Senior Management Analyst

Salary : $76,835.20 - $103,064.00 Annually

Location : Portland, OR

Job Type : Full Time

Remote Employment : Flexible / Hybrid

Job Number : 2025-0335-WPES

Department : Property & Environmental Svcs

Opening Date : 02 / 26 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 12 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

Position Summary

Hello, we're Metro ! Metro is dedicated to shaping a better future for the greater Portland region. The work the people of Metro do every day benefits the lives of the people who live here, today, and tomorrow.

The Waste Prevention and Environmental Services department (WPES) is looking for a Senior Management Analyst to play a crucial role in administering several major solid waste contracts for Metro's transfer stations and monitoring data and financial transactions from private solid waste facilities for compliance with Metro's record keeping and reporting requirements.

In this role, you will review and reconcile complex contract invoices in close coordination with internal staff and external contractors to verify service records and ensure that Metro makes accurate and timely contract payments each month. You will perform due diligence on solid waste data submitted to Metro by private facilities to monitor compliance, verify accuracy, resolve discrepancies, and ensure proper payment of fees and taxes. You will also coordinate and conduct periodic audits of Metro transfer station cash vaults and solid waste transaction records at private facilities.

Metro's Waste Prevention and Environmental Services department plans and oversees the region's garbage and recycling system - working with local communities, government and industry partners to protect the environment, conserve resources, and ensure that our garbage and recycling system works for everyone. WPES is committed to leading with equity in everything we do. We are guided by the , which is focused on advancing racial equity, reducing the environmental and health impacts of products, maintaining and improving our garbage and recycling system, and rectifying the historic and ongoing inequities of that system on communities of color and others in our region.

This position is ideal for a passionate, team-oriented person that enjoys diving into data, verifying and ensuring accuracy, resolving errors and inconsistencies, and contributing to important public services. If you thrive on detail and enjoy making sure everything adds up, this role is for you!

As the Senior Management Analyst, you will

• Compile, reconcile, and track data related to solid waste contracts for Metro transfer stations.
• Monitor contract provisions and ensure that contractors submit all information for invoices.
• Review and reconcile invoices and prepare monthly payments for solid waste-related contracts.
• Act as a liaison between Metro staff, contractors, and the public to gather and provide contract information.
• Organize and retain invoicing and contract performance records in accordance with public records retention laws.
• Monitor, interpret, and analyze contract-related data to help inform decision-making and identify emerging issues.
• Monitor solid waste information reported by private entities for compliance with Metro's record keeping and reporting requirements.
• Review and perform due diligence on solid waste data to verify accuracy, resolve discrepancies, and ensure proper payment of Metro fees and taxes.
• Prepare written documents and present summary data about contract-related findings for internal audiences.
• Perform data queries and assist with analysis as needed.
• Coordinate with finance, operations, and other Metro staff to verify contractor invoices and payment amounts each month.
• Coordinate and conduct periodic audits of Metro transfer station cash vaults and solid waste transaction records at private facilities.
• Evaluate current procedures, identifies areas of risk and non-compliance, and implements process improvements and internal controls.

Attributes for success

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At Metro, we strive to cultivate diversity, advance equity, and practice inclusion in all of its work. This means attracting and empowering a workforce that is inclusive of a broad range of human qualities. Workplace diversity is both a moral imperative and a business strength, essential to providing quality support and services to our region. Metro's goal is to hire, develop and retain highly skilled and talented individuals across all departments and programs who best reflect the diversity of our community.

TO QUALIFY

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 your application materials on how your background is relevant.

Minimum qualifications

Working Conditions

This position requires the ability to perform those activities necessary to complete the essential functions of the job, either with or without reasonable accommodation. Duties are primarily performed in an office environment, while sitting at a desk or computer terminal.

Schedule

The regular schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, with the possibility of infrequent weekend or evening work. This position must report to work in person at the Metro Regional Center every Tuesday, with additional days as needed. This position is also required to attend all staff meetings and other team gatherings in person.

If this statement is true for you, then you may be ineligible to apply

If you were terminated for cause during any employment with Metro, or resigned in lieu of termination, you may be ineligible for rehire for a minimum of 3 years.

