Sustainability & Compliance Manager

Join the Town of Branford's leadership team to lead the Town's efforts to maintain and develop its sustaninability and compliance natural resource programs. These include Food Waste/Composting, Climate & Coastal Resiliency Programs and Plans, Natural Climate Solutions, Energy Transition, and others. Your project management knowledge, skills and experience will assist the Town of Branford in accelerating a sustainable environment now and in the future. 

This position reports to the First Selectman, and works with the Town Commissions and Authorities and Town staff to plan, coordinate, lead and oversee the envronmental and energy programs sustanianability progrmas. Utilizing a consultative and collaborative project managment process along with public outreach, he/she will guide and assist the incorporation of sustainability principles, programs, and practices in municipal operations.  In summary, this position will manage and administer encrionmental compliance and sustainability methods, with focus on municipal ssolid waste management icnlduing food waste/composting programs, Natural climate soluntions, maintaining recycling program execution, transfer station program permits and compliance, including town-wide storm permit compliance, and post-clousre compliance of former Town landfill.

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in environmental science or related field and more than 2 years of related operations and management in solid waste or natural resources work, or any equivalent combination of educaiton, work experience and training.  Experience and knowledge in project management work and skills is required.

The Town of Branford is dedicated to diversity and equal opportunity. Women and minorities encouraged to apply.  All rsumes and cover letters maybe submitted to: [email protected]