Renewable Natural Gas Analyst​/Supervisor; Analyst III

Full-Time

The candidate selected for this position will work five days/week, 8 hours/day from 07:00 am to 15:30 pm during onboarding and orientation. Final schedule will be determined by the incumbent and manager, including options for compressed work week opportunities upon successful completion of the probationary period.

5001 N COLUMBIA BLVD, PORTLAND OR 97203

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Are you a strategic, innovative, and people-centered leader?

Are you able to successfully collaborate and coordinate work across diverse programs and teams?

Are you skilled at balancing regulatory compliance, operational needs, and data-driven decision making?

If you answered “Yes!”, we want you to join our team of amazing people at a beautiful campus in North Portland.

The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, housed within the Public Works Service Area, protects public health, water quality, and the environment by operating and maintaining wastewater and stormwater collection and treatment facilities. With over 75 full-time employees, the Operations Division monitors, controls, and operates two wastewater treatment plants and nearly 100 sewage pump stations 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

They have recently brought online a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Facility to recover biogas from the treatment process and upgrade it for injection to the local utility.

The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is seeking a Renewable Natural Gas Analyst/supervisor to help oversee, coordinate, and prioritize work for the Operations Division’s Resource Recovery portfolio, with a focus on Renewable Natural Gas. This RNG Operations Supervisor will lead the RNG Operations team while also providing analytical and programmatic support to the Resource Recovery portfolio.

• Serve as the liaison/point of contact from the Operations Division for overall RNG operations and supervision, including coordination with multiple city teams.
• Provide direct supervision and support to RNG Operators (est. 2 FTE), including work planning, performance management, training, and safety oversight.
• Oversee vendor procurement and management, as well as RNG operational budget tracking and planning. Contribute to long-term operational resiliency planning and development.
• Attend capital improvement project (CIP) meetings in order to review and comment on plans for CIP upgrades and other facility improvements.
• Review and analyze operational data and make decisions to support compliance metrics, operational efficiencies or process improvements, and needs for RINS or other revenue.
• Maintain safe work environment at the RNG Facility, including ensuring staff compliance with safety protocols and requirements. Coordination with Health and Safety Team for the RNG area.
• Assist with cross-program coordination to improve efficiency, optimize resource use, and support long-term program sustainability.
• Direct report to Resource Recovery Manager (Analyst IV).

This is an exciting time to join the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES). Together we are reimagining the work we do to ensure it aligns with Our Values:

• We implement equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery.
• We value our customers and partners.
• We carefully manage our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources.
• We encourage leadership among our employees in our City and community.
• We support a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce.
• We urge respectful communication and transparency.
• We advance innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.

At BES, we value our customers and partners;
Portlanders’ sense of connection to their waterways; conscientious stewardship of our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources; a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce; leadership among our employees and in our City and community; equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery; clear communication and transparency; innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.

BES is seeking talented individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities; and that desire to work…