SENIOR DEPARTMENT ANALYST
County of Marin
Department of Public Works
San Rafael, California
$106,683.20 - $128,960.00 Annually
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS MISSION STATEMENT: Provide the community with quality services, maintain and improve our public infrastructures and facilities, and support the preservation of Marin’s unsurpassed beauty.
Are you a creative and motivated self-starter well versed in juggling multiple projects at once? Do you like working collaboratively and independently on data driven solutions to problems? If so, this newly created position within the Marin County Department of Public Works is the position for you!
The Senior Department Analyst provides support to the following three Divisions within the Department of Public Works that service multiple special districts:
The Water Resources Division provides staffing to maintain infrastructure, develop and build capital projects, and prepare technical studies of creeks, watersheds, and bays. It is made up of engineers, planners and scientists, who work together on projects that require a balance of engineering and natural resource planning and analysis. The Division has an excellent opportunity for a service-oriented person, who enjoys sharing their natural resource expertise and people skills in a progressive and challenging team environment.
The Waste Management Division administers and manages four solid waste franchise agreements in unincorporated Marin County. In addition, Waste Management provides outreach & education to divisions and departments at the County; and works with them to implement best management strategies and to comply with waste reduction and greenhouse gas local, state and federal regulations. Some staff are contracted to provide operations and staffing support to the Marin County Hazardous and Solid Waste Joint Powers Authority, also known as Zero Waste Marin.
The Stormwater Division includes the Marin Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (MCSTOPPP) which represents Marin’s eleven cities and towns and the unincorporated County in compliance support for the statewide NPDES stormwater permit for small municipalities. MCSTOPPP provides educational, technical, and regulatory support for municipalities implementing staff training, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff controls, municipal operations, post-construction stormwater management, water quality monitoring, reporting, and general stormwater programs.
Working under the direction of the Division Managers for the three Divisions described above, the Senior Department Analyst is responsible for the strategic development, implementation, and fiscal oversight for key program initiatives that support their programs. The Senior Department Analyst takes a lead role in developing, implementing, and overseeing procedures, practices and standards and working with multiple staff at various levels to ensure consistent successful implementation.
The duties of this position include but are not limited to:
- Liaison between Department of Finance, Accounting Division, and division managers to provide administrative services and insight for use in management decisions.
- Assist with establishment of program goals and measurable objectives for Water Resources, Waste Management, and Stormwater Divisions.
- Provide high level administrative operations assistance for Water Resources, Waste Management, and Stormwater Divisions including:
- determine analytical techniques and data collection criteria, processes, and systems to maximize effectiveness of the division procedures.
- conduct surveys, research, and analysis to assist managers in evaluating the effectiveness of programs and services.
- prepare reports of analysis conclusions.
- coordinate the implementation of recommendations.
- Assist in securing and managing grants for Water Resources, Waste Management, and Stormwater Divisions including:
- research grant funding opportunities.
- prepares grant applications.
- develop procedures for grant implementation.
- monitor grant obligations to ensure compliance
- prepare documentation of expenditures to support grant reporting.
Our highly qualified candidate has:
- Knowledge of: and experience in program development, analysis and evaluation and use of performance and outcome data for continuous quality improvement. They understand Public Works services, local government structure, and purpose and function of Special Districts.
- Skill in: being a strong collaborator, self-starter, reflective thinker, skilled oral and written communicator, and able to deal with change. They are analytical and understand how to solve complex obstacles and problems through experimentation and iteration.
- Ability to: demonstrate that they are results-oriented, can manage multiple competing timelines in a fast-paced changing environment, and are highly competent communicating complex concepts to diverse audiences.
The ideal candidate has experience working on, and a passion for public service, environmental protection, and infrastructure improvements through data-driven, systems-level change. The candidate thrives in an interdisciplinary team that is focused on evidence-based practices, change management, and innovation. The ideal candidate is excited by the opportunity to develop, grow, and ensure the success of programs, services, and systems from concept to design to management.
The Minimum Qualifications for this position are as follows: Equivalent to graduation from a four year college or university with a major in business or public administration, public policy, political science, social services, health care administration or a field related to the work, and three years of professional level experience performing administrative, legislative, operational and/or policy analysis; program or project design, planning and implementation; research; strategic planning; or closely related work.
Additional professional level experience performing administrative, analytical, fiscal, legislative, operational, policy, program administration or research work may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
Filing Deadline: Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 11:59pm. Apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/marincounty/jobs/4480828/senior-department-analyst or visit http://www.marincounty.org/jobs. For any questions, please contact the Marin County HR Dept at jobs@marincounty.org or call (415) 473-6104. EEO/TTY
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