The Building Materials Circularity Coordinator will coordinate the implementation, evaluation and enforcement of state and local building material management policies and programs. Additionally, the Building Materials Circularity Coordinator will provide expertise and analysis on issues that help the city meet its Zero Waste targets of reducing discarded material generation by 15% by 2030, and material disposal by 50% by 2030. This position plays a critical role in advancing San Francisco’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) by leading efforts to research, develop, and implement select actions from the CAP’s Circular Economy Strategy 1: Use circular, low-carbon, safe and healthy construction processes and materials that center environmental justice communities and minority business enterprises. Key areas of practice include, but are not limited to, policy and program development, stakeholder engagement and advocacy, construction site inspections, technical assistance, facilitating compliance monitoring and code enforcement actions, and developing performance tracking and data management practices. The Building Materials Circularity Coordinator will have day-to-day decision-making responsibilities for executing project deliverables as well as the ability to negotiate within project scopes.

Serving in a Coordinator-level position (Class 5640), you will work under the supervision of a Class 5642 Senior Environmental Specialist responsible for defining project scopes and deliverables. You may also supervise a fellows and/or interns as the need may arise.

What You’ll Do - The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this position and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

Develop, coordinate, and implement programs, policies, and partnerships to increase reuse, recycling and/or composting outcomes in the construction sector
Coordinate efforts to scale compliance with elements of Environment Code Chapters 7 and 14, including designing, analyzing, revising and making recommendations for program enhancements
Engage and work collaboratively with City staff, building industry experts and organizations, local and state authorities, community-based organizations, San Francisco businesses and residents, and other stakeholders to support efforts to monitor and enforce compliance with state and local building material management requirements
Support oversight of construction and demolition (C&D) projects required to demonstrate and document compliance with State (CALGreen) and local debris recovery requirements;
Utilize Green Halo software to review Material Reduction and Recovery Plans in partnership with the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and respond to inquiries as needed by providing support and technical assistance to businesses and other stakeholders regarding compliance with requirements
Update and maintain databases (e.g., Salesforce) and records; analyze data and report findings; develop data use strategies to track all pertinent information and prepare reports
Support SF Environment staff with grant and contract proposals, including identifying funding opportunities, tracking expenditures and deliverables, and developing and administering reports.
Plan and facilitate education,training, and engagement events including presentations at Commissions and Board of Supervisor committees
Develop digital engagement and in-person outreach campaigns; research and develop campaigns and strategies including ways to track and analyze results and issues recommendations
Prepare written and graphic materials including outreach materials web content, reports and presentations; respond to inquiries from the public, including complaints and requests for information
Supervise and support junior staff, fellows, and/or interns, as needed

Education: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience: Two (2) years of professional experience in planning, coordinating, implementing, analyzing, or evaluating qualifying programs or policies. Qualifying programs and policies include those in the field of environment, community engagement, zero waste, and/or construction and demolition.

Substitution: Additional experience as described above may substitute for the required degree on a year-for-year basis. Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one year.

Desirable Qualifications - The desirable qualifications may be used to select among finalists at the end of the selection process. We do not expect any one candidate to have all the qualifications listed. We highly encourage you to apply if you are interested in joining us.

Experience with job duties involving the research, development, implementation, and/or enforcement of policies and/or programs supporting the reuse of building materials
Experience overseeing the implementation, and/or oversight of grant administration, and/or vendor contracts
Skilled project manager with experience stewarding processes to drive stakeholder engagement and community partnerships
Experience gaining compliance with legislation; emphasis on solid waste and/or green building requirements.
Fluency in Cantonese, Spanish or other languages commonly spoken in San Francisco besides English
An understanding of equity, inclusion and diversity concepts

Selection Procedures - After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight: Qualifying) - As part of your application, please complete the MQSQ, found here. Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application. The MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation (Weight: 100%) - Candidates who meet MQs will be emailed a Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation (i.e. exam) approximately 7-10 days after the application deadline. In order to advance, candidates must complete the Supplemental Questionnaire and it must be submitted before the provided deadline. The information provided on the Supplemental Questionnaire must be consistent with the information on the application and is subject to verification. Once submitted, applicant responses on the Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be changed. Applicants must achieve a passing score on the Supplemental Questionnaire Evaluation in order to be ranked on the eligible list.

The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in job-related areas as described within this announcement.

This includes knowledge of:

Zero waste principles and their application as they relate to construction and demolition activities;
local, state and federal solid waste legislation with an emphasis in building material reuse and recovery markets, practices, and programs
The construction sector including contractors, municipal solid waste sector, service providers, recycling facilities, reuse/deconstruction, material end markets.
Green Building principles, regulations, and policies.

The skills and ability to:

Communicate effectively in writing and orally, including creating and delivering presentations;
Design, plan and manage projects including identifying objectives, setting priorities, and developing workflow strategies;
Work with public agencies, construction and demolition companies and other stakeholder groups;
Conduct research and analysis;
Utilize a computer, including word processing and spreadsheets;
Supervise, manage, motivate, & mentor staff/direct reports

Verification: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one's education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Certification - The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of Ten (10) Scores. Additional selection processes may be conducted by the hiring department prior to making final hiring decisions.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination process will be six (6) months, and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

To find Departments which use this classification, please see https://sfdhr.org/sites/default/files/documents/Forms-Documents/Position-Counts-by-Job-Codes-and-Department-FY-2023-24.pdf.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights: Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. Clerical errors may be corrected by the posting the correction on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/.

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