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NEOGOV · 2 months ago

SEA Legislative Coordinator (Environmental Planner 5)(Internal Only)

Thurston County – Lacey, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$83K/yr - $112K/yr

11+ years exp

The Department of Ecology is hiring a SEA Legislative Coordinator to advance the program’s mission related to shorelines, wetlands, and floodplains. This role involves advising management on policy issues, coordinating legislative involvement, and providing policy recommendations to leadership.

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Responsibilities

Work with program leadership to set the program’s strategic legislative direction

Provide legislative coordination, including tracking and analyzing legislation, and coordinating and drafting responses to legislative inquiries

Support the drafting and approval of fiscal notes

Contribute to the development of budget decision packages

Provide analytical and consultation services on program work activities resulting from new state and federal laws and other actions

Assist managers with special projects as assigned

Write, review, and conduct analysis of legislation and regulatory development

Represent the program on shorelines, wetlands, and floodplains issues

Represent the program in meetings with legislative staff and interested party groups

Represent the program, as appropriate, in communications with Tribes

Coordinate the development and review of legislative reports

Coordinate rulemaking efforts for the program

Track and report on performance measures

Represent the SEA Program on Ecology’s Performance Management Team

Qualification

Legislative coordinationPolicy developmentEnvironmental planningAnalytical skillsBudget decision packagesCritical thinkingCreativityCommunication skills

Required

Eleven (11) years of experience and/or education as described below:

Experience: professional experience in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, and/or policy development

Education involving a major study in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, landscape architecture, geography, land use or environmental law, public administration with an environmental emphasis, or closely related field

Examples of how to qualify: 11 years of experience. 10 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits. 9 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate's degree). 8 years of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits. 7 years of experience AND a Bachelor's degree. 5 years of experience AND a Master's degree or higher. 2 years of experience as an Environmental Planner 4, at Department of Ecology