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Position Purpose
The Environmental Coordinator II plans, develops, and implements strong environmental training and outreach programs for City departments, community, businesses, and management. Leads outreach event coordination and communication, coordinates with internal departments and external entities to provide information about city’s resources, and interacts with a variety of professionals to explain environmental issues.
Essential Functions
1 Develops, creates, coordinates, and promotes various outreach programs to teach and educate the public and community on stormwater, conservation initiatives, waste management, sustainability, and air pollution programs; provides lead level competency in program development and effective presentation facilitation.
2 Schedules, promotes and presents outreach programs on and off site for various age groups, businesses, and citizens within the community; instructs, educates, and facilitates programs on lessening human impact on environment; communicates City programs and partners with the community to create collaboration and focus.
3 Coordinates, assists, and supports internal audit team for the City’s EMS and EPA Consent Decree; provides audits of the EPA Consent Decree, and performs tasks that focus on monitoring and meeting annual mandates for yard waste, litter and floatable, pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, pet waste, general pollution and illicit discharges; monitors and tracks compliance.
4 Monitors, coordinates, and facilitates the creation and disbursement of informational materials promoting the City’s Environmental initiatives; coordinates volunteers for outreach work opportunities.
5 Oversees and leads website and social media content development for the benefit of environmental programs and communications; administers and monitors creation and disbursement of meeting notices, advertisement requests, mailings, and other communications.
6 Assesses, develops and implements citywide environmental training initiatives and tracks and analyzes the results of these trainings; attends and conducts scheduled community events, workshops, seminars, and career days.
7 Identifies, determines, and addresses needed areas of change and makes recommendations to improve operations; monitors program success through post-presentation written and telephone evaluations; analyzes operations to identify the need for changes and updates.
8 Provides project management and event planning.
9 Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in architectural, engineering, environmental or life science field.
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of experience in two (2) or more of the following environmental areas:
ISO 14001 programs
Compliance monitoring, inspection or auditing
Compliance program development
Training program planning/implementation
Pollution prevention programs
Coordinating special events or making presentations involving public participation
Sustainability program monitoring, development, planning or implementation
Report writing
Permit preparation
Air emission inventory development
Ground water/soil investigation and remediation
Coordination with state and federal agencies
EQUIVALENCIES:
A master’s degree or higher in a specified field plus two (2) years required experience will meet the education and experience requirements.
LICENSE and CERTIFICATION:
Valid driver’s license with good driving record.
For some positions, must obtain a forty (40)-hour HAZWOPER certification within six (6) months of hire.
Supplemental Information
Knowledge and Skills
1 Knowledge of Stormwater, Zero waste, Sustainability Conservation Concepts, and Environmental Management Systems.
2 Knowledge of Federal and State rules, regulations, and standards.
3 Knowledge of public outreach, coordination, and interaction.
4 Knowledge of project management, permitting specifications, and project schedules.
5 Ability to manages projects, volunteers, citizen education, and schedules.
6 Ability to develop, evaluate, and coordinate strong website and social media presence.
7 Ability to train, educate, and communicate with citizens and the public; ability to provide training for lower level staff.
8 Ability to give advice and provide guidance on environmental management standards for various industries.
9 Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing.
10 Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
The salary listed on the job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.
For evaluation purposes, acceptable qualifying experience for all positions must have been in a paid capacity unless noted otherwise in the minimum qualifications for the posted position.
Additionally, 30+ hours per week will be counted as full-time employment and will receive full credit for the amount of time employed. A minimum of 15 through 29 work hours per week will be counted as part-time employment and will receive half credit for the amount of time employed.
