Ecology’s Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Program is looking to fill two Oil Spill Preparedness Planner (Environmental Planner 3) positions. These positions are flexible to either be located at our Headquarters Building in Lacey, WA, or our Northwest Regional Office in Bellevue, WA. The location of these positions are flexible depending on where the successful candidate resides.

As the Oil Spill Preparedness Planner, you’ll be a key resource in the continual evolution of our state’s preparedness program, in a way that keeps oil spill plans effective, oil spill teams well trained and spill preparedness improved from lessons learned. Travel is an expected part of the job.

Ideal applicants possess effective skills in organization, tracking processes, understand how to manage projects and timelines, eye for detail, able to review long and technical documents, process information and make recommendations.

Key activities include:

  • Ensuring the largest oil movers in the state are aggressively prepared for oil spills by evaluating the effectiveness of their oil spill contingency plans
  • Evaluating and participating in live action role-play in oil spill drills and exercises as part of the state’s readiness for oil spills
  • Being part of the response community by planning and collaborating with local, state, federal, tribal governments and communities on development of geographic response plans
  • Training and qualifying to support a 24/7 response posture

 

This recruitment will remain open until filled. The initial screening will be October 14, 2019. In order to be considered for the initial screening, please submit an application on or before October 13, 2019. The agency reserves the right to make an appointment any time after the initial screening date.

Please do NOT include your salary history. Wage/salary depends on qualifications or rules of promotion, if applicable.

 

Required Qualifications:

A Master’s degree or above with major emphasis in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, landscape architecture, geography, land use or environmental law, public administration with an environmental emphasis, public policy, marine affairs, or closely related field.

AND

Three years of professional experience in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, and/or program development.

OR

One year of experience as an Environmental Planner 3, provided that a Master’s degree has been obtained.

OR

A Bachelor’s degree in a field of natural science.

AND

Five years of professional experience in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, and/or program development.

 

Click here to apply online: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/2569496/oil-spill-preparedness-planner-environmental-planner-3-two-positions