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What makes this role unique? 

In this role, you will balance supporting existing grantees, keeping your technical and policy knowledge up to date, and working to develop new funding opportunities all at the same time. You will need excellent organizational and project management skills and the ability to learn quickly and apply what you’ve learned on the fly. You also need to be able to think creatively about how to maximize multiple priorities, such as emissions reduction, environmental justice, and stakeholder interest, as you plan new funding programs.

What you’ll do: 

• Use technical knowledge of emissions reduction, transportation electrification, and climate change, to the design, plan, and implement of VW Settlement funding programs.
• Process grant applications and support grantees using Ecology’s Grants and Loans Database system.
• Stay current on emissions reduction, transportation electrification, diesel vehicles, climate change, and other technology and policy developments relevant to the VW Settlement program.
• Produce maps, data graphics, and data analytics for the VW team, including estimating greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant reductions associated with proposed and approved projects.
• Respond to stakeholder and grantee inquiries and data requests. Give presentations on the VW Settlement program and data to internal and external audiences including federal and state agencies, Governor’s office staff, local governments, tribes, utilities, and businesses.
• Serve as a mobile source emissions reduction policy expert to the agency.

Required Qualifications:
Experience for both required and desired qualifications can be gained through various combinations of formal professional employment, educational and volunteer experience. See below for how you may qualify.

A total of Ten (10) years of experience and/or education as described below:

• Professional level Experience in: environmental analysis or control, or environmental planning. Experience may include: Transportation or emissions reduction policy work for a government agency, environmental consulting firm, or grant-making organization; communicating complex technical information with the public and stakeholder communities.
• Education: involving a major study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning, or other allied field.

Additional experience and education combinations that meet the requirements for this position:

OR
One year of experience as an Environmental Specialist 4 at the Department of Ecology. 

Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment: 

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license. 

Desired Qualifications:

We highly encourage you to apply even if you do not have some (or all) of the desired experience below.

• Expert-level knowledge of the following policy areas: air quality, transportation electrification and emissions reduction, climate, and energy.
• Experience incorporating environmental justice considerations into environmental or government work
• Experience using GIS, data visualization software (Power BI, Tableau, R, or similar), and grant award tracking databases. 

Note: Having some (or all) of this desired experience may make your application more competitive in a highly competitive applicant pool.

Ecology seeks diverse applicants: We view diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect through a broad lens including race, ethnicity, class, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, military background, language, education, life experience, physical disability, neurodiversity, and intersectional identities. Qualified candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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• Please call: (360) 407-6186 or email: careers@ecy.wa.gov and we will be happy to assist.
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Application Instructions:

It’s in the applicant’s best interest to submit all of the documents listed below. Applications without these documents may be declined.

• A cover letter describing why you are interested in this position.
• A resume outlining your experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to the minimum qualifications of this position.
• Three professional references.

Please do NOT include your salary history. Wage/salary depends on qualifications or rules of promotion, if applicable.  
 
For Your Privacy:
When attaching documents to your application (Resume, Cover Letter, Transcripts, DD-214, etc.):

• Please be sure to remove private information such as your social security number, date of birth, etc. 
• Do not attach documents that are password protected, as these documents may not be reviewed and may cause errors within your application when downloaded. 

Additional Application Instructions for Current Ecology Employees: 
 
Please make sure to answer the agency-wide questions regarding permanent status as a classified employee within the Washington General Service or Washington Management Service. Do not forget to select Department of Ecology as a response to question 2, and type your personnel ID number for question 3. If you are not sure of your status or do not know your personnel ID number, please contact Human Resources.

Application Attestation: 

The act of submitting application materials electronically is considered affirmation that the information is complete and truthful. The state may verify this information and any untruthful or misleading answers are cause for rejection of your application or dismissal if employed.