Recycling Coordinator; Program Manager II, Grade 25

WHO WE ARE

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is a nationally recognized and award-winning agency with the mission to enhance the quality of life in our community by protecting and improving Montgomery County's air, water, and land in a sustainable, innovative, inclusive, and industry-leading way while fostering smart growth, a thriving more sustainable economy and healthy communities. DEP is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and values diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and cultures.

DEP encourages BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), immigrants, women, LGBTQIA+, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

DEP is seeking to fill a fulltime Program Manager II (Recycling Coordinator) in the Zero Waste Programs Division, Waste Reduction and Recycling Section. This is a supervisory professional position that reports directly to the Section Chief. The Program Manager II Recycling Coordinator position is part of a team responsible for motivating every business, non-profit organization, Federal, State, and local government facility, multi-family apartment and condominium property, single-family household, employee, and resident to increase their waste reduction, reuse, and recycling efforts as the County aims for zero waste.

Work efforts must minimize waste generated in the County by maximizing efforts to reduce waste to begin with, increase reuse and the recycling of recyclable materials, including materials that are not currently recyclable in the County but that may be feasible to recycle in the future.

This position coordinates development, implementation and provision of education that changes behavior and advances sustainable materials management, and performs work involving analysis of nonstandard waste reduction, reuse and recycling information, conceptualizing and identifying various innovative approaches and alternatives, and developing recommendations/drafting decisions which affect sustainable materials management for consideration of or issuance by a higher level official or manager. This position coordinates with departments and agencies of the County Government, State and Federal agencies, non-profit and private sector organizations on solid waste management issues.

This position provides planning, support, and coordination for, and devises new approaches, methods, or procedures for use by employees in implementing, managing, and carrying out initiatives and activities that further reduce waste, increase reuse, and maximize recycling.

• Plan, design, develop, and manage programs/activities to reduce waste, increase reuse, and recycle more materials to meet County solid waste management goals and objectives.
• Conduct research, develop and implement studies, perform evaluation, analysis, and benchmarking to assess effectiveness of programs and initiatives, and to improve and expand existing programs and develop additional new initiatives.
• Manage development and implementation of outreach and education strategies, campaigns, and initiatives to maintain a high level of awareness and understanding and to change behavior to reduce waste, increase donation, repair and reuse of items and materials, and increase recycling throughout the County.
• Coordinate development of varied educational materials/resources, including videos, tangible and electronic materials, broad-based multi-media education and awareness campaigns (including radio, television, out-of-home, print media, electronic media), social media messaging and graphics on various platforms, web-based materials, motivational presentations, etc. to communicate and promote waste reduction, reuse, and recycling programs to diverse audiences.
• Supervise staff, monitor, and guide activities of staff and contractors conducting studies and implementing various components of the County’s sustainable materials management plans, including numerous waste reduction, reuse, and recycling initiatives.
• Assist in preparing the annual operating budget and Capital Improvements Program recommendations related to planning for and implementation of new and…