The city of Portland is searching for a new director to lead the Bureau of Environmental Services.
An advertisement posted on the city's website includes an eight-page brochure promoting the city and the position. The deadline to apply is March 27.
Portland pitched BES as "an international leader in green infrastructure, natural resources protection and watershed restoration." The application highlights the role of the Big Pipe in cleaning up the Willamette River.
City leaders envision the new bureau head leading the office to become "a trusted service provider and innovative environmental leader through a demonstrated commitment to clean rivers, healthy watersheds, and our community."
Former bureau director Dean Marriott, at the time the longest-tenured and highest-paid administrator in city government, resigned in January as part of a legal settlement with the city.
Commissioner Nick Fish, who oversees the bureau, plans a nationwide search for Marriott's replacement.
Marriott's ouster came on the heels of news that a staff building at the North Portland Columbia Wastewater Treatment Plant had cost far more than planned, and amid a documented lack of trust between Fish and Marriott. Marriott, who had been director 21 years, received $199,160 in severance.
The director position is an "at-will" job, meaning the administrator could be dismissed at any time. Marriott was the last remaining city bureau director with civil service protections.
According to the job brochure, the salary ranges from $138,986 to $199,160, depending on qualifications and experience. The director will oversee 500 employees and an operating budget approaching $900 million.
Here are some of the duties outlined in the job description:
The Office of the Director coordinates bureau activities, oversees the development of the bureau budget, develops and maintains bureau policies, coordinates with other city bureaus and key community stakeholders, and represents BES on various inter-bureau committees. Specific program areas in the office include internal communications, public information, public involvement and community outreach, clean rivers education, environmental policy and the Portland Harbor Superfund program.
Fish's office hopes to have a new director in place by summer.
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-- Andrew Theen
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