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The Department of Ecology is hiring a Forestry Policy Lead (Environmental Planner 5) within the Water Quality Program. You will serve as the program planning advisor on all forestry issues for the Water Quality Program. This is your opportunity to advise the Department of Ecology on important forestry topics regarding the department’s rules, authority, policy, and strategic positions to protect water quality in the state.
Job Responsibility:
Represent Ecology on committees to evaluate and recommend refinements to the state’s forest practices rules
Initiate and coordinate Ecology’s responsibilities under Washington’s Forests and Fish Agreement
Participate in periodic evaluations of the forest practices program, including reviews of scientific studies that assess effectiveness of forest practices rules
Represent the agency as the forestry policy advisor and provides testimony to the Forest Practices Board in that capacity
Provide technical and policy direction and advice to the Director, Water Quality Program Manager, and Ecology’s board representative
Serve as agency representative in interagency and intra-agency negotiations on technical issues
Coordinate internally, with Department of Natural Resources and other agencies on all forestry policy issues
Provide legislative support on forestry issues including analysis of legislation, completing fiscal notes, providing testimony when necessary
Requirements:
Eleven (11) 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
Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
Nice to have:
Knowledge of forestry management and related water quality regulations
Experience with project management
Experience with environmental negotiation on complex or controversial issues with other agencies, Tribes, and partners