Solid Waste and Recycling Manager

The City of Paso Robles is seeking a Solid Waste and Recycling Manager to lead and innovate the City’s solid waste programs within the Utilities Department. This high‑impact role drives regulatory compliance, operational improvements at the Paso Robles Landfill, and community recycling initiatives while serving as the City’s expert on integrated waste programs.

• Manage the City’s solid waste program activities to protect public health, safety, and the environment.
• Monitor and ensure that solid waste sites and program operations comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies.
• Oversee the City’s contract waste hauler and maintain the exclusive franchise agreement, ensuring compliance with service levels and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with the landfill operator on major improvements, including partial final closure, and with the contract hauler on planning, financial analysis, and solid waste rate studies.
• Administer SB 1383 regulations and provide periodic updates to the City’s solid waste ordinance.
• Lead contract processes, including RFP development, bidding, provider selection, negotiation, policy development, contract administration, and performance monitoring.
• Prepare and manage the program’s budgets, including special funds and grants, monitoring expenditures, and compiling operational and financial reports.
• Pursue and administer county, state, and federal grants to support program initiatives.
• Plan, organize, and implement programs to promote recycling, composting, waste reduction, and pollution prevention in the community.
• Establish and maintain relationships with the press, community groups, organizations, and agencies to publicize and promote programs.
• Collaborate and coordinate with the San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority (IWMA) on inspections of food service establishments and other organic waste generators, as needed.
• Serve as the City’s representative to IWMA task forces and provide technical support to the City’s elected representative to the IWMA board.
• Conduct data analyses of waste streams, program costs, and compliance with State and regional mandates.
• Participate in the development and revision of solid waste, recycling, and waste reduction policies to comply with changing regulatory requirements.
• Analyze proposed regional, state, and federal legislation affecting solid waste management.
• Work with landfill contractor to expand material recovery, re‑use, and processing at landfill.
• Explore advanced technologies for material processing at landfill to expand recovery.
• Collaborate throughout the organization to advance solid waste programs and initiatives.
• Work with the Community Development Department to ensure proper recovery of solid waste for new development.

• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations affecting solid waste, recycling, composting, and pollution prevention programs.
• Current and emerging policies, procedures, rules, and regulations relating to solid waste, recycling, household hazardous waste, and source reduction programs.
• Solid waste and recycling operations, collection, disposal, transfer, and recovery methods, and related technologies.
• Principles and practices of effective program and project management, including goal setting, work plan development, budgeting, execution, tracking, evaluation, and reporting.
• Permitting, contract negotiation, and administration principles.
• Occupational safety and health rules, including safe handling of hazardous materials.
• Municipal governance and the function and organization of City departments and services.
• Public agency budget development, administration, and accountability.
• Effective technical report preparation, presentation, and English usage.
• Computer applications, including Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

• Interpret, apply, and explain complex laws, codes, regulations, and ordinances.
• Create community outreach materials.
• Analyze solid waste and recycling issues, evaluate alternatives, and recommend solutions.
• Track and analyze program costs, usage patterns, and operational data.
• Develop,…