Salary: $68,076.00 – $91,524.00 Annually
Location: Multiple Locations – Western Washington, WA
Job Type: Full Time – Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 2023-WR4971-06514
Department: Dept. of Ecology
Division: Water Resources
Opening Date: 06/05/2023
Closing Date: Continuous

The Water Resources (WR) program within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill an Senior Adjudication Engagement Planner (Environmental Planner 4) 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 $5,956 – $8,008 per month.

Water Rights Adjudication is critical work that impacts water resource protection and management for generations. As the Senior Engagement Planner, you will be responsible for engagement and liaison work with concerned water users, local governments and outside agencies. To do this job well requires initiative, passion, and empathy.

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 mission of the Water Resources Program is to is to support sustainable water resources management to meet the present and future water needs of people and the natural environment, in partnership with Washington communities.

Tele-work options for this position: This position will be eligible for up to an 60% tele-work 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 June 20, 2023. In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before June 19, 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
Adjudications are large-scale lawsuits with thousands of water users. We are preparing for the first new general stream adjudications in the state in over forty years. Our success requires creative thinking, perseverance, and attention to detail. In this role, you will engage with external parties like counties and courts to meet adjudication timelines and goals, develop outreach and engagement efforts, and coordinate with agencywide Ecology staff about adjudication goals and messaging.

What you will do:

  • Develop and implement an engagement plan to involve stakeholders in adjudication, including live and online events, presentations and outreach.
  • Work with Adjudication Section team to track deadlines, timelines, and project goals.
  • Coordinate with the communications team on outreach materials such as visual media, video, blog, and web resources.
  • Coordinate with the customer service team to respond to questions from the public.
  • Engage with judiciary and local government staff through regular remote meetings and emails, to coordinate adjudication readiness.

Qualifications
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.

Option 1: A Bachelor’s degree with a major emphasis in land use, urban, regional, environmental planning, landscape architecture, geography, land use or environmental law, public administration with an environmental emphasis, or closely related field AND five (5) years of professional experience in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, and/or program development.

Option 2: A Master’s degree with a major emphasis in land use, urban, regional, environmental planning, landscape architecture, geography, land use or environmental law, public administration with an environmental emphasis, or closely related field AND three (3) years of professional experience in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, and/or program development.

Option 3: A Ph.D. with a major emphasis in land use, urban, regional, environmental planning, landscape architecture, geography, land use or environmental law, public administration with an environmental emphasis, or closely related field AND two (2) years of professional experience in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, and/or program development.

Option 4: One year of experience as an Environmental Planner 3, at the Department of Ecology. 

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

  • WATER RESOURCES: Experience working with water systems, water rights permitting, rules, or related resource management projects.
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Experience effectively directing and integrating all aspects of a project, ensuring that work progresses toward achieving goals and objectives. Including prioritizing work, exercising judgment and evaluating ongoing progress.

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/4042345/senior-adjudication-engagement-planner-environmental-planner-4

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