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Salary- $54,108.00 – $70,956.00 Annually

As a Wetlands/Shorelands Specialist, you will help us achieve our mission by working with a number of local governments on shoreline and wetland permitting that allows for development while also protecting the shoreline and water resources of the state within the parameters of the law.

  • Serve as a senior environmental section specialist with responsibility for implementation of the Shoreline Management Act (SMA of 1971 (Chapter 90.58 RCW)) and its rules and state adopted Shoreline Master Programs.
  • Provide scientific and technical expertise in both wetlands and shorelands environments.
  • Identify, analyze, and make recommendations to local government officials on the identification and delineation of the Ordinary High Water Mark to determine the regulatory boundaries of Chapter 90.58 RCW, Shoreline Management Act.
  • Analyze GIS layers and soil typing and perform field reconnaissance to identify and delineate wetlands utilizing standardized protocols in the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Arid West Region, Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Region.
  • Serve as a senior environmental section specialist with responsibility for negotiating technical and legal details on major shoreline and wetland proposals with local, state, and federal entities, including briefing upper management on specific shoreline and wetland projects and issues, as needed.
  • Draft appropriate scientific and technical permit conditions to ensure consistency with the SMA, its rules, policies, regulations, and state-adopted plans.
  • Perform field reconnaissance/site research to determine the extent of SMA jurisdiction including associated wetlands boundaries and to evaluate shoreline resources, development proposals and their potential impacts.