The Air Quality programwithin the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Quality Assurance Specialist (Environmental Specialist 4)(In-Training) position.

This position is locatedin our Headquarters Office inUpon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

Do you enjoy working on a highly collaborative team? Do you like analyzing data to identify potential problems? Do you like spending a portion of your work time in the field or in a laboratory?

If so, this position may be the perfect fit for you ! This position combines the best of three different, but related, worlds :

• reviewing and analyzing data in an office setting and writing documents to ensure accurate and reliable air monitoring data
• performing audits on air monitors at sites located throughout Washington State
• Working with ozone equipment in a laboratory setting

Note : This position offers a career path and on-the-job training. This position allows you to progress through the Environmental Specialist field and achieve the goal class of an Environmental Specialist 4.

Candidates will be considered at the Environmental Specialist 3 and the Environmental Specialist 4 levels, depending on their qualifications.

For salary levels for each, please see the qualifications section.

Agency Mission : Ecology's mission is to protect, preserve and enhance the environment for current and future generations.

Program Mission : The mission of the Air Quality Program (AQP) is to protect and improve air quality in Washington. The Air Quality Program’s vision is clean, healthy air for all of Washington.

Tele-work options for this position : 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 April 10, 2024.

In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before April 9, 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 :

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 .

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?

You will perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of data generated by a wide variety of ambient air monitors and plan and conduct onsite performance audits on air monitors located throughout the state.

You’ll also certify and maintain ozone equipment in a laboratory setting. And Finally, you will frequently collaborate with ambient air monitoring personnel from Ecology, local air agencies, and Tribes throughout the state on exciting and interesting air monitoring projects to ensure high quality data collection.

What you will do :

• Quality assure highly complex air monitoring equipment.
• Review and evaluate results of a variety of data and quality control information (operating procedures, telemetered data, graphical data review, zero checks, span checks, and precision checks, etc.

to ensure that data collected within the Washington Network meets federal and state requirements for quality.

• Provide high-quality technical assistance to local air agencies, Tribes, and Ecology regional offices on quality assurance, operation, and maintenance of air monitoring instruments.
• Review, analyze, develop, and make recommendations on quality assurance, ambient air monitoring, and quality system policy to supervisor and manager.
• Write and periodically revise Quality Assurance Project Plans and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Maintain and annually certify four ozone audit standards in a laboratory setting.

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.

This is an In-Training position. The goal class for this position is an Environmental Specialist 4 (ES4). We will consider applicants who meet the requirements for the ES4 or the ES3 levels.

If the finalist meets the requirements at the ES3 level, then they will be hired as an ES3 and will be placed in a training program to become an ES4 within a specified period of time.

At the Environmental Specialist 3 level (Salary Range 53 : $4,602-$6,198 Monthly) (In-Training)

A total of Six (6) years of experience and / or education as described below :

• Professional level Experience in : Environmental analysis or control or environmental planning.
• Education : Involving a major study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied field.

See chart below for a list of ways to qualify for this position :

Possible Combinations.College credit hours or degree - as described above.Years of professional level experience - as described above.

Combination 1No college credit hours or degree6 years of experienceCombination 2I have 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter credits.

5 years of experienceCombination 3I have 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter credits (AA degree).4 years of experienceCombination 4I have 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter credits.

3 years of experienceCombination 5 A Bachelor's Degree2 years of experienceCombination 6 A Master's Degree1 year of experienceCombination 7 A Ph.D. 0 years of experience

One year of experience as an Environmental Specialist 2, at the Department of Ecology.

At the Environmental Specialist 4 (goal class) Level (Salary Range 59 : $5,341-$7,184 Monthly) (Goal Class)

A total of Nine (9) years of experience and / or education as described below :

• Professional level Experience in : Environmental analysis or control or environmental planning.
• Education : Involving major a study in environmental, physical, or one of the natural sciences, environmental planning or other allied field.

See chart below for a list of ways to qualify for this position :

Possible Combinations.College credit hours or degree - as described above. Years of professional level experience - as described above.

Combination 1No college credit hours or degree9 years of experienceCombination 2I have 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter credits.

8 years of experienceCombination 3I have 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter credits (AA degree).7 years of experienceCombination 4I have 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter credits.

6 years of experienceCombination 5 A Bachelor's Degree5 years of experienceCombination 6 A Master's Degree3 years of experienceCombination 7 A Ph.D. 2 years of experience

Two years of experience as an Environmental Specialist 3, at the Department of Ecology.

Special Requirements / Conditions of Employment :

Must obtain and maintain a valid Driver's license.

Desired Qualifications :

• One year of experience conducting ambient air monitoring
• One year of conducting quality assurance activities for environmental data collection
• 6 months of experience interpreting federal regulations

Note : Having some (or all) of this desired experience may make your application more competitive in a highly competitive applicant pool.

Last updated : 2024-05-26