The Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response program within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Plan Review and Development Unit Supervisor (WMS Band 1) position. This position can be located in our Headquarters Office in Lacey, WA or our Northwest Region Office (NWRO) in Shoreline, WA. Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

Please Note: If the final location of this position is determined to be in our Northwest Region Office (NWRO) in Shoreline, WA. there will be an additional 5% pay increase due to its location in King County. In this instance the salary range will be $6,914 – $8,702 per month.

In this position, you will establish preparedness strategies, policies, procedures, and regulations relating to industry oil spill plans, and the state’s master oil spill plan (Northwest Area Contingency Plan). You will ensure timely approval of facility, vessel, pipeline, and rail oil spill plans and take enforcement actions when needed. You will also publish geographic response plans coordinating with other federal and state agencies and tribes. This position is responsible for education and outreach to local governments and communities to increase confidence in the state’s spill readiness.

Agency Mission: Ecology’s mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington’s environment and to promote the wise management of our air, land and water for the benefit of current and future generations.

Program Mission: The Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (SPPR) Program’s mission is to protect preserve, and restore Washington’s environment. The Spill Program’s vision is to create a zero spills world.

Tele-work options for this position: This position is eligible for up to an 80% telework 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 is subject to change.

Application Timeline: This position will remain open until filled, we will review applications on April 06, 2023. In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before April 05, 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 responsible for developing the geographic response plans (GRPs) and for the timely approval of facility, vessel, pipeline and railroad oil spill plans. You will also provide planning expertise for the program in support of all sections, manage and monitor the day-to-day operations and outcomes of the unit, evaluate oil spill drills, and manage the program’s participation on the Citizen’s Committee on Pipeline Safety and the Columbia River Oil Spill Response & Preparedness Committee.

What you will do:

• Supervise the Preparedness Section’s Plan Review and Development Unit.
• Actively participate with other managers and supervisors on the Program’s leadership team.
• Oversee rulemaking associated with oil spill planning.
• Plan, lead, organize, and approve the work performed by the unit.
• Establish plan review priorities, monitor the consistency, efficacy, and accuracy of plan reviews.
• Maintain the oil spill volunteer management system for the state for individual volunteers and vessels who could be called upon to support major oil spill responses.
• Analyze, research, and make recommendations to the program on the use of technology to improve the GRP process regarding data collection, data entry, and end products.
• Manage the unit in establishing internal policies and procedures, providing leadership, and monitoring day-to-day operations. Evaluate and coach staff, set schedules, conduct staff meetings and manage a budget of more than $2 million per biennium.

Qualifications
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 seven (7) years of combined experience and/or education as listed below: 
Professional-level experience: in marine transportation, planning, environmental policy, supervising or conducting oil spill response. Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in planning practices, project management, understanding of environmental compliance programs; federal oil spill planning regulations; design, teams/small organization leadership.
Education: involving a major study in an environmental, physical, or natural science, planning, business administration, education, or closely allied field, or a law degree.

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

Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment:

• Hold and maintain a valid driver’s license and be able to operate a motor vehicle.
• This position is assigned positions on the Incident Management Team (IMT) and Crisis Management Team, in support of the Department of Ecology’s rapid, aggressive, and well-coordinated response to oil and hazardous material spills, and is also identified as a Critical Agency Employee and is expected to work during facility closures and natural disasters (in this event, additional compensation will apply).
• Must be able to pass a detailed background check required to obtain and maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
• Must be prepared for a minimum 3-day field deployment within 1 hour of notification.

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

• Strong project management skills. 
• Working knowledge of state government policies and practices, workgroup direction and organization, communication skills, human resource and budget management.

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

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/3959196/plan-review-and-development-unit-supervisor-wms-band-1

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. 

Per Governor Inslee’s Directive 22-13.1, state employees must be fully vaccinated effective November 4, 2022. Providing proof of being fully vaccinated is a condition of employment and your vaccine status will be verified prior to starting work. Being fully vaccinated means two weeks after you have received the second dose in a two-dose series of a COVID-19 vaccine or a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use, licensed or otherwise authorized or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or listed for emergency use or otherwise approved by the World Health Organization. If you have questions, please contact Careers@ecy.wa.gov with “COVID-19 vaccination” in the subject line.  

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.

Supplemental Information
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.