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Containerization Operations Program Coordinator

City of New York

New York, NYFull-time$91K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$91K/yr
Location
New York, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The New York City Department of Sanitation seeks a Containerization Operations Program Coordinator to support field deployment of Empire Bins across the city. The coordinator will assist with site planning, oversee installations and maintenance, verify repairs, certify cleaning, and communicate project status to program managers. The role also involves distributing access cards, coordinating with agencies and vendors, and engaging with the public and community stakeholders.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointField OperationsProject ReportingKnowledge of NYC Communities and DistrictsPublic EngagementInteragency Coordination

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree2 Years Related Experience

Full job 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.

The Department is seeking an experienced Containerization Operations Program Coordinator (COPC) for the Containerization Unit to assist with the field deployment of Empire Bins across the City. The COPC will support site planning efforts, including desktop data review, supervise container installations, ongoing bin maintenance, verify bin repairs, and certify bin cleaning.

The COPC will distribute access cards, verify reported bin issues, remediate graffiti, and perform field visits.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • Deploying to the field daily to ensure Empire bins are being maintained properly, reporting on conditions observed and documenting

any issues discovered.

  • Updating the Containerization Operations Program Managers daily about any issues observed while performing field work.

  • Distribution of access cards to property managers citywide.

  • Drafting project updates and status reports. Experience in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

  • Providing regular updates on project status to the Containerization Operations Program Managers.

  • Supervising field deployment and operations across the five boroughs, requiring knowledge of NYC’s communities and districts.

  • Interacting with the public, other city agencies, elected officials and community boards to inform and implement project goals.

  • Helping in maintaining communications internally and with project vendors by preparing reports, meeting notes, and ensuring that all parties are informed of project developments.

  • Working with DSNY civilian and uniform staff across the Agency and with other external agencies (NYPD, DOT, etc.) and entities to implement and execute the containerization program.

  • Must be willing to work in the field regularly.

  • May be required to operate a Department vehicle.

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Qualifications

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory, full-time experience related to the projects and policies to be studied.

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.

Salary Min: $ 91,394.00

Salary Max: $ 91,394.00

How this job compares

Set against the 1,256 open Program Coordinator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$91K/yr
  • New York median$63–75K/yr77 salary ranges
  • US median$60–74K/yr354 salary ranges

This rate, $91K, is 33% above the New York median midpoint ($69K) — in the top quarter of Program Coordinator salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 173 open Program Coordinator jobs in New York and 1,256 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Program Coordinator postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (773 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 294 of the 1,256 open Program Coordinator jobs (23%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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