Solid Waste Enforcement Officer (TI-50104)

CLOSING DATE: November 27, 2026

POSITION: Solid Waste Enforcement Officer

SALARY: $23.32 to $27.03, per hour DOE

REPORTS TO: Solid Waste Program Manager

LOCATION: Public Works, Nespelem, WA

Basic Functions: This is a Non-Exempt position. Investigate illegal dumping activities that occur within the Colville Indian Reservation boundaries. Patrol the reservation and issue citations and/or warnings and will respond to complaints and communicate with the public using the highest level of respect, professionalism, and diplomacy. The Solid Waste Enforcement Officer is a community service-oriented position that has additional breadth in its ability to issue citations and initiate remedial proceedings. Advancement to this position requires the ability to interpret and apply codes, and perform special projects

BENEFITS: We have excellent benefits including full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k with employer contributions, Short-and Long- Term disability for Full-Time employees. Generous leave package includes paid holidays, sick leave, and annual leave for Full-Time and Part-Time employees.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Training:

• Typically requires an AA degree and two years of experience in permitting, solid waste code enforcement, or related field. Or 6 years of work related experience.
• Requires a valid driver’s license and requires a commercial driver’s license (CDL) with a class “A” endorsement and be eligible for the Tribes’ vehicle insurance.
• Requires a First Aid and CPR card or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Requires working knowledge of zoning and land use regulations, and municipal codes that govern land use, parking, signage, and a variety of other community commerce and activity.
• Requires working knowledge of project management principles and techniques.
• Requires sufficient knowledge of personal computers to access and use common office productivity software.
• Requires sufficient English language skill to document work activity prepare routine correspondence and communications materials.
• Requires sufficient human relations skills to convey technical concepts to external customers, to exercise patience when dealing with verbal confrontation, and to speak to individuals and small groups in public settings.
• Requires the ability to carry out the responsibilities of the position.
• Requires the ability to identify and respond to community issues and concerns regarding illegal dumping.
• Requires the ability to learn, apply and interpret all applicable codes, laws, and due process within the responsibility of the position.
• Requires the ability to engage in productive discussions with customers, diffuse arguments, resolve conflict, and/or negotiate solutions.
• Requires the ability to recognize choices and alternatives when dealing with land use, nuisance, and municipal code issues.
• Requires the ability to make sound and logical decisions in conformance with established laws and codes.
• Requires the ability to organize data and prepare testimony.
• Requires the ability to work as contributing member of a team, work productively and cooperatively with other teams and external customers, and convey a positive image of the Tribe and its services.
• Requires the ability to learn GPS and associated hardware and software.
• Requires the ability to operate and maintain equipment such as four-wheel vehicles, cameras and various types of radios.
• Requires the ability to maintain STRICT confidentiality.
• Requires the ability to work a flexible schedule when necessary, including weekends and holidays.
• Requires the ability to be trustworthy and of good moral character.

Physical Abilities

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors where some safety considerations exist from emotional, argumentative, or hostile customers and temperature/environmental variations.
• Incumbent must be able to function indoors at a customer service desk or outdoors in a commercial or neighborhood environment engaged in work primarily of moderately active nature.
• Requires hearing and speech ability for ordinary conversation and to project voice to a small group.
• Requires sufficient manual and/or finger dexterity to type/keyboard and otherwise operate microcomputers and other office equipment.
• Requires ambulatory ability to sit, walk for extended periods, to move about office environments, and to lift and carry lightweight materials on an intermittent basis.
• Require the ability to maintain cardiovascular fitness to engage in active physical labor.
• Requires ability to stand for long periods.
• Requires ambulatory ability to sit, walk to campus locations, and operate vehicles and equipment.
• Requires the ability to lift, carry and move medium to heavy weight materials up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis; up to 100 pounds on an occasional basis and squat, bend, kneel, crawl, push and pull.
• Requires visual acuity to read printed materials and computer screens, to drive a vehicle, and to observe work processes.
• Requires the ability to use hearing for ordinary and telephonic conversation, to provide staff training sessions, and to hear sound prompts from equipment.
• Requires sufficient hand-eye coordination, arm hand dexterity and visual acuity read numbers and words.
• Requires ability to operate and maintain equipment and trucks and drive in adverse weather conditions.

Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.

TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.

If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ Vehicle Insurance. In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances. If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.

INFORMATION: Tanya Ives, HR Senior Analyst, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, (509) 634-2201. tanya.ives.hrs@colvilletribes.com