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Applications received by December 18, 2024, will receive first consideration.
The City of Tacoma is recruiting candidates for the executive position of Environmental Services (ES) Director. The ES Director is a key member of the City's Executive Leadership Team with a critical leadership role in ensuring the protection and restoration of natural resources, keeping Tacoma clean, safe, and livable.
In this role, you’ll work collaboratively with nine program leaders and support approximately 565 staff, while overseeing and leading the operations of the City of Tacoma’s Solid Waste, Wastewater, and Stormwater utilities.
If you're excited about the challenge of enhancing the lives of Tacoma’s citizens by providing an environmentally and economically sustainable, livable, clean and attractive community - we encourage you to apply!
Responsibilities Include
- Leads departmental financial management including revenues, expenses, budget, rate setting and asset management.
- Oversees daily operations management, personnel actions, and union negotiations, for over 500 employees.
- Coordinates with other city departments and utilities, citizens, and stakeholder groups.
- Coordinates with external agencies (Port, WSDOT, Metro Parks Tacoma, Ecology, EPA, etc.)
- Manages NPDES permitting, superfund consent decrees, environmental policy, and enforcement.
- Leads and supports efforts for divisional and departmental accreditation.
- Supports Tacoma’s interests on national and state environmental policies through participation and membership in utility and engineering organizations (NACWA, SWANA, APWA, etc.)
- Supports emergency operations for flooding, earthquake, etc. with duties in the Emergency Operations Center.
- Collaboration with Tacoma Public Utilities to provide a robust customer service experience for all five City utilities.
- Serves as Executive member on the Labor Policies Advisory Team (LPAT), Joint Labor Advisory Team and the Information Systems Governance Board (ISGB).
- Equivalency : 1 year of experience = 1 year of education
THE COMMUNITY
Tacoma is centrally located just 32 miles south of the city of Seattle and 31 miles north of the state capital, Olympia. The City of Tacoma is also home to the Port of Tacoma, which is among the largest container ports in the United States. Like most cities in the northwest, Tacoma is surrounded by beautiful nature, giving residents many opportunities for outdoor adventures.
Largely suburban in nature with a small, but dense, urban core, Tacoma is home to a large number of institutes of higher learning that attract students from across the country. The University of Washington Tacoma, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, a satellite campus of the Evergreen State College, three community / technical colleges, and several trade and business schools are within Tacoma's geographic area.
Downtown's Cultural District is the site of the Washington State History Museum, Museum of Glass, the Tacoma Art Museum, and America's Car Museum. With its affordable housing and distinctive neighborhoods and business districts, the city has been recognized numerous times as a best city to live in the nation.
CITY GOVERNMENT
The City of Tacoma operates under a Council Manager form of government. The City Council consists of a mayor, five district representatives, and three at-large representatives. All serve staggered four-year terms. Appointed by the City Council, the City Manager administers the City's day-to-day operations. With a population of approximately 222,000 residents, Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third largest municipality in the state.
The City provides a full range of municipal services. City departments include Community and Economic Development, Environmental Services, Finance, HR, IT, Fire, Hearing Examiner, Neighborhood and Community Services, Planning and Development, Police, Public Works, Venues and Events and Tacoma Public Utilities. Tacoma currently has approximately 3,700 FTEs and a total 2023-2024 biennial budget of $4.7 billion.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT & VISION
The Environmental Services Department works to protect and restore natural resources, keeping Tacoma clean, safe and livable through garbage and recycling pickup, wastewater treatment, household hazardous waste disposal, protection from stormwater pollution and much more!
In the Environmental Services Department, we believe everything we do supports healthy neighborhoods and a thriving Puget Sound, leaving a better Tacoma for all.
HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS THRIVING PUGET SOUND = A BETTER TACOMA
Qualifications
Minimum Education :
Bachelor's Degree in engineering, business or public administration or directly related field.
Minimum Experience :
12 years of public works or engineering experience including prior supervisory and managerial experience.
Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements :
Washington State Driver's License
Selection Process & Supplemental Information
The City of Tacoma is nestled along the shores of Commencement Bay in Washington State and offers many community parks, miles of beautiful waterfront, hiking and biking trails, golf courses, museums, and a world-class zoo with an aquarium.
Interested individuals should apply online. Please attach a detailed resume and cover letter that includes job experience, major responsibilities and accomplishments related to this position.
Reference checks will be conducted on final candidates and appointment is subject to passing a background check.
For assistance with the NEOGOV application process, questions regarding this job announcement, or if you are experiencing complications while applying, please contact the Human Resources office at (253) 591.5400 by 4 : 00 pm of the closing date of the job announcement.
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