Carlsbad – The Community
The City of Carlsbad is ideally situated in north San Diego County where a great climate, beautiful beaches and lagoons, and abundant natural open space combine with world-class resorts, family attractions, well planned neighborhoods, excellent schools, and a charming village atmosphere to create the ideal California experience. Covering nearly 40 square miles, the City of Carlsbad is currently home to about 115,000 residents. The city sets the standard for high-quality local government services and is home to corporate headquarters in technology, life sciences and action sports, supported by a thriving tourism market and nearly 40 percent preserved open space. Thanks to an award-winning growth management plan, the city's infrastructure and services keep pace with development and promote an excellent quality of life.
You belong in Carlsbad
The City of Carlsbad embraces and recognizes the vital relationship of an inclusive, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. An equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life. We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.
The Branch:
The Public Works Branch is responsible for planning, providing and maintaining the infrastructure that supports Carlsbad's excellent quality of life. The branch includes a variety of Departments including Administration, Environmental Management, General Services, Transportation and Utilities. More than 165 full-time staff support the branch which has an annual budget of $90 million, along with a total Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget of over $240 million.
The Department:
The Environmental Sustainability Department of Public Works supports the Community Vision of Sustainability, Open Space and Natural Environment. This Department is responsible for Climate Action Plan Division, Habitat Management Division, Sustainable Materials Management Division and Watershed Protection Division.
The Division:
The Sustainable Materials Management Plan (SMMP) was developed to minimize the generation of materials (source reduction), maximize the productive use of materials that are generated by reusing and/or repurposing those materials, and then minimize the amount of materials that are ultimately disposed to the landfill when they reach the end of their useful life.
The Position:
The City of Carlsbad is seeking a dedicated Environmental Specialist I (1) and a Part Time Hourly Professional-Environmental Specialist I (1) in the Sustainable Materials Management Division.
Under general supervision, responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive citywide environmental programs, designed to ensure compliance with solid waste regulations. This position will provide assistance to the Sustainable Materials Management Senior Program Manager and other departmental staff. Duties may include conducting education and outreach activities; field investigations; inspection of industrial, commercial, and residential properties; solid waste monitoring and data analysis; complaint response; customer service; and enforce and ensure compliance with solid waste, recycling, environmental protection, health and safety codes and other related ordinances under the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and perform related work as required. Field work and office work are both required in these positions, with occasional weekend and evening work.
The Ideal Candidate:
We are looking for candidates who possess excellent people skills, has the ability to work as a team, has the ability to communicate with a diverse audience, is an energetic, a motivated professional that is confident and passionate about the environment, embrace a range of technical and administrative issues, and assist with developing and implementing solutions to reduce waste and recycle.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
The Environmental Specialist I is the entry level position in the Environmental Sustainability Department. Incumbents work under the direction of the Senior Environmental Specialist, and/or the Sustainable Materials Management Senior Program Manager. The Environmental Specialist I may perform routine education and outreach efforts, inspections, (or assist with inspection and compliance activities with a more experienced inspector); solid waste monitoring and data analysis, complaint response, audits and studies, program implementation, environmental sampling and division-related activities. The position assists with annual report writing, inter-departmental training and coordination, acts as a city representative at regional meetings and provides a broad range of customer service including dealing with difficult people. Work is reviewed in progress and/or upon completion for accuracy and completeness.
