WASTE REDUCTION PROJECT MANAGER 2025-02964
City of Fayetteville
Operations
Fayetteville, AR, USA
Posted on Dec 23, 2025
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The City of Fayetteville is committed to attracting, engaging and rewarding a multi-generational workforce. By offering a total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefits plans and a purposeful work life, the City is an employer of choice focused on serving our community.
Essential Job Duties
- Essential Job DutiesESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Note: All City of Fayetteville supervisory positions require employees to demonstrate leadership competencies by exhibiting appropriate role modeling, and setting proper examples. In addition, all City of Fayetteville positions require the employee to provide good customer service to both internal and external customers, maintain positive and effective working relationships with other City employees (especially members of their own team), and have regular and reliable attendance that is non-disruptive. Other essential duties of this position include the following:
1.Perform supervisory responsibilities which may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the City’s policies and applicable laws.
2.Manage all aspects of the City’s contract for processing mixed recyclables including coordination of waste audits and data management for transparency reporting.
3.Manage cart-based recycling education and outreach program.
4.Manage AI-driven smart recycling systems to optimize waste sorting processes, enhance material recovery, and reduce operational costs. Support users and create reports to assist with data analytics.
5.Communicate project and program information to internal and external customers through presentations, workshops, educational tours, instructional videos, or training about waste reduction and recycling programs.
6.Compile, analyze, interpret and develop information and/or educational materials related to social media outreach, press releases, and website content for waste reduction, recycling and solid waste education.
7.Provide outreach, communication and technical assistance to the community and businesses about recycling, composting, waste reduction and other environmental sustainability programs and services.
8.Write grants and award applications for the Division. Assist with grant management.
9.Present and speak publicly regarding waste reduction, recycling and solid waste programs including speaking at City Council meetings.
10.Develop content and budget preparation for yearly education plan. Identify and outline initiatives or programs in support of the Solid Waste Reduction, Diversion, and Recycling Master Plan.
11.Develop and maintain education and program metrics to track behavior change and increase participation in waste reduction and recycling programs.
12.Coordinate creation of media content with Communications Department for outreach promotions.
13.Work with the public to ensure recycling program transparency, including leading tours of mixed recycling processing facility.
14.Respond to public inquiries both in person and over the phone. Resolve a wide variety of situations, either by researching and/or answering questions personally or forwarding to appropriate person.
15.Perform other duties as assigned. Secondary Job Duties
Minimum Qualifications
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The City of Fayetteville is an equal employment opportunity employer.
