Agency Mission: The mission of the Department of Ecology is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington’s environment, for current and future generations.

Program Mission: The mission of the Water Quality Program is to protect and restore Washington’s waters to support healthy watersheds and communities. Our work ensures state waters can support beneficial uses including recreational and business activities, supplies for clean drinking water, and the protection of fish, shellfish, wildlife, and public health.

What will you do?

The Municipal Unit Supervisor supports the program mission and section objectives by managing project leads and staff to support program services. These statewide services include:

• Issuing municipal stormwater NPDES general permits and providing support to regional permit planners who implement the permits
• Developing technical policies, manuals, models, resources, and making technical determinations in support of stormwater management programs
• Managing grants to municipal permittees for stormwater improvements
• Regional stormwater monitoring program implementation
• Stormwater strategic initiative implementation

To do this, you will

• Support unit staff as they work with stakeholders and regional permit planners to develop and implement stormwater permits and related guidance
• Advocate for staff resources as they provide engineering and technical support to grant projects and studies
• Lead the way for effective stormwater management practices across the state
• Maintain strong teams and relationships across the Water Quality Program and the stormwater management community in Washington State

Why join the team?

The Municipal Unit in Ecology’s Water Quality Program supports some of the most advanced municipal stormwater management permits and programs in the country. The planners, scientists, and engineers working in the Unit develop and support municipal stormwater permits, technical manuals, and guidance. Staff also administer an innovative regional stormwater monitoring program (Stormwater Action Monitoring), and participate on Ecology’s Stormwater Technical Team that works to apply new science to permits and guidance. The Unit’s environmental engineers provide technical support and oversight to stormwater grant projects and activities across the state.

The team works collaboratively across the Water Quality Program and with external partners to solve traditional and emerging stormwater problems in order to protect and restore Washington’s waters.

We embrace work-life balance and believe this is critical to our success as a program and as an agency.

Please note: During Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Ecology staff are working a combination of in-office and/or telework based on position and business need.

Ecology is maintaining less than maximum building occupancy, and requiring masks, health screening questions before entry, and social distancing.

This position will remain open until filled, with an initial screening date of June 2, 2021.  In order to be considered for initial screening, please submit an application on or before June 1, 2021. The agency reserves the right to make an appointment any time after the initial screening date.

Required Qualifications:

There are multiple ways to qualify for this position. See options below:

Option 1

• Five (5) years of experience in water quality management, environmental sciences or related field
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental, physical, or natural science, engineering, planning, or closely related field

 
Option 2:

• Three (3) years of experience in water quality management, environmental sciences or related field
• Master’s degree or higher in environmental, physical, or natural science, engineering, planning, or closely related field

Desired Qualifications:

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

• Experience leading or supervising a team.
• Experience gaining trust and building relationships with community members, the regulated community, customers, or other stakeholders.

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

Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment:

• Must obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license

Why work for Ecology?

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 the health and financial security of you and your family a priority. We combine one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation with a strong commitment to work/life balance.

Ecology employees may be eligible for the following:
Medical/Dental/Vision for employee & dependent(s), Public Employees Retirement System (PERS),  Vacation, Sick, and other Leave*, 11 Paid Holidays per year*, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Tuition Waiver,  Long Term Disability & Life Insurance, Deferred Compensation Programs, Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP),  Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), Employee Assistance Program, Commute Trip Reduction Incentives (Download PDF reader), Combined Fund Drive, SmartHealth

Student debt and how working for Ecology can help
Employees may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, which forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. See https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service for more details.

*See the Benefits tab in this announcement for more information

Application Instructions:

Please complete the short on-line application, supplemental questions and upload:

• Your current chronological resume;
• A cover letter explaining how you fit the requirements of the position;
• Three professional references with current contact information.

Important Note:

When attaching documents to your application (e.g., Resume, Cover Letter, 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.

Please to do NOT include your salary history. Wage/salary depends on qualifications or rules of promotion, if applicable.  

It is in the candidate’s best interest to submit all of the documents requested above. Applications without these documents may be declined.

Department of 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.

If you are reading this announcement in print format, please visit www.careers.wa.gov to access the online recruitment system. Click on “Look for Jobs” and select Dept. of Ecology under the “Department” search list. Click “Apply Search.”

Other Information:

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 the status of your application. You can view the latest status of your application on your profile’s main page.

If you have specific questions about the position, please email Jeff Killelea at: Jeff.Killelea@ecy.wa.gov. Please do not contact Jeff to inquire about the status of your application.

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.

This recruitment may be used to fill other positions of the same job classification across the agency. Once all the position(s) from the recruitment announcement are filled, the recruitment may only be used to fill additional open positions for the next sixty (60) days.

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.