Description
Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen
The
Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction programwithin the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a
Consumer Products Regulatory Unit Supervisor (Environmental Planner 5) position.
This position is locatedin our
Headquarters Office in
Lacey, WA.Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.
Are you looking for an opportunity where you get to design the planning approach for a new team? Do you have a desire to make an impact on the everyday world around you? We are seeking a leader for our new Consumer Products Regulatory Unit. You will bring together a team of seasoned and new compliance specialists. You will lead the team's efforts to develop a strategic approach to managing compliance for a portfolio of rules that reduce toxics in consumer products.
Agency Mission: Ecology's mission is to protect, preserve, and enhance Washington’s environment for current and future generations. Program Mission: The Hazardous Waste and Toxic Reduction Program’s mission is to protect Washington’s residents and environment by reducing the use of toxic chemicals, safely managing dangerous waste, preventing new contaminated sites, and cleaning up contamination.Tele-work options for this position:This position will have flexibility of a hybrid schedule, empowering work from home and office, providing less time in traffic and shrinking your carbon footprint. This position will be eligible for up to a 80% tele-work schedule.Applicants with questions about position location options, tele-work, and flexible or compressed schedules are encouraged to reach out to the contact person listed below in “other information.” Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.
Travel: This position is expected to travel a few times a year to other Ecology offices including our Central Region Office (CRO) in Union Gap, WA.
Application Timeline: This position will remain open until filled; we will review applications on October 23, 2024. In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before October 22, 2024. If your application isn't received by this date, it may not be considered. The agency reserves the right to make a Hire any time after the initial screening date.
Please Note: We will review all applications received before the date above. Additional reviews after this date typically only occur if we have a small applicant pool, or if a successful Hire was not made.Ecology employees may be eligible for the following:
Medical/Dental/Vision for employee & dependent(s),
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS),
Vacation, Sick, and other Leave*,
11 Paid Holidays per year*,
Public Service Loan Forgiveness,
Tuition Waiver,
Long Term Disability &
Life Insurance,
Deferred Compensation Programs,
Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP),
Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA),
Employee Assistance Program,
Commute Trip Reduction Incentives (Download PDF reader),
Combined Fund Drive,
SmartHealth *
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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. Ecology cares deeply about employee wellness; we go beyond traditional benefits, proudly offering:
- A healthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.
- An Infants at Work Program that is based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.
- Continuous growth and development opportunities.
- Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work.
Our commitment to DEIR
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect (DEIR) are core values central to Ecology’s 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.
Diversity: We celebrate and appreciate diversity; our unique perspectives and abilities enrich us all and lead to innovative approaches and solutions.
Equity: We champion equity, recognizing that each of us need different things to thrive.
Inclusion: We intentionally create and hold space so that we all have meaningful opportunities to participate and contribute to Ecology’s work.
Respect: We treat each other with respect and dignity, acknowledging the inherent worth of our diverse perspectives and lived experiences, even in times of uncertainty and disagreement.
We believe that DEIR is both a goal and an action. We are on a journey, honoring our shared humanity and taking steps to demonstrate our commitment to a vision where each of us is heard, seen, and valued.
Duties
What makes this role unique?
We need an enthusiastic and creative leader like you to manage the compliance strategies that provide accountability to the laws that reduce the use of toxic chemicals in consumer products. You will use your planning and project management skills to develop strategic business plans to manage the work of this new team. You will work directly on compliance issues related to the overlap of multiple rules or with international impact. The management team will seek your recommendations on the priorities and resources needed to successfully implement this portfolio of work.
What you will do:
- Design and implement strategic and operational planning for the consumer products regulatory portfolio that support transitions to safer chemistry and products. You will work with the team to use a variety of tactics to increase awareness, assess data about toxics in consumer products, monitor compliance, and align compliance with approaches that provide resources and technical assistance to manufacturers throughout the supply chain.
- Coordinate with your peer unit supervisors to align the unit’s plans with agency and program strategic plans, legislative direction, and the program’s rule development priorities.
- Develop guidance, procedures, and policies that ensure a coordinated compliance approach across the portfolio of consumer products rules.
- Assemble, organize, and provide oversight of multidisciplinary teams assigned to resolve major consumer product law compliance issues or implement new rule provisions.
