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Materials Management Grant Coordinator (Program Analyst 3)
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Position Type: Full time, hybrid optional
Salary: $5,838 - $8,966 monthly
Location: Portland, OR
Deadline: June 1, 2025
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has a full-time opportunity available for a Materials Management Grant Coordinator (Program Analyst 3) in Portland, Oregon. As the Materials Management Grant Coordinator, you will coordinate Materials Management Program policy and program development for statewide processes and procedures, such as new grant program design, grant evaluation and reporting; contract development; grant and contract administration, monitoring, and tracking; and guidance development. You will lead the design, development, and launch of a new, large grantmaking program funded by producers of packaging, printed paper, and food serviceware. For this new program, you will lead a project team within Materials Management from the initial stages of project conception and design through launch and implementation. This will require coordinating with agency Financial Services staff, participating in internal and external outreach and engagement, developing standards of program operation, and evaluating program impacts.

Your work will be collaborative and iterative, and you will develop relationships internally across programs and with the private sector, community organizations, and interested parties. All of your work will be based on a foundation of equity, inclusion, and environmental justice.

Solid Waste & Recycling Manager
Washington County, Oregon, Solid Waste & Recycling Division
Position Type: Full time, flexible/hybrid
Salary: $110,215.08 - $133,929.84
Location: Hillsboro, OR
Deadline: Open until filled, but iinitial application screening will start the week of May 11, 2025
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The Solid Waste & Recycling (SW&R) Division within Washington County Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking an innovative and experienced leader to manage the Solid Waste & Recycling division. In this role, you will apply a visionary mindset backed by your leadership skills to manage and successfully operate the division. This division is responsible for managing and enforcing private-sector service providers for collection, storage, transfer, and disposal of solid waste in a franchised system, as well as enforcement of the County's nuisance and noise ordinances in the unincorporated area.

You will also utilize your extensive knowledge and experience working with materials management and recycling processes, regulations, policies and best practices to lead the County’s implementation of the statewide Extended Producer Responsibility program. Additionally, you will be an advocate for the Solid Waste & Recycling division, while also supporting the priorities and strategic initiatives of the larger HHS department as a member of the HHS leadership team.