Multiple Locations Statewide, WA

Position Title: Clean Energy Specialist

Organization: Washington Department of Ecology

Location: Multiple Locations Statewide, WA

Position Overview: You will be part of the Ecology team leading work to improve clean energy siting, environmental review, permitting, and planning across the state. This work involves current and emerging technologies and it’s a rapidly developing area. Our team works with state, local, and federal agencies on multiple levels to ensure coordination and effectiveness. Early engagement with communities, Tribes, clean energy developers, and interested parties are critical and you will play a key role in this work. We are looking for someone interested in helping us improve the state’s clean energy transition while ensuring protection for the people and environment. 

Duties:

• Support Ecology’s new coordinated permit process for clean energy projects.
• Support the development of programmatic environmental impact statements for utility-scale solar, onshore wind and green hydrogen facilities.
• Conduct research on clean energy projects, plans, and emerging technologies, compile data, and develop technical reports.
• Independently plan outreach on clean energy coordination activities and implement in coordination with Ecology teams.
• Assist the public, SEA and other Ecology programs, Tribes, and local, state, and federal government agencies to understand the work of the Clean Energy Coordination Section.

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 total of six years of experience and/or education as described below:

• Professional experience in: environmental analysis or control, or environmental planning.
• Education involving:  major study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied field.

Salary/Pay: $56,880.00 – $76,608.00 Annually

Application Deadline: Continuous

How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.