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Integrated Waste Management Specialist Series

Integrated Waste Management Specialist Series

California State Personnel Board Specification

Series established October 29, 1975

Scope

This series specification describes the two technical, two supervisory, and one managerial levels of the Integrated Waste Management Specialist series which performs duties related to integrated waste management at the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

 

Integrated Waste Management Specialist Series Specification - Class Titles and Codes
Schem CodeClass CodeClass
BH890757Integrated Waste Management Specialist
BH601989Senior Integrated Waste Management Specialist
BH870759Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist I
BH860752Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist II (Abolished 08/11/2016 per Pay Letter 16-16)
BH850753Integrated Waste Program Manager

Definition of Series

The Integrated Waste Management Specialist class series describes work concerned with protecting the public health and safety and the environment through waste prevention, waste diversion, and safe waste processing and disposal. Incumbents at all levels of the series apply scientific methods and principles in the performance, supervision, or management of assigned tasks including: writing integrated waste management-related regulations and analyzing related legislation; reviewing and recommending action on integrated waste management plans; developing integrated waste management strategies; assisting various jurisdictions in their efforts to integrate waste prevention, diversion, and disposal activities; facilitating the procurement of recycled content products; developing markets for recycled materials; implementing programs for used oil, household hazardous waste, and used and scrap tires; certifying and evaluating local enforcement agencies; developing and revising State minimum standards for integrated solid waste handling and disposal; inspecting solid waste sites; reviewing solid waste facilities' environmental practices; recommending action on solid waste facilities' permits; taking corrective actions including closure and postclosure of solid waste facilities; and remediating closed, illegal, and abandoned sites.

Entry To the Series

Entry into this series is typically at one of the ranges of the Integrated Waste Management Specialist class depending on the education and experience qualifications of the individual.

Factors Affecting Position Allocation

Level, variety, and complexity of work; nature of public and interagency contact; independence of action; consequence of error; degree of originality and initiative required; degree of knowledge and specialized abilities required; extent of impact on statewide programs; degree of supervision exercised or received; level of participation in policy development; and degree of management responsibility.

Definition of Levels

Integrated Waste Management Specialist

This is the entry, working, and journey levels in the series. Incumbents advance to Ranges B and C based on alternate range criteria eligibility and as competence and level of performance increase.

 

Range A is the entry level in the series. Under close supervision, incumbents perform the less responsible, professional work associated with integrated waste management.

 

Range B is the working level in the series. Under supervision, incumbents perform integrated waste management work of average difficulty and may serve as project coordinators on projects of the least to average complexity.

 

Range C is the full journey level in the series. Under direction, incumbents perform difficult and complex integrated waste management work; may coordinate major integrated waste management program activities; and may serve in a lead capacity over other integrated waste management staff.

Senior Integrated Waste Management Specialist

This is the staff specialist level. Under general direction, incumbents perform sensitive and difficult integrated waste management work demonstrably above the full journey level; may serve as project coordinators on the most difficult or complex projects; mentor staff; serve as technical program experts; and may participate in policy-making recommendations and strategic planning.

Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist I

This is the first full supervisory level in the series. Incumbents typically plan, organize, and direct integrated waste management work within assigned programs; supervise professional and administrative staff; and select, develop, and evaluate the performance of staff.

Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist II

This is the second full supervisory level in the series. Incumbents typically manage multiple integrated waste management programs; supervise subordinate supervisors performing integrated waste management work; and select, develop, and evaluate the performance of staff.

Integrated Waste Program Manager (Managerial)

This is the first managerial level in the series which has significant responsibility for formulating and administering policies or programs. Incumbents direct and have charge of environmental programs or components which are of major sensitivity and complexity; carry authority and accountability for timely completion of program objectives and for submittal of satisfactory products; are responsible for operational planning and assigning of projects, budgeting for time and funds, reviewing and evaluating achievements, and preparing administrative reports; coordinating program activities with technical and administrative support sections and their activities; formulating and administering policies; maintaining liaison with other governmental agencies and the private sector; and doing other related work. Incumbents have authority in the interest of management to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline employees. Incumbents have the responsibility to direct employees, adjust employee grievances, or effectively recommend such actions.

