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Salary- $54,108.00 – $70,956.00 Annually
You will be the program’s Senior Construction Stormwater Compliance Specialist within the Southwest Region. In this role, you will be a leader for the program, providing assistance to other compliance inspectors and helping facilities come into compliance with permits that protect water quality.
You’ll do this by:
- Inspecting sites for compliance with permit requirements.
- Responding to water quality complaints and providing technical assistance to construction projects regarding best management practices, laws, rules, and permit requirements.
- Developing Administrative Orders for sites with known soil or groundwater contamination.
- Reviewing Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) and analyzing laboratory data.
- Developing inspection reports, warning letters, and recommendations for formal enforcement actions.
- Presenting before judicial courts and boards, representing the program and agency management, and testifying at legal hearings.
- Leading the day-to-day work of other construction compliance specialists in the region, which includes:
- Assigning priority inspections.
- Reviewing and correcting inspection reports and enforcement documents.
- Instructing and assisting with proper enforcement actions and follow up.
- Coordinating training and certification needs.
- Overseeing the tracking and reporting of compliance and enforcement actions.
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.
Option 1
Nine (9) years of education and/ or experience:
- Education: involving major study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied field.
- Experience: in environmental analysis or control, or environmental planning.
- Responding to environmental complaints or violations.
- Writing scientific or inspection reports or documents.
- Explaining complex environmental rules or regulations.
Option 2
- A Bachelor’s degree involving major study in environmental physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied filed.
- Five (5) years of professional-level experience in environmental analysis or control, or environmental planning which may include experience as listed in Option 1 above
Option
- A Master’s degree involving major study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied field.
- Three (3) years of experience in environmental analysis or control, or environmental planning. which may include experience as listed in Option 1 above.
Option 4
- A PhD involving major study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied field.
- Two (2) years of experience in environmental analysis or control, or environmental planning. which may include experience as listed in Option 1 above.
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Two years of experience as an Environmental Specialist 3 at the Department of Ecology.
All experience and education combinations that meet the requirements for this position:
Possible Combinations | College credit hours or degree | Years of required experience |
Combination 1 | No college credit hours or degree | 9 years of experience |
Combination 2 | 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter credits. | 8 years of experience |
Combination 3 | 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter credits (AA degree). | 7 years of experience |
Combination 4 | 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter credits. | 6 years of experience |
Combination 5 | A Bachelor’s Degree | 5 years of experience |
Combination 6 | A Master’s Degree | 3 years of experience |
Combination 7 | A PhD | 2 years of experience |
Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment:
- Must have a valid driver’s license
Desired Qualifications:
We highly encourage you to apply even if you do not have some (or all) of the desired experience below.
- Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) certification.
- Water quality sampling experience or training.
- Experience with environmental regulatory systems.
- Experience leading a team or complex project with multiple stakeholders.
Note: Having some (or all) of this desired experience may make your application more competitive in a highly competitive applicant pool.