Washington County Solid Waste and Recycling Sr Pro Coordinator (Closes 1/12)

Senior Program Coordinator

Salary $6,570.22 - $7,982.25 Monthly

Location Hillsboro, OR

Job Type Full Time

Department Health and Human Services

Job Number 2019-366

Closing 1/12/2020 11:59 PM Pacific

Do you have experience managing a complex regulatory program? Do you have the ability to review financial information, budgets, and contracts? If so, Come Lead with Us by joining the department of Health and Human Services Solid Waste and Recycling division as a Senior Program Coordinator.
 
The Senior Program Coordinator will assume a complex set of regulatory, administrative and analytical duties related to financial oversight of private sector service providers. Primary responsibilities will include review of annual garbage/recycling collection rate-setting and quarterly franchise fee collection from solid waste/recycling collection and disposal companies.  The position will maintain an in-depth knowledge of and ongoing review of private companies' financial performance.  The successful candidate will also negotiate and monitor solid waste franchise agreements to assure customer service is being provided to the public that subscribes for service, in accordance with the county's regulatory requirements. In addition, the individual in this position will supervise administrative staff that respond to public inquiries related to garbage/recycling collection and disposal services, and to nuisance and noise complaints. The incumbent will also work with local government and private sector partners to provide technical assistance and act as a liaison in the specialty area of solid waste system oversight. 

The ideal candidate will have experience in a regulatory role at the municipal, county, or state level. In addition the successful candidate will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to assume the oversight of a complex regulatory program. The candidate in this role must also be able to exercise independent initiative and professional judgment to investigate and determine compliance status of service providers that the county regulates as part of a solid waste monopoly system. 

To learn more about us, please use this link: Solid Waste and Recycling.
 Washington County offers employees a collaborative culture, work-life balance, and a comprehensive benefits package. Working within Washington County provides daily opportunities to serve and build communities now and into the future. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Duties may include:

  1. Coordinates, oversees, and monitors assigned program(s) to assure compliance with statutes, guidelines, budget parameters, and grant or funding requirements. Assesses program area service provision needs and systems on a county, department, or division-wide basis; analyzes information on service utilization, referral systems, community needs, service evaluations, and program management; and identifies needed service additions and modifications. 

  2. Plans methods of providing services to meet identified needs; develops plans in coordination with internal and external stakeholders; and advises stakeholders in the formulation of objectives, methods, and budgets. 

  3. Negotiates and monitors contracts with agencies to provide services; defines budgetary parameters, scope of work, deliverables, and schedules; evaluates agency eligibility; monitors compliance with contract agreements; monitors case recording, accounting, and administrative procedures; and reviews contract expenditures and approves payments. 

  4. Supervises the design and implementation of quality assurance, reviews program audits, and performs site visits within assigned program areas. 

  5. Participates in the preparation of annual or biennial program plans and prepares program budgets in coordination with contract agencies, service, and revenue projections. 

  6. Works with technical assistance agencies, providers, and assigned staff to identify technical assistance and training needs; and arranges for or provides consultation and technical assistance and training to agencies and programs within specialty areas. 

  7. Acts as liaison between the department, local agencies, state agencies, service providers, and the public; prepares and consults with agencies on grant development for funding of direct and contracted services; provides outside agencies with information on current federal, state, and local funding sources; and prepares, reviews, and makes funding recommendations. 

  8. Provides educational programs and materials to schools, community organizations, and collaborating agencies; speaks to community groups; and may prepare media releases. 

  9. Staffs advisory committees and coordinates public hearings, as necessary, and interprets and explains applicable laws and policies to staff and the public.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Education and Experience:
A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

  • Possession of a Bachelor's Degree in environmental management, public policy, or related fields; AND

  • Five (5) years of work experience in the environmental field.

If you have completed education in a foreign college or university and are using this education to meet the minimum qualifications, you must provide documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received within the United States' accredited college or university system or your application will not be accepted.

Washington County organizes its positions into classifications. Classification descriptions are typically written broadly. To review this classification, please use this link: Program Coordinator, Senior
 
We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required. 

Please be clear and specific in the applicable sections of the employment application about how your background is relevant. This information must also be consistent with your supplemental question responses. Please note: Answers to the supplemental questions are typically evaluated separately from your application.
 
 

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Washington County is committed to using a Merit Based System in which recruiting, selecting, and advancing employees is based on their relative knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Selection Process:
1. An evaluation of training and experience of submitted application packets will be performed by Human Resources. The timeframe to review will be the week of January 13, 2020.

2. A Subject Matter Expert (SME) Panel will perform an evaluation of experience and training taken from your employment application materials to include responses to supplemental questionnaire. This process will begin after January 27, 2020.

3. Our goal is to schedule oral panel interviews with candidates that successfully pass SME evaluation as soon as possible. 

Please note: candidates that are successful in the evaluation process may have their applications referred for additional vacancies in the same classification, or job family.

Veterans' Preference:
If you are a Veteran and would like to be considered for a Veterans' Preference for this recruitment, please review instructions using this link: Veterans Preference Points Instructions (Download PDF reader).

Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act:
Reasonable accommodation is available to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing this application or participating in the selection process for this recruitment. To obtain confidential assistance please contact Human Resources 503-846-8606, or e-mail at:  hr@co.washington.or.us at least 48 hours before any step in the recruitment and selection process for which you feel you need accommodation. 

Status of Your Application:
You will be advised by e-mail of your status at each step in the application process, from initial application to final employment disposition. Please note that Washington County communicates with all candidates via email. If you "opt out" or "unsubscribe" from email notifications from NEOGOV it will impact our ability to communicate with you about job postings.
 

Questions (?) Regarding This Recruitment
Kandace Bell, Talent Acquisition Business Partner
Kandace_bell@co.washington.or.us


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AgencyWashington County, Oregon

AddressWashington County Public Services Building
155 N First Avenue Ste. 270
Hillsboro, Oregon, 97124

Phone503-846-8606

Websitehttp://www.washcojobs.org