Stormwater Workgroup Project Manager

Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen

The Department of Ecology is hiring a Stormwater Workgroup Project Manager (Environmental Planner 4) within the Water Quality Program

Location:

• Headquarters Office in Lacey, WA
• Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

Schedule:

• This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options.
• A minimum of one day per pay period is required in the office.
• Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

Application Timeline:

• May 4, 2025
• This position will remain open until filled. The agency reserves the right to make a hire at any time after application review begins. Applications received after May 4, 2025 may not be considered.

As the project manager, you will be solely responsible for ensuring that Ecology's support and administration of the Stormwater Work Group meets the expectations of its members. While working for the regulatory agency that administers stormwater permits, you will need to maintain independence and focus on fostering collaboration across local, state, and federal agencies, as well as with private entities. A strong understanding of municipal stormwater permit requirements will be essential to effectively coordinate work group activities and programs.

What you will do:

• Coordinate and facilitate the Stormwater Work Group and subgroup meetings, including preparing agendas, facilitating meetings, and preparing meeting summaries. Work closely with the work group co-chairs as the primary staff person responsible for coordinating this external group.
• Ensure the Stormwater Work Group meets its charter commitments and workplan goals by collaborating to improve policy and management decisions, developing a shared understanding of stormwater management issues and methods to address them, and producing information that is valuable to anyone addressing stormwater management priorities and decisions.
• Prepare and develop Stormwater Work Group plans, reports, documents, position statements, communication materials, and other informational material designed to implement the work group's objectives.
• Understand municipal stormwater permit requirements, including stormwater runoff best management practices, monitoring and reporting requirements, and emerging issues related to stormwater management.
• Prepare outreach materials and give presentations on new and emerging stormwater issues to internal and external audiences.
• While acting independently on behalf of the Stormwater Work Group, serve as a liaison to the Water Quality Program, advising on interactions between the program and the work group.

NINE (9) years of experience and/or education as described below:

• 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 involving a major study 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.

Examples of how to qualify:

• 9 years of experience.
• 8 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits.
• 7 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate's degree).
• 6 years of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits.
• 5 years of experience AND a Bachelor's degree.
• 3 years of experience AND a Master's degree.
• 1 year of experience as an Environmental Planner 3, at the Department of Ecology.

Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment:

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.

Application Process

Click "Apply" at the top of this page. Complete the entire application, including full work history and responses to all supplemental questions, and attach:

• Cover letter, describing your interest in and qualifications for this position
• Resume

Because we base our selection on the information you provide, it is in your best interest to complete the application thoroughly. A resume will not substitute for the "work experience" section of the application or vice versa. Applications with blank fields or supplemental question responses with comments such as "see resume" may be considered incomplete.

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Questions?

• For specific questions about the position location options, schedule, or duties, please contact Leslie Connelly at (see below)
• If you need assistance applying for this job, are inquiring about the status of your application, would like to request the full position description, or have any other questions, please contact the Recruitment Team at (see below)

About the Water Quality Program

The mission of the Water Quality Program is to ensure that all aquatic life and communities in the watershed experience cool, clean water to refresh and sustain us in a changing climate.

You will serve as the sole project manager for the Stormwater Work Group in the Water Quality Program. The Stormwater Work Group is an external oversight committee that provides an established, recognized process to discuss stormwater permit issues and monitoring approaches. The Stormwater Work Group also provides decision-making for the Stormwater Action Monitoring program which implements stormwater monitoring research projects. You will have the responsibility to coordinate and facilitate work group meetings, prepare and publish work products, prepare outreach materials, and give presentations and trainings regarding Stormwater Work Group activities.

About the Department of Ecology

As the State of Washington's environmental protection agency, we are deeply committed to protecting, preserving, and enhancing Washington's environment for current and future generations. Joining Ecology means becoming part of a team dedicated to protecting and sustaining healthy land, air, water, and climate in harmony with a strong economy. A career in public service at Ecology 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. We invest in our employees to create and sustain a working environment that encourages creative leadership, effective resource management, teamwork, professionalism, and accountability.

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.

Note: This recruitment may be used to fill other positions of the same job classification across the agency. Once all the position(s) from the recruitment announcement are filled, the recruitment may only be used to fill additional open positions for the next sixty (60) days.