Hybrid Telework

At this time, this position is designated as "hybrid telework." You will have the option to work away from the office, although there may be times that coming into the office will be required. The manager will work with you to identify a schedule that balances the operational needs of the department and your needs. Employees must reside in Oregon or Washington to work at Metro

Like to have qualifications

You do not need to have the following preferred qualifications / transferable skills to qualify. However, keep in mind we may consider them when identifying the most qualified candidates. Your transferable skills are any skills you have gained through education, work experience, including the military, or life experience that are relevant for this position.

SCREENING AND EVALUATION

The application packet : The application packet consists of the following required documents. Please ensure that you upload these documents in your online application. Make sure your application is complete, missing any part of these items could result in an incomplete application and will not be moved forward in the recruitment.

The selection process : We expect to evaluate candidates for this recruitment as follows. The selection process is subject to change.

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS AND REPRESENTATON

The full-salary range for this position is step 1. $76,835.20 to step 7. $103,064.00. However, unless a candidate's qualifications justify, based on the Oregon Pay Equity Act requirementsand Metro's internal equity review process, the appointment will likely be made between step 1. $76,835.20 to the equity range step 4. $ 89,024.00.

This position is not eligible for overtime and is represented by AFSCME. It is classified as a Senior Management Analyst classification.

Classification descriptions are typically written broadly and do not include the specific duties and responsibilities of the positions.

Questions?

Recruiter : Carrie Gundermann

Email :

Additional Information

Equal employment opportunity

All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, familial status, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability for which a reasonable accommodation can be made, or any other status protected by law.

Accommodation

Metro will gladly provide a reasonable accommodation to anyone whose specific disability prevents them from completing this application or participating in this recruitment process. Please contact the recruiter outlined in the job announcement in advance to request assistance.

Veterans' preference

Under Oregon Law, qualified veterans may be eligible for veterans' preference when applying for Metro positions. If you are a veteran and would like to be considered for a veterans' preference for this job, please provide qualifying documents as instructed during the application process.

Hybrid Telework

Positions designated as "hybrid telework," meaning you will have the option to work away from the office, although there may be times that coming into the office will be required. The designation of Hybrid Telework may be subject to change at a future time. All employees must reside in Oregon or Washington; Metro cannot support ongoing telework from other locations.

Pay equity at Metro

No matter who you are or where you work at Metro, you deserve to be paid fairly for the work you do.Every worker must get equal pay for equal work regardless of your gender, race, age, or other protected characteristics. has established processes and conducts routine pay equity reviews as part of the hiring process to ensure compliance with the 2017 Oregon Pay Equity Act.

Online applications

Metro accepts job applications online. If you need assistance or accommodation with your application, or access to a computer, please contact the recruiter outlined in the job announcement in advance to request assistance.

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Metro

Led by an elected council, this unique government gives all residents of greater Portland a voice in shaping the future and provides parks, venues, services, and tools at a regional scale. We find solutions for our area's garbage and recycling that protect clean air and water; help plan land use and development to provide jobs and safe transportation; manage local venues that provide a connection to arts and culture and help keep the economy growing; protect 17,000 acres of parks and natural areas, and run the Oregon Zoo, to keep nature close to home.

As part of the Metro family, you play a vital role in serving the people of the greater Portland region.

Family members, including eligible spouses, domestic partners, and children, are covered under most of our benefits programs. Benefits vary depending on position and full-time, part-time, and variable hour status.

This is a budgeted, regular status position with a full-time schedule. The position is eligible for these benefits :

Paid sick leave

Paid vacation, holiday, and other leave

Paid parental leave

Full contribution to Oregon PERS retirement

No-cost TriMet Hop Pass

Employee Assistance Program

Training opportunities

Flexible schedules depending on position and department

Hybrid / Telework living in Oregon / Washington depending on position and department

Metro also offers a variety of perks for all employees, including free admission to the Oregon Zoo (including ZooLights!), Oxbow and Blue Lake Regional Parks, membership discount at Lloyd Athletic Club, credit union eligibility and more. Employees also receive access to financial wellness and legal consultation services, as well as first-time home buying and ownership counseling.

Some positions are represented by a union and have additional benefits.

Salary : $76,835 - $103,064