Landfill Manager

Salary: See Position Description
Location : Waco, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 2025-01028
Department: SOLID WASTE
Division: Landfill
Opening Date: 02/05/2025

Summary
Minimum starting salary: $100,000.00 annually, depending on qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

Required:

• Driver's License
• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Business or Public Administration, or a related field
• 4 years of solid waste or public works program experience, including supervisory experience;
• or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Municipal Solid Waste Class A license from Texas Commission on Environmental Quality within 90 days of hire

Preferred:

• Manager of Landfill Operations Certification from Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) certification

Position Overview:
Under general supervision, manages the operations of the Solid Waste Department (SWD) landfills and transfer station; maintains operations records and coordinates equipment maintenance.

Essential Functions:

• Manages all SWD landfill and transfer station operations; manages equipment and facilities maintenance and repairs; manages budgets, revenues, and expenditures of the landfill and transfer station enterprise fund; assures operations are in compliance with state and federal regulations and City policies and procedures.
• Manages SWD staff, assigns tasks and projects; trains staff, monitors work, develops staff skills and evaluates performance; analyzes workload trends and develops staffing and assignment adjustments.
• Ensures all SWD landfill and transfer station operations comply with the Site Operating Permit for each permitted facility. This includes but is not limited to personnel and training, equipment, operational procedures, detection and prevention of disposal of unauthorized wastes, fire protection, and recordkeeping.
• Ensures all SWD landfill and transfer station operations comply with all settlement agreements.
• Manages SWD staff, assigns task and projects; trains staff, monitors work, develops staff skills and evaluates performance; analyzes workload trends and develops staffing and assignment adjustments.
• May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City-wide emergency.

The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.

To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our Benefits page.

Why Work For Waco:

• Meaningful and challenging work
• Make a difference and improve communities
• Competitive Salary and Benefits
  • Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
  • Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Assistance
  • Longevity Pay
  • And More!
• Chance to do work you are passionate about
• Job Security
• Desire to give back

01

Do you have a Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, Business or Public Administration, or a related field?

• Yes
• No

02

If yes, what field is the degree in? (Please type N/A if not applicable)
Required Question