Waste to Energy Plant Manager

Waste To Energy Plant Manager

The City of Spokane welcomes applications for Waste To Energy Plant Manager. The Solid Waste Disposal Department strives to protect public health, property and the environment. The Solid Waste Disposal department manages comprehensive programs to dispose of municipal solid waste efficiently, effectively, and sustainably for the Spokane region. The Solid Waste Disposal Department provides essential services for our community.

Provides strategic leadership and support to operate the Waste to Energy Plant and two City owned landfills. Performs responsible administrative and supervisory work directing maintenance, operations, engineering, safety, and regulatory compliance for these facilities.

Employee works under limited supervision and reports to the Director of Solid Waste Management. Directly oversees all aspects of plant business, operations, maintenance, capital projects, safety, and regulatory compliance for the Waste to Energy Facility and associated sites. Provides supervision to direct and indirect reports in professional, administrative, and technical positions.

The following Responsibilities and Requirements are functions the individual who holds or desires the position must be able to perform unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation.

Key Responsibilities :

• Directs, through subordinate supervisors, the planning, coordination, operation and maintenance of the Waste to Energy Facility and landfills.
• Responsible for directing subordinate supervisors in preparation and maintenance of facility safety records and documentation, including all Process Safety Management related activities, written policies, procedures and training.
• Acts as the point of contact with local, state and federal regulatory agencies.
• Assists or directs in-plant study courses in accordance with applicable laws.
• Reviews plant maintenance and operations records to evaluate plant performance and determine the need for changes in Operations and Maintenance activities and policies, particularly those requiring substantial capital expenditures.
• Plans, assigns, and supervises special operations research projects and studies. Reviews the project results and their applications to plant operations.
• Implements plant conversion and alteration proposals, reviews engineering plans and specifications and coordinates all facility construction and modification activities with existing systems.
• Supervises and participates in the maintenance of records and preparation of operational reports.
• Manages the financial results and requirements of the plant's business and operations to ensure that revenue and expense goals are met or exceeded as established in the overall business plan.
• Assists in preparation of the annual plant budget, and exercises control over the expenditure of funds allocated for plant maintenance, operation, and related activities.
• Directs the review and revision of operations, instrumentation / electrical / data, maintenance, and process control procedures completed by subordinate supervisors, including development of appropriate checklists and training documentation to ensure continuous and effective operation and maintenance of facility.
• Inspects plant machinery and equipment which may require climbing ladders, stairs and catwalks, exposure to machinery and confined spaces; inspect ongoing activities for safety and environmental compliance and for adherence to standard operating procedures.
• Performs related work as required.

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Working Conditions :

Work is within the Waste to Energy plant. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment with the ability to work under adverse conditions, such as in chemical atmosphere containing putrid materials, and work within a toxic or explosive gas environment. Need to be mobile enough to move quickly from building to building and up and down ladders and catwalks during plant inspections. Able to hear, with or without hearing aids, well enough to find and identify a single mechanical problem among much machinery noise. Ability to see, with or without corrective lenses, well enough to read fine print, such as blueprints, and detect subtle shades of color.

Minimum Qualifications :

Any combination equivalent to the experience and education that would likely provide the relevant knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. Generally, this will include :

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Behavioral Standards :

As an exempt employee of the City of Spokane, the Waste to Energy Plant Manager is subject to the City's Code of Ethics set forth in Chapter 1.04A of the Spokane Municipal Code. As such, "it is the policy of the City of Spokane to uphold, promote, and demand the highest standards of ethics from all of its employees who shall maintain the utmost standards of responsibility, trustworthiness, integrity, truthfulness, honesty and fairness in carrying out their public duties, avoid any improprieties in their roles as a public servant including the appearance of impropriety, and never use their City position, authority or resources for personal gain."

EEO Statement :

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, familial status, genetic information, veteran / military status, or disability status.