Senior Tanks Policy Analyst (Operations and Policy Analyst 3)
With more than 40,000 employees who are dedicated to making Oregon a fantastic place to live, work, and play, the State of Oregon enterprise is comprised of a diverse group of employees who are passionate about public service. At the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, employees have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land, and water. Here is a video about DEQ: https://youtu.be/iP3K7JoLe1k
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) currently has an opening for a Senior Tanks Policy Analyst (Operations and Policy Analyst 3) in Portland, Oregon.
Please consider joining an innovative team, and work to advance our agency’s mission to protect and improve Oregon’s environmental quality. The Land Quality Division supports the agency's mission by managing environmental cleanups, assessing cleanup sites, promoting manufacturing and recycling of non-toxic commercial products, safely managing the disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, overseeing the state's underground storage tank and heating oil tank programs, ensuring timely response and cleanup of spills of oil and hazardous materials, and regulating safe discharge of ballast water to state waters.
What you will do!
As the Senior Tanks Policy Analyst, you will act as the program tanks policy and program development lead expert and coordinator, including lead for guidance policy, program development projects and teams, and support to program management team. You will coordinate program legislative and rulemaking activities, and lead meetings and the development of plans, grant requests, and other required EPA reports and communications. In addition, you will act as lead liaison to program regional staff, other DEQ programs, and external agencies and organizations.
What’s in it for you!
The opportunity to work in a productive and creative environment where no two days are ever the same! We offer medical, dental, and vision health benefits with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave, and 10 paid holidays a year. Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). Learn more to see whether you qualify at PSLF Program. If you are passionate about Oregon's environment, apply today!
This is a full-time, AFSCME represented position.
This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor’s degree in a business or public administration, behavioral or social sciences, finance, political science, or a related degree, AND 4 years of professional-level evaluative, analytical, and planning work (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Experience developing policy analysis and legislative proposals, and presenting them to management, stakeholder groups, and the public to solicit input to inform decision-making.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to provide clear, concise, and compelling communication of policy and technical information tailored to the needs of diverse audiences.
- Experience implementing or evaluating policies or programs specifically related to tanks.
- Facilitation of stakeholder/public engagement experience; experience working with multiple parties with competing interests to achieve common goals.
- Demonstrated ability to devise, develop, lead, and evaluate programs; experience working with environmental programs; demonstrated experience as a project leader.
- Highly motivated; a willingness to take initiative; ability to work creatively to find solutions; innovative; and excellent problem solving skills involving detailed thinking for solving complex issues.
- Excellent analytical and conceptual skills; experience developing clear and concise technical analysis to support policy decisions.
How to Apply:
To apply for this position, please follow the “Apply” link above and complete the online application and all supplemental questions.
Please be sure to attach a resume and cover letter. Please include your name in the file names for your resume and cover letter.
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Veterans Information:
DEQ provides veterans’ preference points to all eligible veterans. For more information, please go here: https://www.oregon.gov/jobs/Pages/Veterans.aspx. For privacy reasons, please do not attach veterans’ preference documents when initially applying. You will be asked to submit those at a later time.
Questions/Need Help?
If you have questions about the recruitment or need assistance to participate in the application process, please contact Maddy Ouye, Human Resources Analyst, at ouye.madeline@deq.state.or.us or (503) 229-5107.
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