Environmental Scientist III

Summary

King County Metro Transit Facilities Division has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Scientist III to provide environmental compliance oversight for King County Metro Transit Operations.

Job Duties

- Ensure compliance with environmental regulations such as stormwater and industrial wastewater discharges, spill response, underground storage tanks, hazardous waste, and air quality. - Coordinate and implement projects that mitigate the environmental impacts of bus activities. - Establish and manage a comprehensive recycling/waste minimization program. - Educate fellow employees on these efforts.

About Metro’s Transit Facilities Division

King County Metro Transit’s Facilities Division maintains all Metro Transit properties, such as bus bases, park & rides, bus shelters, and offices and maintenance shops. Services include bus shelter repairs and replacements, bus shelter cleaning, trolley wire repairs, radio maintenance for buses, environmental spill clean-up, bus sign replacement, graffiti removal, and other facilities maintenance duties. Internally, team provides division-wide support functions for finance, budget, environmental compliance, safety, training, administrative services and new employee orientation. Planning, inventory/materials management, work center, workforce management, functional asset management, general/maintenance agreements, systems support, capital infrastructure, sustainable resources/energy.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

To be considered eligible for this role, applicants must possess these MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: - Increasingly responsible professional experience working in the environmental compliance field in either private or public sectors in an environmental-related position for at least 3 years. - Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline, environmental field, or closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and work experience. - Ability and willingness to attend work on altered schedules including swing and graveyard shifts as needed when providing environmental training to staff. - Ability and willingness to periodically be on-call 24/7 Monday through Friday for responding to environmental emergencies including spills. - Ability to travel across King County to perform fieldwork. - Demonstrated experience interpreting analytical data and writing technical reports. - Demonstrated experience managing an environmental compliance program. - Demonstrated knowledge of small-project management techniques and organizational skills. - Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience presenting to groups. - Demonstrated ability to draft, proofread, edit, compile, and finalize official and technical documents. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. - Demonstrated ability to document, prepare and communicate information to staff. - Skill in interpreting plans, specifications, drawings, and technical maps and documents. - Skill in researching, analyzing, and interpreting technical data. - Skill in applying principles of customer service and continuous quality improvement. - Skill in promoting mutual respect and acceptance and maintaining effective working relationships with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. - Skill in group problem-solving and decision-making. - Effective communication and interpersonal abilities, including working collaboratively, listening, managing conflicts or crises, and dealing with difficult situations. - Customer service orientation and skill in building partnerships with other agencies, organizations, and employers. - Demonstrated ability to work successfully with a diverse group of individuals from a variety of different positions and backgrounds. - Ability to lift up to 50 pounds. - Ability to stand and walk, often under adverse field conditions. - Willingness to wear protective clothing and PPE (must be worn when working in areas where exposure to hazardous materials and/or pollutants might occur). The most competitive applicants will possess these DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: - Professional experience developing and delivering an environmental compliance training program for staff. - Professional experience in a vehicle maintenance organization or other workplaces employing skilled trade workers (e.g. mechanics, electrical workers, machinists, etc.). - Working knowledge of environmental regulations covering stormwater and industrial wastewater discharge, underground and aboveground storage tanks, dangerous waste generation, and air quality. - Experience providing technical training, leadership and/or day-to-day direction to employees. - Five or more years of experience working in the environmental compliance field in either the private or public sector.

Certifications and other Requirements

The following certifications and training must be obtained or completed within 6 months of the start date: - 24-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response - Hazardous Materials Transportation (Federal DOT hazmat training) - Right of Way Worker Safety - Confined Space Entrance - First Aid/CPR

Necessary Special Requirement

A valid Washington State driver's license is required and an acceptable driving record. If you possess an out of state driver's license, you must obtain a WA state license within 30 days of hire.

Work Schedule

This position has a standard 40-hour work week with on-call responsibilities. Alternative work schedules may be considered. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.