EPCRA Reporting and Generation Fee Specialist (Environmental Specialist 3)

Benefits, Questions, Description, Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen, The Hazardous Waste Toxics Reduction program within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill an Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) Reporting and Generation Fee Specialist (Environmental Specialist 3) position.

• Ensure EPCRA reports meet regulatory reporting requirements and include descriptive information about various chemical storage activities at facilities.
• Enter information from EPCRA reports into Ecology’s data system.
• Provide technical and regulatory assistance to businesses.
• Help businesses gain access to Ecology’s online reporting system.
• Use technical writing skills and scientific knowledge of program activities to periodically review and update reporting forms, publications, and web content.
• Respond to inquiries from the public related to hazardous chemicals in their communities, including researching a response and/or referring callers to other resources.

• Six years of experience and/or education as described below: Experience, professional level experience in environmental analysis or control or environmental planning.
• Experience may include: Working with environmental data, Entering data into databases, Working with accounting software, Public Disclosure process, Training coworkers, Helping clients understand and apply state and federal rules to their businesses, Data quality control and quality assurance, Database design from the business team perspective, Customer service virtually and over the phone, Interpreting complex rules and data in a way that the public can understand them, Technical writing.

• Health insurance
• Paid holidays
• Vacation, Sick, and other Leave
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Tuition Waiver
• Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Deferred Compensation Programs
• Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)
• Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program

The mission of the HWTR Program is to protect Washington’s residents and environment by reducing the use of toxic chemicals, safely managing dangerous waste, preventing new contaminated sites, and cleaning up contamination.