Environmental Justice Planner (Environmental Planner 4)

The Department of Ecology is hiring an Environmental Justice Planner (Environmental Planner 4) for the Climate Pollution Reduction Program in Lacey, WA, with potential locations in Shoreline, Union Gap, or Spokane. This role focuses on environmental justice initiatives and requires collaboration with various stakeholders. The position offers a hybrid schedule with up to 90% tele-work flexibility, allowing for a balance between remote work and office presence.
Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen

The Climate Pollution Reduction Program (CPRP) *within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill an *Environmental Justice Planner (Environmental Planner 4) *position. This position is located in one of the following locations:
• Headquarters Office in *Lacey, WA{rel="nofollow"}.{rel="nofollow"}
• Northwest Region Office (NWRO) *in *Shoreline, WA{rel="nofollow"}.
• Central Region Office (CRO) in Union Gap, WA{rel="nofollow"}.
• Eastern Region Office (ERO) in Spokane, WA{rel="nofollow"}.

Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

Please Note: If the final location of this position is determined to be in our Northwest Region Office (NWRO) in Shoreline, WA{target="_blank" rel="noopener"}, there will be an additional 5% pay increase due to its location in King County. In this instance the salary range will be $6,380 - $8,578 per month.

We are excited to hire the Climate Pollution Reduction Program's first-ever Environmental Justice Planner. In this role, you will lead critical efforts to plan, analyze, and set the direction for the program's environmental justice initiatives and activities. You will be both a planner and a collaborator, working with our program staff, Ecology's Office of Equity and Environmental Justice, statewide workgroups, Tribal governments and community leaders. In this role, you will provide leadership for the Climate Pollution Reduction Program in:
• Environmental justice strategic planning and practices
• Equitable service delivery
• Implementation of Washington's Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act
• Title VI nondiscrimination compliance
• Agency Mission: *Ecology's mission is to protect, preserve, and enhance Washington's environment for current and future generations.
• Program Mission: *The Climate Pollution Reduction Program's (CPRP's) mission is to implement policies and programs to reduce carbon emissions in the state of Washington so that the state meets its statutory greenhouse gas emission limits. The CPRP focuses long term, requiring creative and strategic decision making for implementation to achieve broad statewide and interstate success reducing carbon emissions in the state of Washington so residents have a healthy environment and climate.
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Tele-work options for this position: * This position will have flexibility of a hybrid schedule, empowering work from home and office, providing less time in traffic and shrinking your carbon footprint. This position will be eligible for up to a 90% tele-work schedule. *Applicants with questions about position location options, tele-work, and flexible or compressed schedules are encouraged to reach out to the contact person listed below in "other information." Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

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