From: "Kennedy, Judith C." <jken461@no.address>
To: "'p2tech@no.address'" <p2tech@no.address>
Subject: Job Announcement: Leading P2 Planning Program in Washington State
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:01:28 -0800
The Hazardous Waste Toxics Reduction (HWTR) program of the Washington
State Department of Ecology is recruiting for a Environmental Specialist 5
(ES-5) - Pollution Prevention Planning (P3)Coordinator. This is a newly
established, full time, permanent position, located at headquarters office
in Olympia. Specifics regarding the job duties, responsibilities, and
requirements for this position are summarized in the Classification
Description found at the end of this message. The application deadline in
March 3.
Desirable Competencies, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
This person should have excellent leadership, coordination and project
management skills. This position coordinates P3 policy development and
activities for the HWTR program. The P3 Coordinator's primary
responsibilities involve the oversight of agency responsibilities under
the Waste Reduction Act, Chapter 70.95C RCW. This is a program-specialty
position that will work with a broad range of stakeholders, both inside
and outside the agency. Familiarity with pollution prevention is highly
desirable.
Application Process:
To be eligible for this position, applicants must be on the Environmental
Specialist 5 register with the Washington State Department of Personnel.
If a lateral transfer candidate is not appointed and a referral is called
for and you are interested in promoting into this position, you must be
reachable on the ES-5 register. If you are not already on this register,
you must complete a state application form and take the test on line for
placement on the register for the Environmental Specialist 5 job class.
The link to the Department of Personnel website to apply for this job
class is:
<http://hr.dop.wa.gov/statejobs/bulletins/CURRENT/12502oc.htm>http://hr.dop.wa.gov/statejobs/bulletins/CURRENT/12502oc.htm.
To be considered for an interview, please submit the following to me
(e-mail and fax copies acceptable):
1. A letter of interest addressing your education and/or experience
and how it relates to the duties and competencies, knowledge, skills, and
abilities of the position;
2. Answer the following three questions within a total length of one
page, double-sided.
A) Describe how you motivated a business to go beyond compliance
and prevent pollution.
B) Describe a situation where you used your leadership skills to
motivate a team, gain team members support, and move a project forward.
C) Tell about a project that you led to a successful completion,
and what things you did to make sure it was accomplished on time and met
the project goals.
3. A current copy of the ES-5 State application form.
4. A current resume.
Application Deadline:
Interested individuals should submit the items requested above to me (John
Ridgway) no later Thursday, March 3, 2005.
If you would like additional information regarding this opportunity,
please call me at (360) 407-6713.
Contact Information:
John Ridgway, Supervisor
Information Management and Planning Section
Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction Program
Washington State Department of Ecology
Phone: (360) 407-6713
fax: (360) 407-6715
e-mail: <mailto:jrid461@no.address>jrid461@no.address
Classification Description:
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This position coordinates pollution prevention planning (P3) policy
development and activities for the Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction
(HWTR) program. The P3 Coordinator's primary responsibilities include:
oversight of agency responsibilities under the Waste Reduction Act,
Chapter 70.95C RCW; coordination of P3 projects; lead in addressing P3
fee-related needs; oversight of P3 information system needs and user
policies; advising HWTR management on P3 policies and implementation
strategies; preparing legislative reports; facilitating P3 policy
refinements; coordination of P3 activities with other agency programs and
outside stakeholders; and participating with other pollution prevention
work within the program.
Duties
Core P3 Lead for HWTR includes: central coordination of all P3-related
activities and policy development in HWTR; update and maintain P3 policy
manual; oversight of penalty fee work; provide P3 guidance support to
regions; assist with headquarter (HQ)/regional consistency; coordinate
with Industrial Section in Solid Waste/Financial Assistance Program;
oversee data management/measurement/surveys; participate with HWTR Toxics
Reduction Network; lead and/or support other P3-based projects and
positions in HQ as directed by supervisor. (50%)
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Support includes: development of
EMS/Sustainability Hybrid alternatives to P3. This may include: outside
contract development/oversight; regulation revision; implementation
planning and oversight. (15%)
Data Systems Oversight includes: Work closely with HWTR information
technology unit and other staff involved with the collection, maintenance
and/or application of P3 data. This includes oversight of data systems
assessments / business needs, user needs and system modifications. (10%)
P3 link to Beyond Waste (BW) includes: support BW planning and policy
development in relation to existing and potential P3 opportunities;
support BW performance measures using P3 data; develop and support options
for new P3/BW data and performance measures; support development and
implementation of BW incentives in conjunction with P3 tools and
opportunities. (10%)
HWTR Pollution Prevention (P2) includes: support to and coordination with
P2 activities, policies and/or opportunities within the program and
agency. (10%)
Other duties as required. (5%)
Gary Liss
916-652-7850
Fax: 916-652-0485
www.garyliss.com
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