Environmental Jobs
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Hayward, CA | United States
Job description
The City of Hayward is excited to announce its recruitment for the position of Sustainability Specialist/Senior Sustainability Specialist within the Environmental Services Division housed in the Public Works & Utilities Department. In January 2024, the Hayward City Council adopted an updated Climate Action Plan with ambitious goals to combat climate change. This is a unique opportunity to help design and lead innovative programs that will help Hayward reach its long-term greenhouse gas reduction targets. We are seeking a passionate environmental professional to support the City’s building electrification, environmental justice, solid waste reduction, recycling and composting, and electric vehicle initiatives. This position is flexibly staffed and may be filled at the Sustainability Specialist or Senior Sustainability Specialist level depending on experience detailed in application materials and supplemental questionnaire responses.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
Sustainability Specialist – This journey-level classification performs a wide variety of complex, non-routine functions in support of the assigned department. Incumbents require knowledge of basic principles and methods of one or more technical or professional fields in order to perform the duties and functions of the position. This position is distinguished from similar City-wide classifications in that it has responsibility for a specialized program. Advancement from the journey level to the Senior Sustainability Specialist level is in accordance with City policies and procedures, including receiving recommendation for advancement from the respective Department Director or designee.
Senior Sustainability Specialist – Positions in this class are flexibly staffed and may be filled by advancement from at least three (3) years of experience at the lower level of Sustainability Specialist or by candidates possessing at least three (3) years of experience equivalent to that of a Sustainability Specialist, demonstrating the ability to perform the Senior Sustainability Specialist duties. This advanced journey-level classification is distinguished from the Sustainability Specialist position by the level of responsibility assumed, difficulty and complexity of work performed, independence of action taken, and by the nature of the public contact made. Employees are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area of responsibility and perform the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this series including analysis and administration. Incumbents exercise a high degree of responsibility for coordinating and administering multiple specialized programs.
Experience: Three (3) years of responsible high level administrative support or technical experience, preferably in the subject area to which assigned. One (1) year of lead supervisory experience is highly desirable.
Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with course work in sustainability, environmental science, public administration, business administration, biology or a related field based on area of assignment.
Tagged as: Renewable Energy/Sustainability
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