Spill Responder (Environmental Specialist 3) (In Training)

Duties

• Conduct responses to spills of oil and hazardous substances, abandoned waste, fish kills and other environmental and human health emergencies.
• Serve as initial incident commander and State On-Scene Coordinator for spills of petroleum products and hazardous materials on water and land.
• Conduct operations to control, contain and cleanup spills, investigate the cause of spills and response actions taken by parties responsible for spills, directs environmental response contractors, and coordinates responses with appropriate private, local, state and federal representatives involved.
• Open containers of unknowns, take samples, overpack and transport abandoned chemical wastes for final disposal.
• Offer technical assistance and limited regulatory interpretation to parties involved in spill incidents and drug lab cleanups.
• Prepare and complete all documentation and reporting associated with such incidents.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of combined experience and/or education.
• Experience: Performing environmental-based work, OR work related to any of the following: Incident Command and Emergency Response Leadership.
• Advanced Spill Response and Hazardous Materials Operations.
• Hazard Identification, Sampling, and Field Analysis.
• Dangerous Waste Management and Regulatory Compliance.
• Interagency and Law Enforcement Coordination.
• Emergency Spill Response Operations.
• Incident Command System Participation.
• Hazard Identification and Field Safety.
• Sampling, Monitoring, and Waste Handling.
• Regulatory Knowledge and Application.
• Contractor and Responsible Party Management.
• Technical Communication and Documentation.
• Equipment Operation and Readiness.
• Teamwork, Reliability, and Adaptability.

Pay

This position is eligible for a 10% Spill Response Assignment Pay once all training requirements and certifications are met and maintained. The salary listed includes 5% premium pay due to the position location in King County. The starting pay range for the Environmental Specialist 3 (In-Training) is $4,515 - $6,067 monthly, and for the Environmental Specialist 3 (Goal Class) is $5,229 - $7,043 monthly.

Schedule

This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options. This position requires field work and emergency response, while there is some office work and you may telework most of your office work time with occasional in-person meetings and activities. Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.