CDA-Pesticide Disposal and Recycling Program Manager (Administrator V)

Salary : $92,232.00 - $110,676.00 Annually
Location : Broomfield County, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:
Department: Department of Agriculture
Division: Plant Industry Division
Opening Date: 11/02/2026
Closing Date: 11/16/2026 2:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: 305 Interlocken Pkwy, Broomfield, CO 80021, USA
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Department Contact Information: Human Resources, Colorado Department of Agriculture, 305 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield CO 80021

Description of Job

Organizational Purpose
This work unit exists to administer the Pesticide Disposal and Recycling Program, created by recent legislation (HB26-1111) and housed within the Division of Plant Industry, Pesticides Program. This program deals with consumer protection and environmental protection addressing a critical and long-standing infrastructure problem for the state's commercial applicators, farmers and ranchers that had no viable means to dispose of unused pesticides and recycling of pesticide containers.

Major Objectives of the Position
This position oversees the administration of the Colorado Pesticide Disposal and Recycling Program, including building the brand-new program from the ground up by establishing foundational program rules, policies, and guidelines that affect pesticide Colorado Department of Agriculture applicators and the pesticide industry statewide. The Manager leads the development of educational materials, provides communication and outreach to statewide agricultural and commercial stakeholders, and coordinates and oversees pesticide and recycling collection events. Additionally, the role develops cooperation and collaboration with stakeholders for geographically equitable site selection, reviews and approves disposal and recycling contracts in coordination with the Enterprise Board, provides budget planning and oversight, actively monitors vendor compliance, safety protocols, and risk management during collection events, ensures strict adherence to state and federal environmental regulations, tracks program metrics, compiles and reports program performance annually to the legislature, and communicates with the Enterprise Board to obtain guidance and approval for program administration and strategic growth.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Program Administration and Financial Management:

Brief Duty Description: This position serves as the primary authority for the statewide Pesticide Disposal and Recycling Program, ensuring strategic alignment, comprehensive regulatory compliance, and long-term fiscal viability across all program operations. Duties include:

• Design, implement, and oversee foundational administrative rules for the new pesticide disposal and container recycling program.
• Establish statewide administrative rules and operational frameworks that directly govern and support commercial applicators, agricultural producers, and pesticide dealers, providing environmental and economic solutions for agricultural waste management across Colorado.
• Drive statewide environmental stewardship and economic protection by ensuring commercial applicators, farmers, and ranchers have safe, reliable, and equitable statewide access to proper pesticide disposal and container recycling services.
• Act as the primary liaison and point of contact for the Enterprise Board, facilitating meetings, providing detailed operational updates, and securing formal approvals for strategic growth initiatives.
• Serve as the primary external-facing authority and liaison for industry stakeholders, agricultural associations, and local communities, translating statewide regulatory requirements into accessible compliance pathways for the agricultural sector.
• Develop, forecast, and actively manage the program's enterprise fund budget, tracking fee revenues against operational expenditures to guarantee long-term fiscal sustainability.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs)-including total pounds and types of pesticides collected, recycling weights, and cost-per-pound metrics-and compile formal performance reports for the Board, the legislature, and the public.
• Identify, evaluate, and pursue opportunities to optimize program efficiency, expand statewide reach, and secure supplemental funding (such as federal EPA grants) to support the agricultural community.

Program Operations:

Brief Duty Description: As the statewide authority for the operations of the Pesticide Disposal and Recycling Program, this position independently designs, establishes, and governs the comprehensive statewide operational framework for pesticide collection, transport, and container recycling. The Manager exercises high-level administrative discretion and independent judgment to formulate long-term logistical strategies, establish statewide standards, and direct complex multi-agency collection networks across Colorado. Duties include:

• Strategically design, architect, and direct the statewide rollout of collection infrastructure, leveraging demographic data, agricultural density analyses, and environmental risk assessments to establish equitable, permanent, and temporary collection sites across all regional jurisdictions.
• Cultivate, negotiate, and oversee high-level strategic partnerships with county commissioners, agricultural associations, university extension directors, pesticide dealers and municipal leaders to secure statewide host facilities and ensure institutional commitment.
• Develop disposal program policy, procedures and event criteria to ensure contractor and participants adhere to RCRA, EPA Universal Waste, and Department of Transportation (DOT) transport requirements, ensuring that all regional collection activities meet state and federal environmental safety mandates. This position will need to give guidance and direction to participants to ensure state and federal requirements are met when issues are identified.
• Independently resolve logistical disruptions by formulating and executing immediate alternative event strategies. This may include working directly with the contractor and stakeholders to adjust event schedules, locations and providing timely communication though different media sources or direct contact.
• Benchmark operational data against national best practices, develop cross-state collaborations with peer state pesticide disposal programs to continuously refine statewide logistics, maximize waste diversion, and optimize cost-efficiency.
• When necessary, this position communicates directly with state and county hazardous waste disposal programs to coordinate collection events, streamline logistics (co-locating agricultural and consumer events, unified vendor contracting, etc.), and ensure compliance with environmental regulations . By building cooperative relationships with regional agency partners, the manager aligns collection schedules when possible, shares resource networks, and resolves complex waste-handling challenges across jurisdictions.
• This position may be required to exert up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move pesticide containers during the course of a disposal event.

Contract Administration & Regulatory Compliance:

Brief Duty Description: This position administers the statewide Pesticide Disposal and Recycling Program on behalf of the Pesticide Disposal Enterprise Board (established under HB26-1111), serving as the primary authority for specialized vendor contracting, hazardous waste compliance, and environmental safety oversight during collection events. Duties include:

• Draft scopes of work, review competitive bids, and recommend final contract approvals for specialized hazardous waste disposal and recycling contractors to the Enterprise Board.
• Ensure all chemical handling, packaging, labeling, and manifesting strictly adhere to the EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), state hazardous waste guidelines, and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations for legacy chemical transport.
• Actively monitor contractor performance during collection events to verify proper staffing, adherence to safety protocols, and correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Report contractual performance issues to the Pesticides Section Chief and Plants Division Director, and coordinate with Department management to schedule personnel support for disposal and recycling events.

Stakeholder Outreach & Education:

Brief Duty Description: This position leads statewide stakeholder outreach, education, and communications for the Pesticide Disposal and Recycling Program, fostering robust partnerships and ensuring widespread industry awareness and participation. Duties include:

• Design, publish, and distribute comprehensive educational materials regarding the proper storage, handling, and end-of-life management of agricultural chemicals and containers.
• Partner with the Communications Director to develop and execute statewide communication strategies (e.g., press releases, industry newsletters, social media, e-mail, direct mail) to notify stakeholders of upcoming collection events, program rules, and participation benefits.
• Cultivate collaborative relationships with farmers, ranchers, commercial applicators, agricultural associations, CSU Extension, pesticide dealers, and local governments to foster a culture of environmental stewardship.
• Actively survey, solicit, and review feedback from stakeholders before and after collection events to identify operational friction points, geographically optimized sites to maximize community participation and continuously improve program accessibility.

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