labs. The compelling motivation for this work is public service and the ability to use science to solve environmental and public health challenges. We are looking for applicants who excel at working on a team, thrive in a dynamic ever-changing work environment with shifting priorities, enjoy a mix of fieldwork and deskwork, and are flexible and willing to work non-standard hours.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\nEcology cares deeply about employee wellness; we go beyond traditional benefits, proudly offering:<\/p>\n
\u2022 A healthy life\/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.<\/p>\n
\u2022 An Infants at Work Program that is based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Continuous growth and development opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A wellness program that offers education, fitness classes, and an agency-wide fondness for outdoor meetings.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect (DEIR) are core values central to Ecology\u2019s work. We strive to be a workplace where we are esteemed for sharing our authentic identities, while advancing our individual professional goals and collaborating to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for current and future generations.<\/p>\n
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What you’ll do: \u2022 Respond to spills of oil and hazardous materials, abandoned waste, fish kills, pressurized cylinders, illegal drug manufacturing facilities, and other environmental and human health emergencies.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Serve as State On-Scene Coordinator or Incident Commander for spill responses with other federal, state and local agencies, and Tribes.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Perform hands-on cleanup actions, including opening containers of unknowns, collecting samples, testing and separating materials by hazard class, preparing and packaging waste for transport, and delivering waste to the designated storage or disposal facility.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Oversee the response actions taken by spillers, direct environmental response contractors, and coordinate private, local, state and federal response partners.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Take enforcement actions, including penalties and cost recovery actions.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Maintain excellent, enforcement quality incident documentation.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Conduct safe responses to clean-up clandestine drug labs including sampling lab chemicals, separating chemicals by hazard class, preparing and packaging wastes for transport and delivering wastes to the designated facility for final disposal.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Maintain personal work gear and spill response equipment and vehicles in a high level of readiness to conduct emergency spill responses. Required Qualifications: Experience for both required and desired qualifications can be gained through various combinations of formal professional employment and educational experience.<\/p>\n
See below for how you may qualify.<\/strong><\/p>\n Option 1:<\/strong> A Bachelor’s degree involving major study in Environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences AND Two (2) years of professional level experience in environmental emergency response or hazardous materials management.<\/p>\nOption 2:<\/strong> A Master’s degree involving major study in Environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences AND One (1) years of professional level experience in environmental emergency response or hazardous materials management.<\/p>\nOption 3:<\/strong> A Ph.D. involving major study in Environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences. NIMS Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 700, and 800 course certification is required upon entry into the position. NIMS ICS training and certification can be obtained for free online at: https:\/\/training.fema.gov\/IS\/NIMS.aspx. A 40-hour HAZWOPER Technician certification is also required.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9433,"featured_media":34097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,15,1],"tags":[4,28,33,141,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44168"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44227,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44168\/revisions\/44227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}