Solid Waste Operations Manager
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$63,430.00 - $99,680.00 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Civil Service
Job Number
17735-0425
Department
Env Svcs Landfill
Opening Date
04/24/2025
Closing Date
4/29/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
50
MOS Code: None
Education and Experience: A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field, and five (5) years of solid waste operations experience, including two (2) years in a lead or supervisory capacity.
Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Municipal Solid Waste Technician Class “A” License from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality within one (1) year of appointment. Texas Class “C” Driver License or equivalent from another state.
General Purpose
Under general direction, oversee and manage daily operations and maintenance of the City’s solid waste collection and disposal programs, including refuse collection, curbside recycling, citizen collection stations, special collections, landfill, and community events.
Typical Duties
Plan, organize and direct resources for effective solid waste collection operations. Involves: Develop long, medium, and short range plans to meet organizational and community needs. Project property, equipment and manpower needs. Advise department management on regulatory requirements, and planning for projected environmental controls. Evaluate operations and consult with State and Federal agencies to ensure compliance with rules and regulations. Meet with civic groups and representatives to obtain problem input. Prepare and recommend solutions and communicate results to management, employees and the public. Analyze trends, policies, practices, systems, organizational structures, methods and procedures. Recommend management and operational strategies for improvements. Review and project staffing and training needs. Develop, communicate and implement safety procedures and division rules, and ensure compliance. Identify, monitor and evaluate public and private sector innovations and strategies.
Coordinate daily operations. Involves: Administer and assure contract compliance for solid waste projects. Review and interpret operating data to identify opportunities for improvement. Use benchmark surveys and quantitative techniques to improve the productivity and quality of operations. Recommend improvement to systems and make appropriate changes to standard operating procedures to ensure continuous and efficient operations and enhance customer service. Establish performance and productivity standards, work priorities, monitor work progress, review incident, accident and other internal reports for accuracy and completeness. Develop and administer the departmental operating budget, prepare and oversee procurement of capital equipment. Approve purchases and expenditures. Prepare correspondence regarding division operations, policies and procedures. Develop and review bid specifications for equipment, materials, and services for submittal. Provide technical guidance to support solid waste operations.
Provide direction and supervise assigned staff. Involves: Assign, schedule, guide and monitor work. Appraise employee performance and review subordinate supervisors’ appraisals. Provide for training and development. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Identify and resolve staff differences, conflicts and deficiencies. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, discipline, merit pay, promotion or other employee status changes. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.
Perform related duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of immediate supervisor, coworkers or subordinates if necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences. Maintain records and prepare reports. Create presentations. Respond to emergencies and resolve inquiries, complaints or unusual situations involving solid waste operations. Represent the City at various meetings and conferences and interact with a wide range of officials, county, state and federal agencies, department directors, vendors, consultants, utility companies, co-workers, media representatives and the public. Resolve highly complex or escalated customer problems. Maintain professional knowledge through such means as attending seminars, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
General Information
For complete job specification, click here.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.
Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.
Please note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
Please note: This is a new advertisement for Solid Waste Operations Manager. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Benefits
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.
Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.
The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!
Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.
ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE
All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.
For 0 - 5 Years Of Service (12 Days)
Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period
For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period
For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY
Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.
ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE
The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.
PREGNANCY LEAVE
The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)
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What is the highest level of education you have received?
How many years of experience do you have in solid waste operations?
How many years of lead or supervisory experience do you have in solid waste operations?
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
Do you have a Valid Texas Municipal Solid Waste Technician Class “A” License from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
How much experience do you have with project management, supervisory theories, and methods to perform a variety of management and supervisory functions?
What is your level of knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, rules and ordinances related to solid waste operations?
How much experience do you have with reading, comprehending, and interpreting technical engineering laws, rules, regulations and documents?
How much experience do you have utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, global positioning system (GPS) software, and other computer software programs?
Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your degree translated and evaluated by an agencey of NACES?
Required supplemental questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Note: Only applications that pass the Supplemental Questions exam will be reviewed.
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov
$63,430.00 - $99,680.00 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Civil Service
Job Number
17735-0425
Department
Env Svcs Landfill
Opening Date
04/24/2025
Closing Date
4/29/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
50
- Description
- Benefits
- Questions
MOS Code: None
Education and Experience: A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field, and five (5) years of solid waste operations experience, including two (2) years in a lead or supervisory capacity.
Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Municipal Solid Waste Technician Class “A” License from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality within one (1) year of appointment. Texas Class “C” Driver License or equivalent from another state.
General Purpose
Under general direction, oversee and manage daily operations and maintenance of the City’s solid waste collection and disposal programs, including refuse collection, curbside recycling, citizen collection stations, special collections, landfill, and community events.