- Recruit, hire, onboard, mentor, train and manage the work of Consumer Product Regulatory Unit staff.
- Develop or support development of administrative orders or other compliance deliverables.
- Coordinate with the Environmental Assessment Program to determine the needs, goals, and objectives of the agency’s Product Testing Strategic Plan. This includes aligning this strategic plan with other compliance monitoring tactics such as reviewing disclosed ingredients, analyzing data reported by manufacturers, and information gathered from the safer chemistry team.
Qualifications
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 combined total of eleven (11) years experience and/or education
Experience in: Land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, and/or program development, landscape architecture, geography, land use or environmental law, public administration with an environmental emphasis, or closely related experience.
Education in: Land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, landscape architecture, geography, land use or environmental law, public administration with an environmental emphasis, or closely related field.
All experience and education combinations that meet the requirements for this position:
| Possible Combinations | College credits or degree - as listed above. | Years of required experience - as listed above. |
| Combination 1 | No college credits or degree | 11 years of experience |
| Combination 2 | 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits. | 10 years of experience
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| Combination 3 | 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (AA degree). | 9 years of experience
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| Combination 4 | 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits. | 8 years of experience
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| Combination 5 | A Bachelor's Degree | 7 years of experience
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| Combination 6 | A Master's Degree | 5 years of experience
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| Combination 7 | A PhD | 4 years of experience |
OR
Two years of experience as an Environmental Planner 4, at the Department of Ecology.
Desired Qualifications:We highly encourage you to apply even if you do not have some (or all) of the desired experience below.
Demonstrated ability to:- Work in politically sensitive situations and maintain appropriate discretion.
- Understand environmental and other laws and how it affects the program.
- Experience developing strategic and operational plans or work plans.
Note: Having some (or all) of this desired experience may make your application more competitive in a highly competitive applicant pool.
Ecology does not use the E-Verify system; therefore, we are not eligible to extend STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT). For more information, please visit www.uscis.gov
Supplemental Information
Ecology seeks diverse applicants:We view diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect through a broad lens including race, ethnicity, class, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, military background, language, education, life experience, physical disability, neurodiversity, and intersectional identities. Qualified candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Need an Accommodationin the application and/or screening process or this job announcement in an alternative format?
- Please call: (360) 407-6186 or email: careers@ecy.wa.govand we will be happy to assist.
- If you are deaf or hard of hearing you can reach the Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
- 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 on the status of your application. You can view the latest status of your application on your profile's main page.
- If you are reading this announcement in print format, please enter the following URL to your search engine to apply: https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Get-to-know-us/Jobs-at-Ecology.
Application Instructions:It's in the applicant's best interest to submit all of the documents listed below. Applications without these documents may be declined.
- A cover letter describing why you are interested in this position.
- A resume outlining your experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to the minimum qualifications of this position.
Please do NOT include your salary history.Wage/salary depends on qualifications or rules of promotion, if applicable.
For Your Privacy:
When attaching documents to your application (such as Resume, Cover Letter, Transcripts, DD-214, etc.):
- Please be sure to remove private information such as your social security number, date of birth, etc.
- Do not attach documents that are password-protected, as these documents may not be reviewed and may cause errors within your application when downloaded.
Additional Application Instructions for Current 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.
Application Attestation: 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. Other Information:If you have specific questions about the position, please email Richelle Perez at: Richelle.Perez@ecy.wa.gov. Please do not contact Richelle to inquire about the status of your application.
To request the full position description: email careers@ecy.wa.gov
Why work for Ecology?
As an agency, our mission is to protect, preserve and enhance Washington's environment for current and future generations. We invest in our employees to create and sustain a working environment that encourages creative leadership, effective resource management, teamwork, professionalism, and accountability.
Joining Ecology means becoming a part of a team committed to protecting and restoring Washington State's environment. A career in public service allows you to help solve some of the most challenging problems facing our state, while keeping your health and financial security a priority. We combine one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation with a strong commitment to life/work balance.
To learn more about The Department of Ecology, please visit our website at www.ecology.wa.gov and follow, like or visit us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or our blog.
Equal Opportunity Employer: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, military spouses 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 1-800-833-6384.
Note: This recruitment may be used to fill other positions of the same job classification across the agency.
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