Specialist, Environmental Sustainability

POSITION TITLE: Specialist, Environmental Sustainability (Full-Time Regular) (Classified)

REQUISITION #: req8004

DEPARTMENT: Environmental Sustainability

LOCATION: 222 LAPORTE

BENEFIT CATEGORY: Classified (Non-CBU) View Classifications & Benefits

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular

ANNUAL SALARY RANGE: $51,933.00 - 86,553.00 (Salaries are paid biweekly)

ANNUAL ANTICIPATED HIRING RANGE: $60,000.00 - 67,000.00 (Salaries are paid biweekly)

SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. MT on 3/3/2025.

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Why Work For the City of Fort Collins?

• Medical, dental, vision (for self, spouse, children) – eligible on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Paid vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional one-time bank of 40 PTO hours for new, full-time, Classified and Unclassified Management hires
• Retirement company contributions – after 6 month probation period and immediate vesting
• Flexible spending: Medical expenses FSA, dependent FSA or both
• Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal, financial assistance
• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Wellness program, workout facilities
• Employee/family onsite health clinic
• Learning and development opportunities at all levels in the organization with opportunities for career mobility
• Collaborative work environment
  
  

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Job Summary

The Environmental Sustainability Specialist position will serve a crucial role in the Environmental Services Department, supporting the community’s triple bottom line values and adopted Zero Waste goals. The majority of this position will support the City’s single-hauler residential trash and recycling collection program and involves a combination of administrative support, customer service, monitoring compliance, and public outreach. The ideal candidate will be willing to learn new processes and approach work with a commitment to equity, both in process and outcomes to ensure that the program best meets community needs.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.

• Administration
• Prepare reports and maintains records related to the program including tracking community interactions and compliance activities
• May assist with tracking and administering grants
• Customer Service
• Respond to inquiries, complaints, and service requests from community members, employees, and City Council, ensuring an empathetic approach to all customers
• Offer assistance in a way that addresses barriers to access such as providing in-person support or using translation services when needed
• Follow up to resolve issues and escalate as needed, documenting customer interactions
• Compliance
• May assist with monitoring and enforcing compliance with municipal code, including data entry, tracking deadlines, and coordinating compliance activities (e.g. mailings, application review, scheduling appointments)
• May work with external groups such as HOAs, contractors, and residents to ensure adherence to program guidelines
• Outreach and Engagement
• Represent program at community events, with an emphasis on ensuring equitable program access
• May assist with preparing and presenting educational material on the program or waste reduction and recycling practices
• Update program website as directed
  

Management Responsibilities

No

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.
  
  

Required Knowledge Skills And Abilities

• Ability to collect, organize and analyze sets of data; ability to deduce implications of collected data and communicate findings.
• Knowledge of summary statistics and skill in identifying trends in data and relating them to solutions on the job.
• Familiarity with national and global carbon accounting best practices.
• Significant professional experience with environmental data, metrics, indicators, benchmarks, and performance measurement, best practices, and “triple bottom line” decision-making.
• Demonstrated expertise with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint (MS Office 2010).
• Demonstrated ability to develop graphics, tables, and other visual materials in support of management needs.
• Knowledge of practices and principles of project management.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing in a variety of styles and formats.
• Ability to deliver effective presentations to groups of varying size and interests.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective highly professional relationships with users, customers and other City employees.
  
  

MinimumPreferred

Required Qualifications

College degree or equivalent work experience. Some positions may require functionally related certification or advanced degrees Bachelor's degree in Environmental Planning, Natural Resources Management, Engineering, Ecology, Sustainability, Environmental or Atmospheric Science; or related field plus a minimum of three years related experience.

Experience Requirements

• One (1) years related experience or a combination of education and experience.
  
  

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background. The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

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Specialist, Env Sustainability

The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.

Notice Regarding Medical And/or Recreational Marijuana Use

Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.

The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation (including perceived sexual orientation), gender identity and expression, disability, age 40 years or older, pregnancy or related condition, genetic information, and, in certain specific circumstances, marriage to a coworker or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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