The Solid Waste Management Program within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Grants, Litter, and Outreach Unit Supervisor (WMS Band 1) position. This position is located in our Headquarters Office in Lacey, WA. Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

Telework options for this position: This position will have flexibility of a hybrid schedule, empowering work from home and office, providing less time in traffic and shrinking your carbon footprint. In this position, you may telework up to 80% of your work schedule or work in the office full time. Applicants with questions about position location options, telework, 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 August 14, 2024. In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before August 13, 2024. 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. 

About the Department of Ecology

• A healthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.
• An Infants at Work Program that is based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.
• Continuous growth and development opportunities. 
• Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work.

Our commitment to DEIR
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect (DEIR) are core values central to Ecology’s work. We strive to be a workplace where we are esteemed for sharing our authentic identities, while advancing our individual professional goals and collaborating to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for current and future generations.

What makes this role unique?

You will lead a team of approximately eight professional staff, including Environmental Specialists and Planners, responsible for the effective and efficient management of complex grants and program outreach efforts including social media, publications, web development, and communications planning. Together, this team is essential in supporting the entire Solid Waste Management Program by providing funding for critical solid waste activities throughout the state and communicating new laws and best practices to businesses and residents. The work you do will directly protect public health and the environment, address climate change, and preserve Washington state’s natural and economic resources.

What you will do: 

• Manage the Solid Waste Management Program’s communications team and grant administration staff.
• Guide the teams using lean principles when appropriate.
• Coordinate with staff and the Statewide Resources Section manager on the prioritization of section work and the sharing of section resources.
• Conduct required and appropriate development and performance evaluations.

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.

A total of nine (9) years of experience and/or education as described below:

• Experience in public administration, environmental, physical, natural science, engineering, planning, project management, team leadership, staff management, or equivalent work experience. 
• Education: involving a major study in public administration, environmental, physical, natural science, engineering, planning, or closely related field.

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

• Communicate effectively with employees, clients, other agency representatives, upper management, and the general public.
• Interpret program and agency policy and direction in determining day-to-day operation of the unit’s various activities; making decisions affecting local government and the public, as well as other organizational units within state government. 
• Implement state civil service rules, state collective bargaining agreement, and agency policy governing personnel development and personnel actions including recruitment, hiring, performance evaluation, training, diversity goals, and corrective or disciplinary actions. 
• Implement agency administrative policies and procedures including time accounting and employee leave, purchasing and procurement procedures, and administration of contracts and grants. 
• Effectively organize and lead personnel and other resources in a multi-project environment, including project management and workload planning skills needed to develop, implement, coordinate, track, and complete a variety of projects. 
• Write and edit technical reports, summary documents, memos, letters, SOPs, and other documents to present complex information to peers and other professionals, agency representatives, local government, upper management, and the public. Writing must be clear, effective, at a level appropriate to the target audience, and completed in a timely manner. 
• Use information technology as a tool for achieving efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace. 
• Develop and maintain key relationships internally and externally. Demonstrate behavior that encourages teamwork and respect for others. 
• Recognize multiple viewpoints and be willing to compromise. Effectively interact with supervisors, peers, and other staff to resolve conflicts. 
• Analyze, interpret, and apply rules and guidelines to the administration of grants and the distribution of grant funds, including fiscal oversight and state accounting rules.
• Knowledge of grant negotiation and outcome-based funding processes. 

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

• Five years of experience in grant and/or contract management with a Bachelor’s degree, or three years of experience in grant and/or contract management with a Master’s degree. 
• Knowledge and experience with solid waste/recycling laws and regulations.

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.
 
Need an Accommodation in the application and/or screening process or this job announcement in an alternative format?
 

• Please call: (360) 407-6186 or email: careers@ecy.wa.gov and we will be happy to assist.
• If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you can reach the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.
• If you need assistance applying for this job, please e-mail careers@ecy.wa.gov Please do not send an email to this address to follow-up on the status of your application. You can view the latest status of your application on your profile’s main page.
• If you are reading this announcement in print format, please enter the following URL to your search engine to apply: https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Get-to-know-us/Jobs-at-Ecology.   

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.

Note: References will only be contacted during the final steps of the recruitment process for candidates selected as finalists. References will not be contacted without the candidate’s formal authorization.

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 (such as 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.
 
Other Information:

If you have specific questions about the position, please email Kelsey Dunne at: Kelsey.Dunne@ecy.wa.gov Please do not contact Kelsey inquire about the status of your application.
 
To request the full position description: email careers@ecy.wa.gov

Why work for Ecology?
 
As an agency, our mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington’s environment for current and future generations. We invest in our employees to create and sustain a working environment that encourages creative leadership, effective resource management, teamwork, professionalism, and accountability.
 
Joining Ecology means becoming a part of a team committed to protecting and restoring Washington State’s environment. A career in public service allows you to help solve some of the most challenging problems facing our state, while keeping your health and financial security a priority. We combine one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation with a strong commitment to life/work balance.
 
To learn more about The Department of Ecology, please visit our website at www.ecology.wa.gov and follow, like or visit us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or our blog.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Washington State Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, veterans, military spouses or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the application/testing process or this job announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 407-6186. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.

Note: This recruitment may be used to fill other positions of the same job classification across the agency.