Sustainability Programs Administrator

• Performs strategic program planning, goal setting, and prioritization for sustainability and environmental outreach and engagement programs, community activities, seminars, and events; determines and analyzes goals for present and future special event programs.
• Develops City-wide goals, policies, and strategic plans related to sustainability and environmental outreach and engagement programs; provides professional and technical assistance to other City departments and outside organizations.
• Works in conjunction with the Marketing & Communications department to develop and facilitate a multi-faceted communication strategy; promotes the City’s sustainability and environmental outreach and engagement efforts and the benefits of sustainable practices.
• Increases awareness of environmental outreach and engagement, and sustainability initiatives through community activities and participation in civic, neighborhood, or professional group activities.
• Oversees Environmental Outreach and Engagement Coordinators. Coordinates activities and assigned staff in job functions related to the implementation of division programs and City-wide sustainability projects; directs, guides, instructs, reviews, and evaluates the work activities of assigned staff; establishes performance measures for staff; oversees all personnel processes and decisions related to the division including hiring, grievances, and terminations.
• Represents the City of McKinney to, and participates in local, regional, and national organizations including regular committee conference calls, planning meetings, workshops, trainings, and other conferences; prepares written and oral presentations; addresses community groups, City Council, businesses, schools, and other interested parties.
• Analyzes and reports on the effectiveness of sustainability projects; establishes annual performance targets on the City’s progress in meeting sustainability goals; develops action plans to address unmet goals; compiles and analyzes data; prepares special reports; researches and prepares studies and surveys.
• Coordinates and collaborates with professional and technical personnel to develop, write, and implement grant funded programs and projects; researches and identifies awards; writes and prepares applications for award worthy projects.
• Manages the development of training programs and curriculum, as appropriate to target audiences, regarding environmental and sustainability topics.
• Regular and consistent attendance for the assigned work schedule is essential.

• Maintains record keeping for monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting.
• Creates and maintains a database of contacts and volunteers.
• Attends, participates in and/or delivers presentations at conferences and workshops for local, regional, state, and national organizations.
• Assists supervisor with budget development and special projects.

• Writes and prepares grants and award applications.

• Sustainability – Collaborates with City departments on broad sustainability goals and initiatives; conduct needs assessments and analysis of City departments’ operations and suggest areas of improvement in internal processes along with recommended solutions; leads internal teams and taskforces; assists in drafting sustainability policies and program for consideration by internal stakeholders; benchmark the City’s sustainability performance utilizing appropriate database and environmental management systems; and support Fleet Services with effecting NCTCOG Clean Fleet Policy for regional air quality control and Purchasing with effecting the State’s Government Entity Recycling & Purchasing of Recycled Materials Rule.

• Waste Reduction & Recycling – Researches, develops, organizes, implements, markets, and evaluates outreach, engagement and education programming that supports the City’s Solid Waste Management Strategy and the State’s Waste Minimization & Recycling Goal by exploring new and improved materials diversion opportunities to divert and recycle materials leaving the City through the complete waste stream to lessen the amount of waste generated. Emphasis will be placed on new and existing markets, increasing recycling capacity, reducing residual contamination, and optimizing the values created from waste to lower and/or stabilize costs of service to all residents and commercial accounts in the City.

• Water Quality & Conservation – Researches, develops, organizes, implements, markets, and evaluates outreach, engagement and education programming that supports the City’s Stormwater Management Plan and stormwater conveyance system (reduce illicit discharge of pollutants i.e., any substance other than stormwater and conducts community clean-ups to reduce floatables); the EPA’s Goal to Eliminate Sanitary Sewer Overflows in the wastewater/sanitary sewer system (reduce FOG related outflows and/or overflows); and the Texas Water Development Board’s Regional Goals for water conservation and watershed protection (promote use of native plants and adaptive plants, prevent water runoff, and reduce bacteria in impaired water bodies, etc.).

• Determines quality standards for environmental outreach and engagement, and sustainability marketing program and events.
• Establishes performance measures and evaluate employee performance against those standards or measures.
• Formulates program goals and objectives, identify appropriate activities and functions to meet those objectives, and determine appropriate budget to meet objectives and goals.
• Evaluates and recommends sustainability projects and initiatives of benefit to the City in meeting its sustainability goals.
• Uses data to analyze the effectiveness of sustainability, educational, and other program initiatives.

• Ability to embrace and embody the City’s core values of Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence (R.I.S.E.).
• Ability to communicate effectively with peers, supervisors, subordinates, and people to whom service is provided.
• Ability to produce desired work outcomes, including quality, quantity, and timeliness.
• Ability to plan and organize work, time, and resources, and that of subordinates
• Ability to demonstrate control and a pleasant demeanor in challenging situations.
• Ability to design, develop, and delivery an innovative curriculum that reaches and engages diverse populations (age, gender, cultural, socio-economic, relocates, demographic changes, etc.) as part of the process.

• Ability to deliver effective presentation skills through use of technology and different learning strategies.

• Knowledge of effective supervisory practices and techniques.

• Knowledge of the public education, outreach, and involvement requirements of the City’s Stormwater Management Plan.
• Knowledge of educational learning theory, lesson planning, curriculum development, and training modules, and online learning strategies and development.
• Knowledge of environmental issues and ecological concepts.
• Knowledge of community-based social marketing theory.

• Knowledge of research, analysis, and application techniques for grant programs and funding.

• Skills in providing and delivering effective and persuasive presentations.
• Skills in communicating effectively both verbally and in writing and public speaking.
• Skills in working with and supervising volunteers.
• Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Skills in organizing time to meet deadlines and project deliverables.

• Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and analyze data.
• Requires the ability to apply principles of persuasion and/or influence.
• Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information, such as city codes, state statutes, zoning maps and code enforcement books, site plan approvals, and sub-division plats.
• Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; ability to utilize principles of fractions; ability to interpret graphs.
• Requires ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.
• Utilize Microsoft Word, Power Point, Publisher, Access, and Excel, as well as the most current Creative Suite from Adobe including Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.
• The ability to work in a team environment; contribute as a team member and treat co-workers and customers with respect.
• Build professional relationships with internal staff and customers.
• Offer flexibility and adaptability, especially during times of change.

• Must pass a drug screen and background check.
• Must have Class C Texas Driver’s License

The City offers a full complement of benefits:

Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Long Term Disability Insurance, Legal Services, Flexible Spending Medical and Child Care, Employee Assistance Program, Supplemental Insurance; Paid Vacation and Sick Leave, Nine Paid Holidays. Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) mandatory 7% employee contribution with City match of 2:1; 457 Deferred Compensation Plans; Tuition Reimbursement