City of Tucson
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (#5195)
$34.81-$62.97 Hourly / $72,404.80-$130,977.60 Yearly
Salary Grade: 819
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Assists the Director in planning, organizing, and coordinating all programs, functions and activities of the Environmental Services Department to fulfill waste collection and disposal, environmental planning, and customer service requirements of the City.
Assists the Director by providing leadership on an organization-wide and community basis to ensure that public services are provided in alignment with the City's strategic objectives.
This includes evaluating personnel and program performance, and preparing and administering the Department budget.
Essential Functions
Assists the director in planning, implementing, directing and managing of all functions and resources of the department to achieve the strategic objectives of the department and the City in an efficient and effective manner.
Acts in the director's absence by attending meetings, making decisions, and providing department leadership.
Assists the director with implementing the department vision and assists in leading the department for maximum employee productivity and morale through hiring, disciplining, evaluating employee performance, investigating and resolving grievances and other human resources actions.
Develops and administers the department budget with staff assistance.
Implements and evaluates staff department policies, projects and programs.
Analyzes organization and community needs, analyzes trends, reviews statistics and opportunities and communicates information to the director.
Develops strategic partnerships and contacts with community representatives, external agencies, and other organizations to develop a sense of relevant issues facing our community and to respond as a representative of the City.
Champions the values of the organization through example and accountabilities.
Ensures that department operations conform with local, state and federal governmental regulations, worker safety and other applicable rules and requirements.
Facilitates solutions to complex problems facing the department.
Maintains professional knowledge through such means as attending seminars, reviewing professional publications and participating in professional organizations.
Manages the daily operations of the department by monitoring all solid waste collection, disposal and transfer functions, and directing environmental remediation and restoration projects.
Manages state assurance funds, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality settlement funds and grant budgets.
Manages technical support relating to Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems, equipment specifications, sampling, landfill restoration and other environmental support services.
Assists with project planning by tracking projects in progress, holding meetings, writing master project plans, drafting recommendations, and facilitating discussions.
Communicates to upper management complex and other environmental issues, regulatory compliance, state, federal, statute and rule changes and legislative impacts, represents the City's environmental issues to the Governor, and Boarders.
Communicates environmental project updates and impacts to neighborhood associations.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education Level & Type: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Experience Qualifications: At least 7 years in the administration of solid waste collection and disposal programs and services or environmental remediation operations, of which 5 years must have been in a supervisory capacity.
"Supervisory" is defined as having supervised at least one (1) full-time employee.
Pre-employment Medical Testing Requirements
Other Information
FLSA Status: Exempt
Occupational Group Code: 27
Occupational Group Description: Sanitation
EEO Job Category Code: A
EEO Job Category Description: Officials and Administrators
Organizational Level: Deputy/Assistant Director
NCCI: 8810
Bargaining Unit: No Representation
Driving Requirements
The following information pertains to driving requirements for this classification with the City of Tucson. Under "Driving Level" None, Secondary or Primary, refers to the driving responsibility as it relates to the essential functions of the classification. License Type, is just that, the type of Arizona Driving License required for the classification. If the position requires a Commercial Drivers License (CDL), the endorsements will be listed under "Endorsements." Under Safety Sensitive a "Yes" means employees with this classification are subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. License Type A,B,C,D,or M may require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage. Exceptions to classification driving requirement's may exist based on position.
Driving Level: Incidental
License Type: Valid and Unrestricted Class D - Driver
CDL Endorsements: None
Safety Sensitive: No
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CLASS: 5195; EST: 8/10/2016 12:00:00 PM; REV: 8/10/2016 12:00:00 PM;