Typical Duties
Plan, organize and direct resources for effective solid waste collection operations. Involves: Develop long, medium, and short range plans to meet organizational and community needs. Project property, equipment and manpower needs. Advise department management on regulatory requirements, and planning for projected environmental controls. Evaluate operations and consult with State and Federal agencies to ensure compliance with rules and regulations. Meet with civic groups and representatives to obtain problem input. Prepare and recommend solutions and communicate results to management, employees and the public. Analyze trends, policies, practices, systems, organizational structures, methods and procedures. Recommend management and operational strategies for improvements. Review and project staffing and training needs. Develop, communicate and implement safety procedures and division rules, and ensure compliance. Identify, monitor and evaluate public and private sector innovations and strategies.
Coordinate daily operations. Involves: Administer and assure contract compliance for solid waste projects. Review and interpret operating data to identify opportunities for improvement. Use benchmark surveys and quantitative techniques to improve the productivity and quality of operations. Recommend improvement to systems and make appropriate changes to standard operating procedures to ensure continuous and efficient operations and enhance customer service. Establish performance and productivity standards, work priorities, monitor work progress, review incident, accident and other internal reports for accuracy and completeness. Develop and administer the departmental operating budget, prepare and oversee procurement of capital equipment. Approve purchases and expenditures. Prepare correspondence regarding division operations, policies and procedures. Develop and review bid specifications for equipment, materials, and services for submittal. Provide technical guidance to support solid waste operations.
Provide direction and supervise assigned staff. Involves: Assign, schedule, guide and monitor work. Appraise employee performance and review subordinate supervisors’ appraisals. Provide for training and development. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Identify and resolve staff differences, conflicts and deficiencies. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, discipline, merit pay, promotion or other employee status changes. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.
Perform related duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of immediate supervisor, coworkers or subordinates if necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences. Maintain records and prepare reports. Create presentations. Respond to emergencies and resolve inquiries, complaints or unusual situations involving solid waste operations. Represent the City at various meetings and conferences and interact with a wide range of officials, county, state and federal agencies, department directors, vendors, consultants, utility companies, co-workers, media representatives and the public. Resolve highly complex or escalated customer problems. Maintain professional knowledge through such means as attending seminars, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
General Information
For complete job specification, click here.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.
Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.
Please note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
Please note: This is a new advertisement for Solid Waste Operations Manager. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Benefits
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.
Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.
The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!
Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.
ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE
All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.
For 0 - 5 Years Of Service (12 Days)
Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period
For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period
For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY
Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.
ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE
The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.
PREGNANCY LEAVE
- Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.
- An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.
- An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.
The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)
- First day of January (New Year's Day)
- Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)
- Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)
- Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
- June 19 (Juneteenth)
- Fourth day of July (Independence Day)
- First Monday in September (Labor Day)
- Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)
- Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
- The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)
- Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)
- Employee's Birthday
01
What is the highest level of education you have received?
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associate's Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field.
- Master's Degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field.
- None of the above.
How many years of experience do you have in solid waste operations?
- Less than 5 years
- 5 - 6 years
- 7 - 8 years
- 9 or more years
How many years of lead or supervisory experience do you have in solid waste operations?
- Less than two (2) years
- 2 - 3 years
- 4 - 5 years
- 6 or more years
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
- Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
- No, I do not have a valid driver's license.
Do you have a Valid Texas Municipal Solid Waste Technician Class “A” License from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
- Yes
- No
How much experience do you have with project management, supervisory theories, and methods to perform a variety of management and supervisory functions?
- Some experience
- Good experience
- Considerable experience
- No experience
What is your level of knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, rules and ordinances related to solid waste operations?
- Some knowledge
- Good knowledge
- Considerable knowledge
- No knowledge
How much experience do you have with reading, comprehending, and interpreting technical engineering laws, rules, regulations and documents?
- Some experience
- Good experience
- Considerable experience
- No experience
How much experience do you have utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, global positioning system (GPS) software, and other computer software programs?
- Some experience
- Good experience
- Considerable experience
- No experience
Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your degree translated and evaluated by an agencey of NACES?
- Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
- No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
- N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.
Required supplemental questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
- I understand my answers to the supplemental questions will generate a score.
I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Note: Only applications that pass the Supplemental Questions exam will be reviewed.
- I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of my minimum qualifications.
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
- I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov
Salary
$63,430.00 - $99,680.00 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Civil Service
Job Number
17735-0425
Department
Env Svcs Landfill
Opening Date
04/24/2025
Closing Date
4/29/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
50
MOS Code: None
Education and Experience: A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field, and five (5) years of solid waste operations experience, including two (2) years in a lead or supervisory capacity.
Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Municipal Solid Waste Technician Class “A” License from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality within one (1) year of appointment. Texas Class “C” Driver License or equivalent from another state.
General Purpose
Under general direction, oversee and manage daily operations and maintenance of the City’s solid waste collection and disposal programs, including refuse collection, curbside recycling, citizen collection stations, special collections, landfill, and community events.
Typical Duties
Plan, organize and direct resources for effective solid waste collection operations. Involves: Develop long, medium, and short range plans to meet organizational and community needs. Project property, equipment and manpower needs. Advise department management on regulatory requirements, and planning for projected environmental controls. Evaluate operations and consult with State and Federal agencies to ensure compliance with rules and regulations. Meet with civic groups and representatives to obtain problem input. Prepare and recommend solutions and communicate results to management, employees and the public. Analyze trends, policies, practices, systems, organizational structures, methods and procedures. Recommend management and operational strategies for improvements. Review and project staffing and training needs. Develop, communicate and implement safety procedures and division rules, and ensure compliance. Identify, monitor and evaluate public and private sector innovations and strategies.
Coordinate daily operations. Involves: Administer and assure contract compliance for solid waste projects. Review and interpret operating data to identify opportunities for improvement. Use benchmark surveys and quantitative techniques to improve the productivity and quality of operations. Recommend improvement to systems and make appropriate changes to standard operating procedures to ensure continuous and efficient operations and enhance customer service. Establish performance and productivity standards, work priorities, monitor work progress, review incident, accident and other internal reports for accuracy and completeness. Develop and administer the departmental operating budget, prepare and oversee procurement of capital equipment. Approve purchases and expenditures. Prepare correspondence regarding division operations, policies and procedures. Develop and review bid specifications for equipment, materials, and services for submittal. Provide technical guidance to support solid waste operations.
Provide direction and supervise assigned staff. Involves: Assign, schedule, guide and monitor work. Appraise employee performance and review subordinate supervisors’ appraisals. Provide for training and development. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Identify and resolve staff differences, conflicts and deficiencies. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, discipline, merit pay, promotion or other employee status changes. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.
Perform related duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of immediate supervisor, coworkers or subordinates if necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences. Maintain records and prepare reports. Create presentations. Respond to emergencies and resolve inquiries, complaints or unusual situations involving solid waste operations. Represent the City at various meetings and conferences and interact with a wide range of officials, county, state and federal agencies, department directors, vendors, consultants, utility companies, co-workers, media representatives and the public. Resolve highly complex or escalated customer problems. Maintain professional knowledge through such means as attending seminars, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
General Information
For complete job specification, click here.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.
Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.
Please note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
Please note: This is a new advertisement for Solid Waste Operations Manager. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Benefits
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.
Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.
The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!
Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.
ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE
All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.
For 0 - 5 Years Of Service (12 Days)
Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period
For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period
For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY
Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.
ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE
The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.
PREGNANCY LEAVE
The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)
01
What is the highest level of education you have received?
How many years of experience do you have in solid waste operations?
How many years of lead or supervisory experience do you have in solid waste operations?
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
Do you have a Valid Texas Municipal Solid Waste Technician Class “A” License from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
How much experience do you have with project management, supervisory theories, and methods to perform a variety of management and supervisory functions?
What is your level of knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, rules and ordinances related to solid waste operations?
How much experience do you have with reading, comprehending, and interpreting technical engineering laws, rules, regulations and documents?
How much experience do you have utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, global positioning system (GPS) software, and other computer software programs?
Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your degree translated and evaluated by an agencey of NACES?
Required supplemental questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Note: Only applications that pass the Supplemental Questions exam will be reviewed.
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov
$63,430.00 - $99,680.00 Annually
Location
Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type
Civil Service
Job Number
17735-0425
Department
Env Svcs Landfill
Opening Date
04/24/2025
Closing Date
4/29/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Exempt
Max Number of Applicants
50
- Description
- Benefits
- Questions
MOS Code: None
Education and Experience: A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field, and five (5) years of solid waste operations experience, including two (2) years in a lead or supervisory capacity.
Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Municipal Solid Waste Technician Class “A” License from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality within one (1) year of appointment. Texas Class “C” Driver License or equivalent from another state.
General Purpose
Under general direction, oversee and manage daily operations and maintenance of the City’s solid waste collection and disposal programs, including refuse collection, curbside recycling, citizen collection stations, special collections, landfill, and community events.
