The mission of the Water Quality Program is to protect and restore Washington’s waters to sustain healthy watersheds and communities. Our work ensures that state waters support beneficial uses including recreational and business activities, supplies for clean drinking water, and the protection of fish, shellfish, wildlife, and public health.

Some of the key work activities of the Stormwater Facility Project Financial Specialist position at the Environmental Specialist 4 level are:

Serves as the senior environmental section specialist on complicanted, highly complex and sometimes controversial stormwater projects. Provides meaningful contributions to assist with decisions involving multiple stakeholders for ongoing and proposed projects.

• Uses direct, in-depth knowledge of stormwater management to teach and coach other team members.
• Develops, negotiates, implements, and monitors individual grant agreements.
• Provides quality assurance review of the negotiated project scope of work, budget, and special conditions to ensure grant and loan integrity, eligibility of costs, and statewide consistency in accordance with state and federal statutes and rules, Water Quality Program Funding Program policies and procedures, and grant and loan guidelines.
• Develops partnerships with communities and stakeholders to respond to stormwater grant management issues affecting the stormwater grant program.
• Reviews and certified grant and loan payment requests for eligible costs. Ensures that project expenditures are in alignment with work completed.

In coordination with the senior planner, supports ongoing program growth by identifying opportunities for program improvement.

• Tracks program guidance and boilerplate agreement updates throughout the year and initiates and coordinates those changes for the upcoming funding cycle.
• Assists the Stormwater grants Coordinator with developing and presenting financial assistance program information at the Stormwater Grant Program application workshops.
• Independently works on annual guidance reviews and updates, boilerplate review, ongoing team trainings, and brainstorming new and innovative ideas for stormwater program integration with non-point and point projects.

This recruitment will remain open until filled. The initial screening will be December 5, 2017. In order to be considered for the initial screening, please submit an application on or before December 4, 2017. The agency reserves the right to make an appointment any time after the initial screening date.

The goal class for this position is an Environmental Specialist 4 (ES4). We will consider applicants who meet the requirements for the Environmental Specialist 3 and 4 levels. If the finalist meets the requirements for the ES 3 level, they will be placed into a training program to become an ES4 within a specified period of time.
 


Required Qualifications:

At the Environmental Specialist 4 level – Pay Range: 55 ($4085 – $5358) Monthly
A Bachelor’s degree involving major study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied field AND five years of professional-level experience in environmental analysis or control, or environmental planning which includes one year equal to an Environmental Specialist 3 or above or two years equal to an Environmental Specialist 2 or above. 

OR 

A Master’s degree in one of the above fields AND three years of professional – level experience as required above which includes one year equal to an Environmental Specialist 3 or above or two years equal to an Environmental Specialist 2 or above. 

OR 

A Ph.D. in one of the above fields AND two years of professional-level experience as required above which includes one year equal to an Environmental Specialist 3 or above or two years equal to an Environmental Specialist 2 or above.
 

Additional qualifying experience will substitute, year for year, for education


At the Environmental Specialist 3 level – Pay Range: 49 ($3522 – $4623) Monthly
A Bachelor’s degree involving major study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied field AND two years of professional level experience in environmental analysis or control or environmental planning.

A Master’s degree in one of the above fields will substitute for one year of the required experience. 

OR

A Ph.D. in one of the above fields. 


Additional qualifying experience will substitute, year for year, for education

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in urban stormwater management and municipal stormwater NPDES program requirements
• Experience working with local governments and developing water quality improvement project scopes of work, project schedules, and budgets
• Experience with reviewing, installing, or inspecting stormwater best management practices
• Experience with developing data tracking systems

Special Requirements / Conditions of Employment:

Willingness and ability to occasionally travel statewide, and a valid driver’s license.

Application Instructions:

In order to be considered, applicants MUST attach the following documents as an attachment to their application:

• A cover letter describing how your experience, skills and abilities meet the required/desired qualifications of this position.
• A resume outlining your professional environmental experience.

Please complete the applicant profile when applying for this position.

Please read the supplemental questions carefully and answer completely. Incomplete responses, including “please see resume” may disqualify you from further consideration.

Department of Ecology employees, please make sure to answer the agency-wide questions regarding permanent status as a classified employee within the Washington General Service or Washington Management Service. Do not forget to select Department of Ecology as a response to question 2, and type your personnel ID number for question 3. If you are not sure of your status or do not know your personnel ID number, please contact Human Resources.

If you are reading this announcement in print format, please visit www.careers.wa.gov to access the online recruitment system. Click on “Look for Jobs” and select Dept. of Ecology under the “Department” search list. Click “Apply Search.”

Other Information:

If you need assistance applying for this job, please e-mail careers@ecy.wa.gov. Please do not send an email to this address to follow-up the status of your application. You can view the latest status of your application on your profile’s main page.

If you have specific questions about the position, please email Pat Brommer at: patricia.brommer@ecy.wa.gov. Please do not contact Pat to inquire about the status of your application.

The act of submitting application materials electronically is considered affirmation that the information is complete and truthful. The state may verify this information and any untruthful or misleading answers are cause for rejection of your application or dismissal if employed.

This position is included in the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) union bargaining unit for the Department of Ecology. All employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the WFSE will, as a condition of employment, either become members of the WFSE and pay membership dues or, as non-members, pay a representation fee as described in the CBA, no later than the 30th day following the effective date of this CBA or the beginning of their employment.

The Washington State Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, veterans or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons needing accommodation in the application/testing process or this job announcement in an alternative format may call (360) 407-6186. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6388.