Associate Director - Zero Waste Management (Onsite)

About Us

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Develop, implement, and manage the operational aspects of the Georgia Tech Zero Waste program with a focus on minimizing the cost of recycling and waste programs. Provide leadership in waste management operations, focusing on analysis and logistics, and in coordination with the sustainability team. Develop and utilize performance metrics to ensure program success and continuous improvement. Responsible for setting employee goals, assessing performance, and providing feedback. Regular interaction with facility managers, recycling contact persons (RCPs), vendors, project managers, and Operation & Maintenance team. Supervise Campus Recycling employees and ensure the successful and cost-effective operational delivery of goals.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Manage and Optimize Waste Management Services: Oversee and optimize contracts and/or internally provided services for waste management, including recycling and composting, to ensure compliance, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

Job Duty 2 -

Execute Zero Waste Program: Implement comprehensive recycling, reuse, and zero waste processes across campus in coordination with the sustainability team.

Job Duty 3 -

Supervise and Optimize Waste Management Team: Lead and counsel the Zero Waste Management team to optimize routes, maximize effectiveness, and increase waste diversion, ensuring achievement of waste minimization targets.

Job Duty 4 -

Financial Management: Understand the finances of the waste management team, work to minimize costs, and prepare and administer the annual budget, including managing timesheets and overseeing staff meetings.

Job Duty 5 -

Logistics and Process Optimization: Design and optimize logistics for waste collection, sorting, and transportation. Apply industrial engineering principles to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure timely waste processing and disposal.

Job Duty 6 -

Technical Analysis: Perform technical analyses in areas such as life cycle assessment, material management, upstream reduction strategies, downstream infrastructure and service design, and end-of-life assessment.

Job Duty 7 -

Operational Leadership: Provide operational leadership to ensure compliance with zero waste initiatives, optimizing campus waste management processes. Implement continuous improvement processes to enhance waste management operations and achieve zero waste goals.

Job Duty 8 -

Performance Metrics: Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to waste reduction, recycling rates, cost savings, and operational efficiency to measure success and identify areas for improvement. Utilize data analytics to drive decision-making processes, identify inefficiencies, and develop strategies for operational improvements.

Job Duty 9 -

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Waste Management, or related program.

Required Experience

Five years of job related experience in logistics or waste management operations, with a focus on zero waste initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience

Five or more years of logistics & management experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES

Ability to gather and analyze data and communicate the impact of such data. Ability to work successfully in a collaborative team environment. Ability to graphically represent programmatic spatial intent; ability to physically conduct space audits and to update space management data in systems of record. Ability to consistently complete and bring closure to multiple projects and work-related duties; ability to maintain a team-work mindset in daily activities within the department and with other departments and groups throughout a diverse network of campus-related environments.

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of Tableau, AutoCAD, Revit, GIS and Microsoft office software applications. Knowledge of hazardous materials handling, warehousing and stock handling and storage, distribution methods.

SKILLS

Proven leadership and team management skills.

Strong analytical and technical skills.

Experience with budget management and vendor relations.

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Knowledge of zero waste and circular economy standards and certifications.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

Job Grade:C11

Salary Range $75,268.00 - $102,364.00

Due to the responsibilities of this position, this role requires an onsite presence on Georgia Tech's Atlanta campus (100%).

Location: Atlanta, GA

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening