- Develop and administer routine and complex solid waste reduction projects.
- Implement and administer bylaws and permit requirements to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Monitor effectiveness of policies, programs, and services.
- Work with Supply Management Services on project requisitions; prepare requests for proposals and related documents in accordance with purchasing policies and procedures, assess and make recommendations in the selection and termination of external consultants, contractors, and engineers; and, ensure project schedules.
- Liaise with regional, provincial and federal government staff, experts, businesses, consultants and the general public on issues related to solid waste management.
- Stay abreast of regional, provincial and federal policies, regulations, legislation, initiatives and funding opportunities that relate to environmental and solid waste management initiatives, including a keen interest and understanding of both international best practice and behavioural factors related to waste management.
- Provide information to the public, businesses, industry associations and outside agencies on solid waste reduction program, project and policy rationale, requirements, progress and budgets; lead public open houses; respond to enquiries and complaints from the public and other departments regarding solid waste management projects, bylaws and services.
- Liaise with and provide technical information and analysis to staff, consultants and outside agencies related to the solid waste reduction program.
- Support in the preparation of reports and recommendations for Council, advisory committees and staff; and, represent the City and participate on various community and advisory committee meetings.
- Provide advice and recommendations to Management on policies, initiatives, and programs to implement Council objectives.
- Perform related duties where required.

**INDEPENDENCE**:

- Work is generated by departmental work programs, community issues, staff, requests from Council or the public.
- Work is reviewed through discussions with supervisor and department meetings.
- New initiatives, major projects and policies are discussed with Supervisor with recommendations.

**WORKING CONDITIONS**

**Physical Effort**:

- Normal

**Mental Effort**:

- Meet multiple deadlines. (often)
- Short periods of intense concentration while preparing reports. (often)

**Visual/Auditory Effort**:

- Focus on a variety of source data and computer for short periods. (often)

**Work Environment**:

- Normal

**KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES**
- Organize and prioritize the work of a subsection.
- Supervise a small staff.
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