Typical Duties
Plan, organize and direct resources for effective solid waste collection operations. Involves: Develop long, medium, and short range plans to meet organizational and community needs. Project property, equipment and manpower needs. Advise department management on regulatory requirements, and planning for projected environmental controls. Evaluate operations and consult with State and Federal agencies to ensure compliance with rules and regulations. Meet with civic groups and representatives to obtain problem input. Prepare and recommend solutions and communicate results to management, employees and the public. Analyze trends, policies, practices, systems, organizational structures, methods and procedures. Recommend management and operational strategies for improvements. Review and project staffing and training needs. Develop, communicate and implement safety procedures and division rules, and ensure compliance. Identify, monitor and evaluate public and private sector innovations and strategies.
Coordinate daily operations. Involves: Administer and assure contract compliance for solid waste projects. Review and interpret operating data to identify opportunities for improvement. Use benchmark surveys and quantitative techniques to improve the productivity and quality of operations. Recommend improvement to systems and make appropriate changes to standard operating procedures to ensure continuous and efficient operations and enhance customer service. Establish performance and productivity standards, work priorities, monitor work progress, review incident, accident and other internal reports for accuracy and completeness. Develop and administer the departmental operating budget, prepare and oversee procurement of capital equipment. Approve purchases and expenditures. Prepare correspondence regarding division operations, policies and procedures. Develop and review bid specifications for equipment, materials, and services for submittal. Provide technical guidance to support solid waste operations.
Provide direction and supervise assigned staff. Involves: Assign, schedule, guide and monitor work. Appraise employee performance and review subordinate supervisors’ appraisals. Provide for training and development. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Identify and resolve staff differences, conflicts and deficiencies. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, discipline, merit pay, promotion or other employee status changes. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially.
Perform related duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of immediate supervisor, coworkers or subordinates if necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences. Maintain records and prepare reports. Create presentations. Respond to emergencies and resolve inquiries, complaints or unusual situations involving solid waste operations. Represent the City at various meetings and conferences and interact with a wide range of officials, county, state and federal agencies, department directors, vendors, consultants, utility companies, co-workers, media representatives and the public. Resolve highly complex or escalated customer problems. Maintain professional knowledge through such means as attending seminars, reviewing professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
General Information
For complete job specification, click here.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending a review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants who pass the Supplemental Questions exam.
Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions exam, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.
Please note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
Please note: This is a new advertisement for Solid Waste Operations Manager. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, the required education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Benefits
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.
Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.
The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!
Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.
ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE
All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.
For 0 - 5 Years Of Service (12 Days)
Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period
For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period
For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY
Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.
ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE
The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.
PREGNANCY LEAVE
- Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.
- An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.
- An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.
The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)
- First day of January (New Year's Day)
- Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)
- Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)
- Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
- June 19 (Juneteenth)
- Fourth day of July (Independence Day)
- First Monday in September (Labor Day)
- Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)
- Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
- The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)
- Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)
- Employee's Birthday
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What is the highest level of education you have received?
- High School Diploma or GED
- Associate's Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field.
- Master's Degree or higher in Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Public Administration or a related field.
- None of the above.
How many years of experience do you have in solid waste operations?
- Less than 5 years
- 5 - 6 years
- 7 - 8 years
- 9 or more years
How many years of lead or supervisory experience do you have in solid waste operations?
- Less than two (2) years
- 2 - 3 years
- 4 - 5 years
- 6 or more years
Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?
- Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
- Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
- No, I do not have a valid driver's license.
Do you have a Valid Texas Municipal Solid Waste Technician Class “A” License from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?
- Yes
- No
How much experience do you have with project management, supervisory theories, and methods to perform a variety of management and supervisory functions?
- Some experience
- Good experience
- Considerable experience
- No experience
What is your level of knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, rules and ordinances related to solid waste operations?
- Some knowledge
- Good knowledge
- Considerable knowledge
- No knowledge
How much experience do you have with reading, comprehending, and interpreting technical engineering laws, rules, regulations and documents?
- Some experience
- Good experience
- Considerable experience
- No experience
How much experience do you have utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, global positioning system (GPS) software, and other computer software programs?
- Some experience
- Good experience
- Considerable experience
- No experience
Applicants with a foreign degree must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your degree translated and evaluated by an agencey of NACES?
- Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
- No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
- N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.
Required supplemental questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
- I understand my answers to the supplemental questions will generate a score.
I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Note: Only applications that pass the Supplemental Questions exam will be reviewed.
- I understand that I am being tested on a conditional basis pending review of my minimum qualifications.
Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process. -Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties. -Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience. -Copying and pasting directly from the job specification. -Responses referring to your résumé.
- I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.
Employer City of El Paso
Address 300 N. Campbell
El Paso, Texas, 79901
Phone 915-212-0045
Website http://www.elpasotexas.gov