Waste Management Coordinator

The City of San Rafael is seeking a Waste Management Coordinator to oversee waste management activities, including compliance with state regulations and public-facing refuse and recycling programs. This role involves coordination across City departments and with the waste hauler, focusing on zero waste initiatives. The ideal candidate should have a background in waste management and be creative, independent, and capable of policy analysis and community engagement.
Waste Management Coordinator (Program Analyst)

$6,967 - $8,468 Monthly

$83,604 - $101,616 Annually

Plus excellent benefits

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Apply by Friday, April 11, 2025. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

THE CITY is focused on enhancing our community members’ quality of life through well-designed services and a positive workplace culture. San Rafael is the economic and cultural heart of Marin County, and its high quality of life is centered on its commercial districts, engaged neighborhoods, active lifestyle, and natural environment. San Rafael, with a population of approximately 60,000, is a full-service city with a City Council/City Manager form of government with 12 departments, more than 400 employees, and a fiscal year 2023-2024 annual budget of $172 million. The City’s vision is to be a vibrant economic and cultural center reflective of its diversity. The City Council is engaged and seeks to strengthen the urban and commercial areas as well as sustain the beautiful natural environment.

San Rafael’s Organizational culture framework is an initiative called "Together San Rafael.” City employees are our greatest asset, and we seek talented individuals with diverse backgrounds who are creative, curious, and excited about a challenge. We are a results-driven team focused on the needs of community members. The Together San Rafael initiative is focused on modernizing City services and increasing the engagement of employees. This initiative recognizes the interconnectedness of the customer and employee experience.

THE DIVISION

The Sustainability Division is a division of the City Manager’s Office and is primarily geared toward addressing climate change through greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation and resilience efforts. The Division oversees development and implementation of the City’s Climate Change Action Plan, development of plans and programs to respond to sea level rise, and community engagement efforts to ensure communitywide participation. The Sustainability Division also oversees refuse and recycling programs and administers the franchise agreement with the City’s waste hauler, Marin Sanitary Service. Learn more about the Division’s current projects on the City’s website.

THE POSITION

The Waste Management Coordinator is responsible for a variety of waste-management activities for the City of San Rafael, including compliance with state regulations such as SB 1383. The position will be responsible for the implementation and coordination of public-facing refuse and recycling programs and projects, including the City’s new illegal dumping program, in addition to coordinating waste management activities across all City departments and with the City’s franchised waste hauler.

This position will interface with the Marin Hazardous & Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Authority, Zero Waste Marin. The Waste Management Coordinator has day-to-day responsibilities of implementing zero waste activities, policies, and programs, including outreach, training, tracking, reporting, and policy analysis. The incumbent will exercise considerable independence and judgment in carrying out assigned duties and will be responsible for issuing citations for non-compliance with local ordinances.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate is a creative individual with a background in waste management that has good people and analytical skills. This person is willing to flex their schedule to meet the community where they are at to implement innovative solutions for complex issues like illegal dumping and composting in crowded multifamily housing. This person should be comfortable both with bilingual outreach and encouragement in English and Spanish as well as enforcement of local codes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Meet with agency and departmental representatives to understand needs and challenges toward implementing effective waste management goals and requirements.
• Develop an annual work plan to accomplish zero waste, illegal dumping, and SB 1383 priorities.
• Coordinate, track, and report on illegal dumping programming for the City to management, the City Council, and the community.
• Exercise enforcement and abatement responsibilities under the Health and Sanitation regulations of the City’s Municipal Codes.
• Conduct field investigations of reported complaints of municipal code, ordinance, and resolution violations.
• Seek abatement (remedies) through voluntary compliance or informal administrative process or administrative hearing or judicial action.
• Conduct field inspections to uncover violations, gather supporting evidence, inform individuals of code provisions and encourage compliance through issuance of citations.
• Conduct various types of community engagement for SB 1383 and illegal dumping to residents, businesses, and community groups that address the needs of specific audiences, including non-English speaking constituents.

SAMPLE PROJECTS
• Coordinating across departments to conduct “hot spot campaigns” to reduce illegal dumping, including Police, Digital Services, and Public Works.
• Developing a culturally appropriate outreach strategy for multifamily composting.
• Conducting staff trainings around compliance with SB 1383.
• Developing a data tracking system to demonstrate changes in compliance over time.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

A typical way to meet the minimum qualifications for this position is listed below. Any combination of education and or experience equivalent to the minimum qualifications will be considered.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a degree in environmental science, public policy, sociology, communications, community engagement, public administration, or closely related field
• Three years of progressively responsible experience in a related field

Ability to communicate in Spanish is preferred

Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.

This position is a regular position of the City’s SEIU Local 1021 employee group and is eligible to receive benefits of that employee group.