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The Sustainability Division seeks a bright, technically-competent individual with strong interpersonal and communication skills to provide customer service to residents and contractors, and assist with various administrative and analytical tasks.  Candidates should have an interest in and some knowledge of environmental issues.

The successful candidate will receive professional guidance and training in all activities and work closely under the supervision of a staff member in the Sustainability Division. He/she will learn about the City’s sustainability programs, data collection and analysis, resource use and City operations, and experience working with staff across a number of different City departments.

Duties:

• Respond articulately and tactfully to general sustainability questions from the public via phone, email, or the City’s customer relations portal.
• Interface with other City staff, City partners, solid waste haulers, contractors, residents, and others as needed to resolve customer issues.
• Assist contractors and residents in obtaining recycling permits for construction and demolition work.
• Utilize software to approve and record permits in a database.
• Conduct field inspections or gather data as needed at locations within the City (occasional).
• Assist in planning public events, record and analyze data in spreadsheets, write documentation and memos, contribute to reports and blog articles as needed, and conduct routine administrative tasks.

Please visit www.toaks.org/gogreen for more information about the City's Sustainability Division programs.

The City of Newark is seeking an experienced leader who will plan and direct the accounting activities of the department. A self- starter who can wear many hats and hits the ground running is essential. Candidates with high integrity and strong leadership skills, who are approachable with a collaborative spirit, honest, trustworthy, and ethical are crucial attributes to have in a contributing role to the Finance Department.

This position reports directly to the Finance Director and will have the responsibilities to execute the financial functions of the City, including budgeting, accounting, accounts payable/receivable, annual audits, payroll, business licenses and collections.

The Accounting Manager is a hands-on department manager providing advanced technical skills, leadership, and full first-line supervision over the six team members that make up the Finance Department. The successful incumbent will be fully functional in all aspects of governmental accounting and perform a full range of complex professional accounting work. The Accounting Manager will participate in shaping the future through development, implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures relating to areas of assignment.

Essential Job Functions:

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs of the department.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manages the accounting staff who are responsible for financial reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and budget preparation.
• Conducts performance evaluations.
• Directs, coordinates, and reviews the work plan for Accounting Services within the Finance Department; assigns work activities and projects; monitors work flow; reviews and evaluates work products, methods, and procedures; meets with staff to identify and resolve problems.
• Supervises, plans, trains, and reviews the work of staff responsible for providing assigned accounting related services and activities; provides day-to-day coordination of workload and tasks; participates in performing the most complex work of the department.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Administer internal controls and guidelines for accounting transactions and budget preparation.
• Assists the Finance Director in identifying opportunities for improving service delivery methods and procedures; implements improvements.
• Participates in the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR); and bi-annual budget.
• Work cooperatively with outside Agencies, City officials and other Departments within the City.
• Participates in the year-end audit.
• Oversees the production of periodic financial reports; forecast and budgets; ensures that the reported results comply with generally accepted accounting principles and/or GASB financial reporting standards. 
• Audits accounts to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations; coordinates with outside auditors and provides needed information for the annual external audit.
• Presents recommendations to management on short-term and long-term financial objectives and policies.
• Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned.

The City of Thousand Oaks Hill Canyon Wastewater Treatment Plant (HCTP) has an excellent opportunity!   We are seeking a highly motivated, organized and detail-oriented Laboratory Aide to assist with a variety of wastewater analysis, including testing, sampling, research, laboratory cleanliness, and analytical data entry.  The Laboratory Aide will be a team player, and self-starter, and take a proactive and solutions-oriented approach in the support of the day-to-day laboratory operations. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist with sample collection at various sites within the facility, test preparation, and the analysis of process control samples; communicate laboratory results to appropriate staff
• Generate, input, and track data
• Maintain laboratory cleanliness, including cleaning of instruments, equipment, laboratory bench tops, and glassware
• Assist with the calibration of laboratory equipment, instruments, and sample container preparation
• Assist in the preparation of laboratory reagents, standards, and bacteriological media for testing
• Operate pH meter, analytical balances, autoclaves, and other basic bench top instrumentation

THE POSITION

The City of Dublin is currently seeking one full-time, Environmental Technician to perform specialized work in the development, implementation and promotion of environmental programs and compliance within the Dublin community. This position performs duties relating to the delivery and oversight of programs related to solid waste management, pollution prevention, stormwater, mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as staying abreast of the changing laws and regulations of environmental resource management and sustainability principles.  

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Plan, develop, and administer environmental programs for the City, including programs that support the City’s mission and vision relative to climate protection, solid waste management, transportation, stormwater, green building and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Conduct research and analytical studies on a variety of environmental issues/programs and trends in sustainability to ensure City’s compliance with federal, state, regional and local mandates.
• Formulate recommendations and promote programs and activities which support the City’s position/goals relative to sustainability issues.
• Review and make recommendations for revisions of City ordinances regarding environmental programs.
• Participate with other City departments, community service providers, consultants, other jurisdictions and agencies in environmental programs development and coordination efforts, as well as advocacy and education.
• Review building plans to ensure compliance with codes, ordinances and regulations, as needed.
• May conduct site inspections of businesses, schools and residential areas to assess recycling, composting and waste reduction efforts and/or stormwater program compliance; prepare reports and recommendations based on site visits.
• Design and develop a variety of materials and activities to promote, implement, and evaluate assigned environmental programs to enhance public awareness, educate citizens and encourage proactive and cooperative problem solving.
• Prepare grant applications and handle the details of grant administration including contracts with state, county and regional agencies.
• Perform required duties under the City’s disaster response plan.
• Assist with environmental programs budget development and administration, including contract administration, invoice processing and maintenance of support inventory for a variety of programs.
• Conduct presentations relating to the City’s environmental programs and program proposals to City Council, City Departments, a variety of Council appointed commissions and advisory committees; act as a staff liaison to a variety of City committees with sustainability focus, and provide technical assistance and input as necessary.
• Plan and serve as lead staff in the development and coordination of community events which promote the environment, such as Dublin Pride Week, Creek Cleanup Day, and Bike-to-Work days.
• May coordinate consultant and support staff work activities and determine work priorities and methods; provide lead direction and training for program support staff.

THE POSITION
The City of Hayward is excited to announce its recruitment to fill the Assistant/Associate Civil Engineer position. Hayward is excited to announce an opportunity to join its progressive and dynamic Engineering team as an Assistant or Associate Civil Engineer. This position performs journey level and professional engineering work in conjunction with design, plan check, and construction, and maintenance of solar, water and wastewater projects.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: First review scheduled for October 14, 2019; open until filled.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Assistant Civil Engineer – This classification performs journey level professional engineering work in conjunction with construction and maintenance of Public Works projects.

Monthly rate: $7,068 - $8,600
 
Associate Civil Engineer – This classification performs more difficult and complex engineering design work on private development and public works projects; and supervise the work of Assistant Civil Engineers and Engineering Technicians performing related work.

Monthly rate: $8,205 - $9,959
 
Incumbents may advance from the Assistant Civil Engineer to the Associate Civil Engineer level, as recommended by their supervisor and approved by the Director of Public Works, as they learn City and departmental practices and procedures. As knowledge and experience are gained, the work becomes broader in scope and assignments are more varied and are performed under more general supervision.  Advancement to the higher classification requires gaining the knowledge, skill, experience and credentials that meet the qualifications for that class and demonstrating the ability to consistently perform the work of the higher classification.
 

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCEDURE
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