Company Description

Job Description

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) keeps New York City healthy, safe, and clean by collecting, recycling, and disposing of waste, cleaning City streets and vacant lots, and clearing snow and ice. DSNY is the nation's largest municipal sanitation agency, with nearly 10,000 employees, 59 district garages, and a fleet of more than 5,000 trucks, cars, and other types of equipment. The Department clears litter, snow, and ice from approximately 6,500 miles of City streets and removes debris from vacant lots as well as abandoned vehicles from City streets. Under Local Law 199 of 2019, the Department of Sanitation is required to implement a program known as Commercial Waste Zones (CWZ), which transfers the regulation of private waste haulers to the Department of Sanitation.

The DSNY is seeking one Regulatory and Administrative Code Lead to join the Bureau of Commercial Waste (Bureau) to support the enforcement, oversight, and compliance functions of the CWZ program. Reporting directly to the Regulatory & Administrative Codes Manager with varying degrees of latitude for independent initiative, judgment, and decision-making. This position plays a key role in ensuring that commercial waste carters and vendors comply with contract terms, laws, and regulations. The successful candidate will bring.

Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Supervision of Regulatory and Administrative Codes Analyst
- Monitor and analyze operational records to identify violations of CWZ rules and breaches of contract.
- Issue Notices of Violations (NOVs) in person to CWZ Awardees as part of field enforcement activities.
- Ensure timely and accurate communication with enforcement agents regarding violations and compliance matters.
- Ensure penalty and violation records are accurate and properly recorded,
- Ensure non-compliant actions are properly documented and addressed.
- Collaborate with DSNY’s IT, Legal, and Enforcement divisions to ensure accurate compliance reporting and enforcement actions.
- Assess compliance with Commercial Waste Carter contract terms, regulations, and reporting requirements.
- Support the preparation of hearing packages for the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) to ensure well-documented, factually supported cases.
- Review data analysis and reporting for accuracy,
- Report on trends in compliance and violations to support strategic enforcement actions.
- Engage with external stakeholders, including CWZ Awardees and regulatory agencies, to provide training and guidance on compliance requirements.
- Oversee periodic field inspections to assess operational compliance, verify Carter adherence to CWZ rules, and issue necessary violations.
- Develop written reports summarizing compliance findings for internal management, City Council, and public reporting

Title Information
Candidates should be a permanent Associate Staff Analyst or serving in a similar title. Candidates that are on the Associate Staff Analyst list under exam # 5041 will be considered as well.

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Qualifications

1. A master's degree from an accredited college in economics, finance, accounting, business or public administration, public health, human resources management, management science, operations research, organizational behavior, industrial psychology, statistics, personnel administration, labor relations, psychology, sociology, human resources development, political science, urban studies or a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: working with the budget of a large public or private concern in budget administration, accounting, economic or financial administration, or fiscal or economic research; in management or methods analysis, operations research, organizational research or program evaluation; in personnel or public administration, recruitment, position classification, personnel relations, labor relations, employee benefits, staff development, employment program planning/administration, labor market research, economic planning, social services program planning/evaluation, or fiscal management, or in a related area; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas described in "1" above.

3.An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and five years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.

4. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State’s department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and seven years of satisfactory full-time professional experience as described in “1” above.

5.A combination of education and/or experience equivalent to “1”, “2”, “3”, or “4” above. College education may be substituted for professional experience at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a high school diploma and at least one year of experience as described in “1” above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.