Toxic Reduction Engineer Supervisor (Environmental Engineer 5)

at  State of Washington Dept of Ecology

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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Five years of experience in environmental engineering.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

We highly encourage you to apply even if you do not have some (or all) of the desired experience below.

Preferred experience includes:

• Applying the principles of pollution prevention to reduce toxic substance use, reduce hazardous waste generation, and conserve natural resources.
• Effective communication including writing and presenting.
• Participating on and successfully leading environmental program teams.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound independent judgment and decision making.

Note: Having some (or all) of this desired experience may make your application more competitive in a highly competitive applicant pool.
NOTE: Individuals who are interested in applying to this position, and believe they meet licensing requirements for the State of Washington based on reciprocity, are responsible for ensuring they meet licensing requirements for the State of Washington prior to submitting their application materials. These requirements can be found at the following website: WA State: Board of Registration for Professional Engineers: How to get your license: Professional engineer by comity.

ARE YOU LOOKING TO JOIN AN INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM LEADING PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION? THEN THIS MIGHT BE THE PERFECT ROLE FOR YOU!

In this position you will lead a unit of engineers and specialists that help businesses innovate their processes to use less toxic products, generate less hazardous waste, and conserve resources.
We are looking for someone who has excellent technical skills, the ability to support the vision and direction for the Toxics Evolution strategy, the ability to lead a team of professionals, possess excellent people skills and the ability to quickly assess a situation and make a decision.
Agency Mission: Ecology’s mission is to protect, preserve and enhance the environment for current and future generations.
Program Mission: The mission of the Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program (HWTR) 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.
Application Timeline: This position will remain open until filled; we will review applications on September 15, 2024. In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before September 16, 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 *Click here for more information

WHAT MAKES THIS ROLE UNIQUE?

This position is responsible for the supervision of staff, which includes environmental engineers. The supervisor serves as a registered professional toxics reduction engineer and will provide direction and vision to staff working on some of the largest and most complex projects within the NWRO. You will provide mentoring, training, engineering lead and consulting expertise and solutions that require research and application of engineering techniques in the specialty areas of pollution prevention, safer chemicals and processes, green engineering, resource conservation and hazardous waste management to business, industry, the public and its agencies and in-house staff. The unit supervisor provides direction, and is responsible for the planning, management and administration of workloads and resources within the unit.
Learn more about what it is like to be an Engineer at the Department of Ecology.