ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

- Manages, facilitates, and advises the development, implementation, monitoring, and improvement of local government policies, programs, and initiatives in sustainability.
- Collects and reports data on key indicators.  
- Develops strategic plans, goals, objectives, actions, and measurable outcomes sufficient to guide and report progress.
- Analyzes best practices to reduce greenhouse emissions, reduce waste and resource use to promote health of natural systems. 
- Oversees development of programs on sustainable practices, including energy conservation, alternative energy, waste diversion and reduction, local food production, and business efficiency programs.
- Provides technical assistance to internal and external stakeholders by determining best practices in resource conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, community agriculture, climate action as suited for the municipal organization and the Sedona community.  
- Ensures compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
- Coordinates activities with departments that accomplish all levels of conservation, solid waste recycling, green building, resource and water conservation, greenhouse gas reduction, government funding, and environmental reporting metrics.
- Serves as a facilitator who works with boards, commissions, committees, or other governing boards to develop strategic direction.
- Identifies, reviews, and assesses the City departments’ current sustainability services and programs. Recommends strategies, programs, and technologies to maintain compliance with existing regulations.
- Develops Standard Operating Procedures for various environmental compliance functions.
- Maintains awareness of new technologies, methods, trends, and advances in the profession.
- Prepares and monitors division budget.  
- Serves as Staff Liaison to various sustainability community-based organizations and groups, representing and reporting back to the City Manager’s Office. 
- Presents training to employees and elected officials regarding best practices relating to sustainability.
- Serves as an advisor to the City Manager, City Council and community on sustainability, climate and resiliency activities and issues.
- Provides support across the organization to integrate sustainability, climate and resiliency principles and practices into ongoing City operations and projects (i.e., planning, water utility, forest health, wastewater treatment plant, stormwater, facilities management, housing, transportation, etc.).
- Oversees the selection and management of consultants needed to provide expertise or services that cannot be met by City staff.  Manages contract compliance and approves payment for services. Monitors consultant and contractor performance.
- Identifies funding opportunities through private, regional, and federal resources.
- Selects, trains, motivates and evaluates sustainability personnel; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies.
- Maintains or performs website content function within assigned role.
- Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

-Basic climate science and climate change solutions.
-Sustainability concepts and strategies. 
-Network building and equitable community engagement, especially with underrepresented groups.
-Municipal government operations.
- City of Sedona organization, mission, policies, and structure.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES:
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and ability is qualifying.  Any typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:
Five years of project or program management including managing a budget.
Three years of supervisory experience.
Three years of experience in sustainability or resource conservation preferred.

Training:
Bachelor's Degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Building Science, Public Planning or Administration, Climate Science, or related field.

Master's Degree in Sustainability, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Building Science, Public Planning or Administration, Climate Science, or related field, is desired.

Licenses:
Valid Arizona Driver’s License within two months of hire. 

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental Conditions:
Indoor office work with occasional attendance at various events and activities in possible inclement weather. 

Physical Conditions:
Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting for prolonged periods of time and working closely with others.  Ability to walk up and down stairs, hills, and off-road areas; ability to reach overhead, lift, bend, kneel and lift 25 lbs. 

BENEFIT INFORMATION

-Arizona State Retirement System

-100% City-paid health, dental and vision coverage for employee

-Substantial contributions to health, dental and vision coverage for dependents

- City provided $50,000 group term life insurance

-Short-term disability

-Ninety-six hours of PTO time

-Generous vacation accrual rates

-Holiday pay

-Deferred compensation – Optional IRS 457 plans

-Wellness programs

-3 day weekends! 4/10 work schedule

...and so much more!

TO APPLY

Sustainability Manager Job Brochure 

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CONTACT INFORMATION

City of Sedona Human Resources
102 Roadrunner Drive
Sedona, AZ 86336

928-203-5038 or 203-5189

[email protected]

The City of Sedona is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at the City are based on business needs; job requirements; individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status; past or present military service; or any other status protected by law or regulation.