Minimum Qualifications

Integrated Waste Management Specialist

Education: Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Biological, Chemical, Physical, Environmental, or Soil Science; Environmental Health; Toxicology; or Industrial Hygiene. or

 

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering; Math; Economics; Statistics; or Resource Management. Qualifying education must include completion of 30 semester units in biological, chemical, physical, environmental, or soil science; environmental health; toxicology; or industrial hygiene.

 

(Registration as a senior in a recognized institution will admit applicant to the examination, but they must provide evidence of graduation or its equivalent before they can be considered eligible for appointment.)

 

(Qualifying experience in integrated waste management planning, regulation, marketing, analysis, or research; environmental research, monitoring, surveillance, or enforcement; or design, development, or oversight of a waste prevention and diversion program may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one year of qualifying experience for each year of college work for up to a maximum of two years.)

Senior Integrated Waste Management Specialist

Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist I

Either I

 

Two years of experience in the California state service in the class of, or in a position comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to, an Integrated Waste Management Specialist, Range C.

 

(Applicants who have completed 12 months of service performing the duties as specified above will be admitted to the examination, but they must satisfactorily complete two years of this experience before they can be eligible for appointment.)

Or II

 

Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in integrated waste management, planning, regulation, marketing, analysis, or research; environmental research, monitoring, surveillance, or enforcement; or design, development, or oversight of a waste prevention and diversion program. Two years of this experience must have been performing difficult and complex integrated waste management work at the full journey level. and

 

Education: The same as is required for Integrated Waste Management Specialist.

 

(Possession of a Master's Degree in Biological, Chemical, Physical, Environmental, or Soil Science; Environmental Health; Toxicology; Industrial Hygiene; Engineering; Math; Economics; Statistics; or Resource Management may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Possession of a doctorate in the areas specified above may be substituted for two years of the required experience. Candidates who are in their final semester or quarter of either degree program may be admitted to the examination if otherwise qualified, but they must provide evidence of the degree before they can be appointed.)

Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist II

Either I

 

Two years of experience in the California state service in the class of, or in a position comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to, a Senior Integrated Waste Management Specialist or Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist I.

Or II

 

Experience: Five years of broad and extensive experience in increasingly responsible professional positions in integrated waste management planning, regulation, marketing, analysis, or research; environmental research, monitoring, surveillance, or enforcement; or design, development, or oversight of a waste prevention and diversion program. At least two years of the required experience must have been in a supervisory or management capacity and must have included responsibility for substantial participation in the development or implementation of environmental health or integrated waste management policies and programs; or directing the work of a multidisciplined environmental or integrated waste management, permitting, or investigative staff. and

 

Education: The same as is required for Integrated Waste Management Specialist.

 

(Possession of a Master's Degree in Biological, Chemical, Physical, Environmental, or Soil Science; Environmental Health; Toxicology; Industrial Hygiene; Engineering; Math; Economics; Statistics; or Resource Management may be substituted for one year of the nonsupervisory experience. Possession of a doctorate in the areas specified above may be substituted for two years of the nonsupervisory experience. Candidates who are in their final semester or quarter of either degree program may be admitted to the examination if otherwise qualified, but they must provide evidence of the degree before they can be appointed.)

Integrated Waste Program Manager

Either I

 

Two years of experience in the California state service in the class or position comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to a Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist II.

Or II

 

Four years of experience in the California state service in the class or position comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to a Senior Integrated Waste Management Specialist or Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist I.

Or III

 

Experience: Seven years of broad and extensive experience in increasingly responsible professional positions in integrated waste management planning, regulation, marketing, analysis, or research; environmental research, monitoring, surveillance, or enforcement; or design, development, or oversight of a waste prevention and diversion program. At least four years of the required experience must have been in a supervisory or management capacity and must have included responsibility for substantial participation in the development or implementation of environmental health or integrated waste management policies and programs; or directing the work of a multidisciplinary environmental or integrated waste management, permitting, or investigative staff. and

 

Education: The same as is required for Integrated Waste Management Specialist.

 

(Possession of a Master's Degree in Biological, Chemical, Physical, Environmental, or Soil Science; Environmental Health; Toxicology; Industrial Hygiene; Engineering; Math; Economics; Statistics; or Resource Management may be substituted for one year of the nonsupervisory experience. Possession of a doctorate in the areas specified above may be substituted for two years of the nonsupervisory experience. Candidates who are in their final semester or quarter of either degree program may be admitted to the examination if otherwise qualified, but they must provide evidence of the degree before they can be appointed.)

