About the Department of Ecology
Protecting Washington State’s environment for current and future generations is what we do every day at Ecology. We are a culture that is invested in making a difference. Join a team that is highly effective and collaborative, with leadership that embraces the value of people. To learn more, check out our Strategic Plan.
What makes this role unique?
As the lead aquatic permitter for clean energy projects, you will complete reviews for compliance with the Clean Water Act, Shoreline Management Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act. You will coordinate with Ecology managers and technical staff, including with the Attorney General’s Office, to ensure policy consistency on complex or controversial projects. You will also work with state, federal, local and Tribal staff, and a broad range of external stakeholders.
What you will do:
- Serve as the program’s clean energy expert for Section 401 Water Quality Certifications (WQC) and/or Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Federal Consistency for clean energy projects.
- Represent the Shorelands and Environmental Assistance (SEA) program at internal, external, and stakeholder meetings.
- Provide technical assistance to clean energy project proponents regarding the process for obtaining a Section 401 Water Quality Certification, Shoreline Management authorization and/or Coastal Zone Management Federal Consistency.
- Participate in the cross-agency teams for the preparation of complex, high-profile Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements for clean energy projects.
- Independently review, analyze, and develop WQC and/or CZM decisions for clean energy project and recommend action to management based on applicable policies, guidelines, and regulations.
- Perform professional review of complex clean energy regulatory or technical documents and materials in support of the development of procedures and practices for clean energy projects.
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.
A total of ten years of experience and/or education as described below:
Experience: Involving environmental analysis or control, or environmental planning.
Education: Involving major study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied field
Compensation: $72,924.00 – $98,040.00 Annually
Application deadline: July 8, 2024
