City Of New York

Deputy Director, Organics Recovery

City Of New York$90K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's degree in relevant fields such as economics, finance, or public administration required.
  • 2 years of relevant professional experience in budget administration or program evaluation needed.
  • 18 months of experience in an executive or managerial capacity must be included.
  • Baccalaureate degree and 4 years of experience can qualify as an alternative to a master's degree.
  • Supervisory experience over professional staff is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee contract management, operations, and facility maintenance for the organics recovery program.
  • Lead initiatives that support the city's solid waste management plan expansion.
  • Create and manage documentation, schedules, and status reports for ongoing projects.
  • Assist in program improvements aimed at reducing waste export expenses.
  • Implement citywide organics programs and lead development of new processing facilities.
  • Facilitate increased compost distribution and revenue-generating opportunities.
  • Support additional bureau functions as necessary, with possible evening or weekend work.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and dental insurance.
  • Competitive retirement benefits including pension plan options.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Generous paid time off including holidays and personal days.
Full Job Description
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) keeps New York City healthy, safe, and clean by collecting, recycling, and disposing of waste, cleaning City streets and vacant lots, and clearing snow and ice. DSNY is the nation's largest municipal sanitation agency, with nearly 10,000 employees, 59 district garages, and a fleet of more than 5,000 trucks, cars, and other types of equipment. The Department clears litter, snow, and ice from approximately 6,500 miles of City streets and removes debris from vacant lots as well as abandoned vehicles from City streets. Under Local Law 199 of 2019, the Department of Sanitation is required to implement a program known as Commercial Waste Zones (CWZ), which transfers the regulation of private waste haulers to the Department of Sanitation. The Resource Recovery Division (RRD) in the Bureau of Solid Waste Management directs waste reduction and diversion programs and develops and administers policies to support the Department's sustainability goals. RRD is seeking a Deputy Director of Organics Recovery to support the growth in organics diversion as part of the citywide organics expansion and SWMP26 program. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: -Overseeing a team responsible for contract management, operations, compliance and facility maintenance -Providing a leadership role for this program that is expected to undergo continued growth as part of the city's next solid waste management plan -Creating and maintaining program documentation, schedules, presentations, and status reports. -Assisting with improvements in the organics program to enable the city to decrease the expenses on exporting waste. -Assisting with implementation of citywide organics program as outlined in the SWMP and leading other high-profile projects such as the development of additional city-owned organics processing facilities. -Providing support for the effort to increase compost distribution including revenue-generating opportunities for third-party bagging and product blending for commercial distribution. -Support for other Bureau functions as needed. May require occasional evening or weekend work. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ANALYST ( - 1002D Qualifications 1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a closely related field, and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management; or in a related area. 18 months of this experience must have been in an executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory capacity. Supervision must have included supervising staff performing professional work in the areas described above; or 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of professional experience in the areas described in "1" above, including the 18 months of executive, managerial, administrative or supervisory experience, as described in "1" above. Additional Information

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