Salary: $69,072.00 – $107,712.00 Annually
Location: Kitsap County – Manchester, WA
Job Type: Full Time – Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 2023-EAP4987-07715
Department: Dept. of Ecology
Division: Environmental Assessment
Opening Date: 06/13/2023

Note: This position offers a career path and on-the-job training. This position allows you to progress through the Chemist field and achieve the goal class of a Chemist 4. Candidates will be considered at the Chemist 3 and Chemist 4 levels, depending on their qualifications. For salary levels for each, please see the qualifications section. 

Tele-work options for this position: This position will be eligible for up to a 80% tele-work schedule. Applicants with questions about position location options, tele-work, and flexible or compressed schedules are encouraged to reach out to the contact person listed below in “other information.” Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

Application Timeline: This position will remain open until filled, we will review applications on June 26, 2023. In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before June 25, 2023. If your application isn’t received by this date, it may not be considered. The agency reserves the right to make a Hire any time after the initial screening date. 

Duties
In this role, you will be part of a small cohesive team comprised of auditors with different subject area specialties, an administrative specialist and a technical supervisor. This is an environment where collaboration and helpful engagement is welcome. The unit serves a large and diverse clientele. The position requires comfort with multi-tasking and evolving or changing priorities, helping others to solve technical challenges, while sometimes conducting crucial conversations. There is a compliance element to the work. List what the successful candidate will do: (Use 6-8 bullets max -list duties in order of most frequently performed, challenging and interesting and/or meaningful). 

You will provide advice and assistance in: 

• Initial Applications and renewal for laboratory accreditation.
• Assessment of performance testing results for Inorganic Chemistry parameters.
• Review of laboratory supporting documentation for Inorganic Chemistry parameters. 
• In person and virtual audit assessments for Inorganic Chemistry parameters.
• Responding to customer questions about Inorganic Chemistry testing.
• Providing Technical Support for accredited laboratories performing Inorganic Chemistry testing.
• Serves as Trace Metals designated expert to the unit, program and agency on Laboratory Accreditation related matters.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Years of required experience indicated below are full-time equivalent years. Full-time equivalent experience means that any experience where working hours were less than 40 hours per week will be prorated in order to meet the equivalency of full-time. We would calculate this by looking at the total hours worked per week, divide this by 40, and then multiply by the total number of months worked. Examples of the proration calculations are:

• 30 hours worked per week for 20 months: (30/40) x 20 months = 15 months full-time equivalent
• 20 hours worked per week for 12 months: (20/40) x 12 months = 6 months full-time equivalent

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

At the Chemist 3 level: pay range 62) $5,756 – $7,739 per month. 
Option 1: A Bachelor’s degree with a major in chemistry or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of college level chemistry AND Four years of experience performing chemical analysis in an analytical laboratory

Option 2: A Master’s degree as listed above (provided a Bachelor’s Degree and the required college-level chemistry courses have been achieved) AND Two years of experience performing chemical analysis in an analytical laboratory.

Option 3:  A Ph.D. as listed above (provided a Bachelor’s Degree and the required college-level chemistry courses have been achieved) AND One year of experience performing chemical analysis in an analytical laboratory.

Option 4: Two years of experience as a Chemist 2 at the Department of Ecology.

Note: Must have hands on bench experience in Trace Metals and General Chemistry within the past 5 years.

At the Chemist 4 level: pay range 68) $6,678 – $8,976 per month.
Option 1: A Bachelor’s degree with a major in chemistry or a Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a minimum of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of college level chemistry AND Six years of experience performing chemical analysis in an analytical laboratory including at least one year of experience leading or supervising professional chemists.

Option 2: A Master’s degree as listed above (provided a Bachelor’s Degree and the required college-level chemistry courses have been achieved) AND Four years of  six years of experience performing chemical analysis in an analytical laboratory including at least one year of experience leading or supervising professional chemists. 

Option 3:  A Ph.D. as listed above (provided a Bachelor’s Degree and the required college-level chemistry courses have been achieved) AND Three years of  six years of experience performing chemical analysis in an analytical laboratory including at least one year of experience leading or supervising professional chemists.

Option 4: One year of experience as a Chemist 3 at the Department of Ecology.

Note: Must have hands on bench experience in Trace Metals and General Chemistry within the past 5 years.

Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment: 

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal EPASS for the Manchester Lab facility.
• Must possess 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.

• Familiarity with CWA regulations regarding Inorganic Chemistry testing methods and knowledge of the method approval and performance differences for Inorganic Chemistry sample testing in a variety of matrices such as waste water (effluent and ambient), sediment and other materials relating to toxic threats. 
• Familiarity with SDWA regulations regarding Inorganic Chemistry testing methods and knowledge of the method approval and performance differences for Inorganic Chemistry sample testing in drinking water matrix. 
• Familiarity and hands-on bench experience with a variety of Inorganic Chemistry testing methods and techniques performed at environmental testing labs on environmental samples, such as those listed under 40CFR141, 40CFR136.3, and SW846 methods. 
• Familiarity with the following documents:
  • WAC 173-50 Accreditation of Environmental Laboratories.
  • WAC 246-390 Drinking Water Laboratory Certification and Data Reporting.
  • Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
  • SW846 Methods Compendium.
• Sufficient understanding and experience with Inorganic Chemistry to assess and provide assistance to laboratories performing testing for Ecology under wastewater discharge permits.

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.
• A list of three professional references.

For more information and to apply: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/4079096/environmental-laboratory-auditor-trace-metals-chemist-chemist-4-in-training