Director of Sustainable Materials Management

Job Description Primary purpose: The Director is responsible for developing, managing, and directing the City’s waste programs including trash, recycling, yard waste, compost, household hazardous waste, electronic waste, street sweepings, and other forms of waste. The Director leads programs related to waste minimalization, source reduction, and other efforts to reduce the amount of residential waste generated in the City, and to maximize the amount and percentage of waste that is recycled throughout the City. The Director administers the City’s contracts related to the management of waste and oversees all operations of the City’s Recycling Center and Yard Waste Collection program, as well as all associated operational and administrative staff. Additionally, the Director manages the City’s Street Sweeping operations and all associated staff. The Director obtains financial aid through applications for state and federal grants/loans and performs public outreach/education on the programs offered by the City. The Director works within DPW and with other departments to help ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and ordinances related to waste, and develops training and materials to assist departments and the general public to stay in compliance and encourage waste reduction. Supervision: Scope and Judgment: Performs professional office and administrative duties requiring mature and independent judgment and initiative to analyze, solve problems and make decisions based on departmental and city policies and procedures. Exercises considerable judgment and initiative in performing duties. Supervision Received: Position reports to the Commissioner of Public Works, operating with minimal supervision. Operates in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations, department policies and procedures, requiring the ability to plan and perform operations to independently complete assigned tasks according to a prescribed time schedule. Incumbent independently establishes own daily work plan based on regular routine and special assignments. Supervision Given: Provides supervision and/or general direction to clerical staff of lower grade and function. Provides direction, control and monitoring of a major division, highly technical section, multiple operating divisions or a department. Includes responsibility for budget administration and cost control. Essential Functions: (The essential functions or duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.) Manages all staff and operations at the Rumford Ave Recycling Center, the Yard Waste Collection operation, and for all of the City’s Street Sweeping operations. Manages the operations of daily solid waste collections including curbside, recycling centers and waste depots to ensure work is performed according to the contract and in the most efficient manner. Administers the City’s solid waste contracts and manages vendors and contractors. Responsible for the division’s operating, capital, and grant budgets. Provides educational trainings and materials to residents, schools, and city departments to support Newton’s Green Initiatives including reductions in waste, proper recycling practices, etc. Applies for grants and financial assistance from state agencies and other possible sources and manages grants as they are awarded. Liaison with federal, state, regional agencies and other municipalities on solid waste issues. Coordinates with city officials on environmental issues affecting the City such as water, air, natural resources, and beautification. Submits routine reports on disposal tonnage, costs, resource recovery center usage, or any other parameters as needed. Provides advice to the City and Legal department to ensure complian…

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