Solid Waste Compliance Specialist

Department: Solid Waste Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here. Are you passionate about protecting your community and ensuring services are delivered with excellence? As a Contract Monitor Specialist, you'll play a key role in monitoring solid waste collection contracts, enforcing County ordinances, conducting field inspections, and assisting residents with questions and service concerns. Your work will help ensure reliable collection services while keeping Sarasota County clean, safe, and beautiful. Apply today and make a lasting impact on the community you serve! Support the Compliance/Maintenance Specialist Tier III in monitoring daily solid waste collection operations and investigating non-compliance or violations. Collaborate with contractors and customers to resolve service complaints and improve operational performance. Conduct waste audits and help promote commercial waste reduction and recycling programs to increase diversion from landfill disposal. Oversee programs to increase county facility recycling rate and optimize solid waste services. Assist in designing educational materials and programs to improve business compliance with mandatory waste reduction and recycling ordinances. Maintain professional knowledge through ongoing training, industry research, and collaboration with vendors and county departments, and deliver presentations as needed. Work Hours : Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. About You Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma or its equivalent. Three (3) year of job-related experience in contract quality assurance interpreting, documenting, reporting and/or correcting violations of regulatory codes or ordinances. - OR - College or University level training in Solid Waste Management, Recycling, Business Management, Finance, or a highly related field may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required construction experience. Valid Florida driver's license at the time of hire. Preferred Qualifications: FACE (Florida Association of Code Enforcement) certification (any level) or other state equivalent. Solid Waste Collection experience. ​Ability to explain complex rules and rules and regulations to the general public and review, interpret, and apply county ordinances and state statutes. Physical Demands : Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years. About Everything Else Starting Pay Range: $22.94/hour Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s). If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents . You will need to present the following items on your first day: 1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.) 2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.) Benefits: Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! C hoose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits! For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit for additional information. Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!) ​​ A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team. We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different. Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally. A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353. Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at (keywords: ADA Compliance). Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.