Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Initial Posting Date: 02/06/2023
Application Deadline: 02/21/2023
Agency: Department of Environmental Quality
Salary Range: $4,688 – $7,175
Position Type: Employee
Position Title: Water Quality Permit Program Analyst (Operations and Policy Analyst 2)
Job Description:
Are you passionate about preserving, enhancing, and protecting Oregon’s environment? If so, please consider a career with the State of Oregon at the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). At DEQ, 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/E-Cs6M9AAlU
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has a full-time opportunity available for a Water Quality Permit Program Analyst (Operations and Policy Analyst 2) located at DEQ’s Headquarters in Portland, Oregon.
Please consider joining an innovative team and working to advance our agency’s mission to protect and improve Oregon’s environmental quality. The Water Quality Division has lead responsibility to ensure that DEQ’s work is delivered in a consistent and effective manner across media and regions. The Division partners with the other divisions and sections to ensure that implementation planning is central to policy development. The Division is responsible for optimizing the agency’s processes for delivering programmatic commitments and service to Oregonians. The Division implements specific programs and supports consistent implementation of specific programs in the regional divisions.
The Water Quality Permit and Program Development Section provides oversight, technical assistance, and support for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and Water Pollution Control Facilities (WPCF) permit programs. These programs protect Oregon’s water by regulating pollutant discharges from wastewater (domestic and industrial) and stormwater (municipal, industrial, and construction). The Section also supports or implements programs for industrial pretreatment, groundwater protection, Underground Injection Control, biosolids, water reuse, and hydropower 401 certification. Through various activities such as program and policy development, rulemaking, regional coordination and stakeholder involvement, the Section supports permit programs designed to ensure that groundwater and surface water achieve federal and state water quality standards.
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What you will do!
In this role, you will evaluate the water quality permit program for effectiveness and compliance with state and federal regulations as well as agency goals, as related to permit issuance and planning. You will plan and design improvement in water quality based on performance measurements; be a part of researching and reporting objective information to management on which to base policy and operational decisions; help facilitate water quality permit program changes using project management skills to lead problem-solving and implementation projects; and develop administrative procedures and rules in response to legislation and program needs.
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 a competitive benefits package that offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for the employee and their qualified family members, as well as paid sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave, and 10 paid holidays a year. In addition, we offer membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and you have the opportunity to potentially receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). 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?
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a business or public administration, behavioral or social sciences, finance, political science, or a related degree, AND 2 years of professional-level evaluative, analytical, and planning work (an equivalent combination of education and experience is acceptable).
Candidates who are most competitive will also reflect the following:
- Detailed knowledge of water quality permitting program and procedures.
- General knowledge of project management, administrative rulemaking procedures, and budget processes; experience managing projects.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, organization, and time management skills, with an ability to pay attention to detail, and an ability to work under tight deadlines with shifting priorities.
- Ability to learn, interpret, and implement federal, state, and local regulations and guidance, and communicate complex technical information to laypeople; effective presentation skills, and the ability to match presentation style to the needs of individual audiences.
- Excellent computer skills in order to query information and analyze results.
- Experience with process development, process improvement, project and change management.
Working Conditions:
Work is primarily in an office setting. There will be occasional travel for conferences, meetings, trainings, and regional office visits. Occasional irregular working hours, overtime, evening work, and weekend work may occur as needed to accommodate project schedules and requirements.
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Please Note: In addition to your related work experience and education, DEQ will use the desired attributes and minimum qualifications above, under the “What are we looking for?” section to determine whom to interview. Please make sure your attributes and minimum qualifications are clearly demonstrated in your application material.
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.
Pay Equity:
As an employer, the State of Oregon complies with HB 2005, the Pay Equity Bill. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected class in the payment of wages, and we do not screen applicants on the basis of their current or past compensation. Please visit http://www.oregon.gov/das/hr/pages/equity.aspx for more information.
Work Authorization:
DEQ does not offer visa sponsorships. Within three days of hire, all applicants will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s Form I-9, confirming authorization to work in the United States.
Questions/Need Help?
If you have questions about the recruitment or need assistance to participate in the application process, please contact Grecia Lora Motz, Human Resources Analyst, at grecia.loramotz@deq.oregon.gov or at (503) 863-6021. TTY users: please use the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-735-2900.
Are you interested in an Informational Interview with DEQ to learn more about working at DEQ, how current DEQ employees got to where they are today, and what opportunities there may be for you at DEQ? Please go here and complete the form: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/about-us/Pages/humanresources.aspx. Please note that informational interviews are not tied to an open recruitment. If you complete the form above, you will be put in the queue to have an informational interview with a Hiring Manager from our Informational Interview Registry.