• Lead and participate in Region-Operations Outreach Team projects that achieve consistent statewide interpretation and enforcement of the Forest Practices Act, Rules, and board manuals.
• Lead and participate in legal processes that support the resolution of appeals of regulatory enforcement actions.
• Analyze legislative proposals to identify potential program benefits and impacts.
• Use project management and team-building skills to guide innovative and effective approaches to delivering operational business and field practices that achieve program goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with region staff to interpret regulatory and enforcement requirements.
• Provide data quality assurances and report program progress and accomplishments.
• Use data query results to identify patterns, draw logical conclusions, identify key relationships and make projections about regulatory trends.
• Collaborate with the six local DNR regions to understand their business and field processes and help them identify and employ efficient and effective operational and technological tools that facilitate their daily work.
• Assist the Training Manager in the development and delivery of program-specific training.

• Action Oriented – takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm; sets challenging goals and objectives based on a strong sense of purpose and high-performance standards; and steadfastly pushes self and others for tangible results while ensuring work-life balance.
• Plans and Aligns – plans and prioritizes assignments and tasks to meet commitments in alignment with organizational goals using an adaptive approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
• Collaborative – builds partnerships with region counterparts and stakeholders across organizational levels, geographies, backgrounds, and cultures to improve decisions, strengthen commitment, meet shared objectives, and enhance mutual trust and commitment.
• Leverages Difference – demonstrates a commitment to harnessing the power of differences strategically; consistently sees, learns from, and takes strategic action related to difference; and demonstrates the self-awareness and behaviors to work across differences of identity and power respectfully and effectively.
• Authentic Communicator – communicates proactively and in a timely manner to share information, persuade, and influence with the appropriate level of detail, tone, and opportunities for feedback using multi-modal communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Nimble Learner – actively learns through experimentation and tackling new problems using both successes and failures to build and convey an understanding of complex natural resource management and interpretation of regulatory and enforcement issues and data query results.
• Develops Others – takes ownership to help develop others’ skills, behaviors, and mindsets to help them maximize their workplace contributions.

Responsibilities:
The Support Analyst position is responsible for providing support services to achieve the Forest Practices Program’s operational, business, and training needs, including:

• Working independently and with teams to research, identify, and recommend strategies to resolve regulatory and implementation challenges that arise in office business and field operations in a manner that achieves fair and consistent implementation of the Forest Practices Act and Rules statewide.
• Collaborating with the six DNR regions and the Attorney General’s Office to monitor and track timelines and work products associated with legal requirements arising from regulatory enforcement actions.
• Creating data queries and applying understanding of the query results to track and report program-specific data elements while ensuring data quality standards are met.
• Performing statistical analyses of key regulatory and operational data to identify and address trends and patterns and to make logical inferences and projections.
• Analyzing proposed legislation to determine and report potential program impacts to managers and executives.
• Supporting the Forest Practices Training Program through curriculum development and review and as members of instruction cadres.
• Traveling statewide to attend in-person training events and meetings– may include overnight travel.
• Traversing varying types of difficult and hazardous terrain by foot in variable weather conditions at remote locations under physically demanding circumstances.
• Driving vehicles in a variety of road and weather conditions.

Required Qualifications: 

• Associate degree in forestry, public administration with an environmental emphasis, environmental law, or a closely related field; AND three (3) years of applied professional experience in forestry or natural resource management with various stakeholder groups;
  OR equivalent education and experience.
• Experience with interpreting, implementing, and complying federal, state, or local statutes, laws, rules, and regulations to site-specific natural resource management situations.
• Experience with coordinating regulatory enforcement and due process procedures including identifying violations and managing documentation requirements.
• Experience managing data including data collection and analysis, identifying key data relationships, drawing logical conclusions from data query results, trend interpretation, and communicating results.
• Experience with organizing and managing multiple projects and programs having variable timelines, deadlines, and outcomes and quality standards.
• Experience with facilitating small groups comprised of representatives and stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds including but not limited to tribes, small forest landowners, industrial forest landowners, other governmental agencies, and non-governmental parties.
• Creative problem solver, demonstrated ability to think strategically and act assertively while maintaining productive professional relationships. Ability to research, analyze, and think critically, including creativity and innovation where appropriate.
• Excellent written and assertive verbal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to articulate information to a variety of audiences within specified time periods, and the ability to clearly and concisely communicate technical information in an understandable format.
• DNR Core Competencies: 
  • Personal Accountability 
  • Value Others 
  • Compassionate Communication 
  • Inspire Others 
  • Commitment to Excellence 

• A valid unrestricted driver’s license and have two years of driving experience. This position requires driving as an essential function. Finalists and/or interview candidates will be asked to provide a driving record from all states in which they have held a license during the past three years.

• Bachelor’s degree in forestry, public administration with an environmental emphasis, environmental law, or a closely related field; and five (5) years of applied professional experience in forestry or natural resource management with various stakeholder groups; or equivalent education and experience.
• An advanced degree or certification in project management.
• Three (3) years working with the 2001 or newer Forest Practices Rules.
• Three (3) years’ experience implementing regulatory direction across a variety of ecosystems and landscapes.
• Five (5) years’ experience as a forest practices forester implementing and enforcing the Washington State Forest Practices Act and Rules.
• Experience creating and editing fillable forms and documents using Microsoft Word™ and Adobe Acrobat Pro™ software.
• Experience with using statistics to create experimental designs, sampling procedures, and formulating and testing hypotheses.

Application Requirements:

• To be considered you must apply online at www.careers.wa.gov (Click on the APPLY button above). 
• Attach a letter of interest describing how your experience and qualifications relate to the position profile and the position required, desired and special requirements.
• Attach a resume describing your experience and qualifications.
• Provide three to five professional references – you may attach a document, use the References text field in the online application, or include with resume.
• Important: Do not attach any documents that include photos or private information (social security number, year of birth, etc.).
• Complete all supplemental questions.
• Candidates that move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted via email from info@governmentjobs.com with interview information/scheduling instructions. Please monitor the email listed in your application materials and check your junk email folder to ensure you receive those communications.

• Safety and Well-Being —Our top priority is the safety of the public and our employees.
• Public Service —We value and respect the public we serve, and we value and respect the people of the Department of Natural Resources who step up to serve.
• Innovation and Creative Problem-Solving — We solve our state’s most pressing challenges through innovative thinking, dedication, and bold and creative vision.
• Leadership and Teamwork —We are committed to building leaders at all levels and building teams for success.

• Commitment to organizational health and wellness
• Work/life balance
• DNR Employee Resource Groups (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, Women’s Employee Resource Group, Veterans Employee Resource Group, etc.)
• Statewide Employee Business Resource Groups, visit here to learn more
• Leadership that empowers and supports employees
• Professional development opportunities
• Educational and career development aid
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
• Opportunities to participate in wildland fire suppression assignments
• A comprehensive benefit package that includes employer contributions toward health insurance, paid holidays, retirement plans, sick leave and vacation days. Visit http://careers.wa.gov/benefits.html for more information.