Knowledge and Abilities

Integrated Waste Management Specialist

Knowledge of: Basic principles of scientific research; chemical, biological, physical, and environmental sciences; environmental characteristics of waste materials, including handling and disposal, their general effect on human health and the environment, and mitigation measures; statistical methods of analysis; concepts employed in a variety of disciplines including integrated waste management economics, public health, and resource management; controlling hazardous substances at solid waste facilities; principles and procedures of integrated waste management, waste prevention, and diversion; basic hydrology and geology; environmental planning; investigatory methods; integrated waste management activities and programs in both the public and private sectors; Federal, State, and local statutes, regulations, legislative and regulatory processes, programs, and responsibilities related to solid waste materials; facility permitting and environmental review; and use and reuse of solid waste materials.

 

Ability to: Collect environmental data; analyze and evaluate data, reach sound conclusions, and make recommendations; apply or modify scientific methods and principles; analyze situations and take appropriate actions; establish and maintain cooperative relations with local governments, the business community, and the general public; prepare clear, complete, and technically accurate reports; communicate effectively; plan, organize, and carry out integrated waste management studies or projects; coordinate the work of others; make oral presentations; be objective and flexible; meet critical deadlines; assess the impact of proposed legislation and new statutes; organize materials for public presentations and dissemination; and anticipate and respond to public concerns with tact and sensitivity.

Senior Integrated Waste Management Specialist

Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist I (Supervisory)

Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist II (Supervisory)

Integrated Waste Program Manager (Managerial)

Knowledge of: In addition to all of the above, principles of program management and personnel administration; principles and techniques of effective management and supervision, staff development, and performance evaluation; methods and techniques of effective leadership; methods of planning, organizing, directing, and managing major programs; and California's legislative, budget, and general administrative processes.

 

Ability to: In addition to all of the above, implement administrative and program policies and evaluate program changes and accomplishments; establish and maintain effective multidisciplinary relationships in the solution of problems and the achievement of departmental goals and interpret, apply, and develop policy proposals and procedures; plan, organize, and direct the work of others; provide leadership in accomplishing basic functions and objectives; participate in assigned programs effectively with groups and agencies to gain cooperation in solid waste management issues; and evaluate and project environmental data and direct the preparation of comprehensive studies, projects, and resultant reports.

Alternate Range Criteria 379

Integrated Waste Management Specialist

These criteria will be used to allocate incumbents to Alternate Range A, B, or C. For pattern (2) of Ranges B and C, possession of a Master's Degree in Biological, Chemical, Physical, Environmental, or Soil Science; Environmental Health; Toxicology; Industrial Hygiene; Engineering; Math; Economics; Statistics; or Resource Management may be substituted for two years of the required experience.

 

When the requirements for the criteria for a range are met, and upon certification by the appointing power that the employee has demonstrated an aptitude to perform at the level expected of an individual in that range, the employee shall move to the appropriate rate in Range B or C, under provisions of Department of Personnel Administration Rule 599.676.

 

Range A. This range shall apply to incumbents who do not meet the criteria for payment in Range B.

 

Range B. This range shall apply to persons who have satisfactorily completed: (1) one year in the California state service in the class of, or in a position comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to, an Integrated Waste Management Specialist, Range A; or (2) two years of professional experience performing integrated waste management work. Professional experience is defined as experience comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to an Integrated Waste Management Specialist, Range A, gained after meeting the "Minimum Qualifications" for entry into the Integrated Waste Management Specialist class.

 

Range C. This range shall apply to persons who have satisfactorily completed: (1) two years in the California state service in the class of, or in a position comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to, an Integrated Waste Management Specialist, Range B; or (2) three years of professional experience performing integrated waste management work. Professional experience is defined as experience comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to an Integrated Waste Management Specialist, Range B, gained after meeting the "Minimum Qualifications" for entry into the Integrated Waste Management Specialist class.

Class History

Integrated Waste Management Specialist Series History - Dates Established, Revised, and Title Changed
ClassDate EstablishedDate RevisedTitle Changed
Integrated Waste Management Specialist10/29/197501/09/200710/17/1995
Senior Integrated Waste Management Specialist10/17/199501/09/2007--
Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist I10/29/197501/09/200710/17/1995
Supervising Integrated Waste Management Specialist II12/18/198001/09/200710/17/1995
Integrated Waste Program Manager01/09/2007----
  Updated: 10/28/2016
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