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Operations / SupervisorFull-Time

Director of Solid Waste

Pittsylvania County

📍 Chatham, VA 24531📅 Posted August 26, 2026🔗 Indeed
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Job Description

FLSA: Exempt
Reports To: County Administrator


Summary of Position: Under the general supervision of the County Administrator (or designee), the employee performs a wide and complex variety of activities in conducting the management and daily operations of solid waste collections and disposal at the County landfill. Plans, organizes, and directs the operations and staff of the County's solid waste collections and landfill programs. Responsible for the supervision, training, and work assignments of staff. Performs a wide and complex variety of activities, which often require the interpretation and application of established policies, rules, and regulations. This position is classified as Essential to business operations.


Essential Job Functions: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.

  • Directs the County’s solid waste program as an enterprise by ensuring service levels and financial viability are effectively maintained.
  • Evaluates and recommends service levels, operating hours, facility locations, collection schedules, and other program components based on citizen demand, operational requirements, regulatory requirements, and financial sustainability.
  • Manages assigned staff; prioritizes and assigns tasks and projects, disciplines, trains and evaluates staff, counsels, coaches and instructs employees as required; develops staff skills and conducts performance evaluations.
  • Develops and monitors solid waste budget; prepares special and recurring reports, budgets, grants, proposals, and contracts and disseminates to department personnel and external agencies; recommends and implements changes to existing policies and procedures.
  • Develops, monitors, and recommends adjustments to solid waste rates, fees, and charges necessary to maintain financial sustainability.
  • Develops long-term strategic goals and strategies for growth, efficiency, sustainability, and financial performance of the County’s solid waste enterprise.
  • Monitors and reviews trends in solid waste management and recommends operational and policy improvements.
  • Plans, organizes, implements, and oversees landfill operations, waste collection, waste reduction, recycling, and public information programs.
  • Ensures compliance with federal and state laws and regulations by updating, revising, and maintaining landfill permits, approvals, and post-closure plans with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
  • Administers local programs not contracted, including illegal dumping abatement and community clean-up.
  • Meets with federal, state, and local stakeholders in the public and private sector as needed.
  • Identifies and pursues business opportunities with other local jurisdictions and private businesses.
  • Performs related tasks and special projects as directed by the County Administrator, or designee.
  • Oversees long-term post-closure care environmental monitoring, including leachate management, groundwater protection, and landfill gas mitigation systems in accordance with state mandates.

Core Competencies:

  • Customer Focus
  • Communication
  • Collaboration/Teamwork
  • Personal Accountability/Delivering Results
  • Diversity and Inclusion

Education and Experience: Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree preferred. Business management experience required. Five (5) years of experience in a solid or hazardous waste leadership role required. Minimum of five (5) years of supervisory experience.

Required Knowledge and Skill: Must be able to perform physical labor; follow written and verbal directions; communicate effectively orally and in writing. Ability to problem solve; possess critical thinking skills. Interpret and properly execute policies and procedures.

  • Knowledge and understanding of landfill environmental requirements.
  • Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of solid waste management.
  • Knowledge of the principles, practices, and markets for recycling.
  • Knowledge of business practices for cost-effectiveness and profitability.
  • Skills in effectively supervising, leading, and delegating tasks and authority.
  • Skills in following and effectively communicating verbal and written instructions.
  • Skill in understanding interpreting and applying relevant statutes, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
  • Skill in working within deadlines to complete projects and assignments.
  • Skill in assessing, analyzing, identifying, and recommending solutions to problems.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers, county departments and public.
  • Skill in working independently or as a team member.
  • Budget management.

Certifications / licenses / Special Requirements: Possession of a valid State of Virginia driver’s license. Possession of a Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) Class II Waste Management Facility Operator License, or ability to obtain one within one (1) year from date of hire. Must successfully meet pre-employment hiring criteria which includes a drug screen, background check, and motor vehicle report.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements: Work is generally performed in an office environment, with some work being performed outdoors. May be exposed to potentially dangerous machinery, hazardous materials, and extreme weather conditions. Work requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires standing, walking and repetitive motions and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts and exposure to fumes or airborne particles and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working in high, precarious places, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather), exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to vibration.

This description provides information regarding the essential functions of the designated job, and the general nature and level of work associated with the job. It should not be interpreted to describe all the duties and performance that may be required of employees or be used to limit the nature and extent of assignments an employee may be given. The County reserves the right to modify the job description as deemed appropriate.
Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Details

Category
County Department Jobs
Status
Open
Salary
$101,980.63 / annually
Posted
August 26, 2026 12:45 PM
Closing
Open Until Filled

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