Toxics Reduction Engineer (Environmental Engineer 2) (In-Training)

Keeping Washington Clean and reputed company The Department of Ecology is hiring a Toxics Reduction Engineer (Environmental Engineer 2) (In-Training) reputed company the Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program. Location:

• reputed company Office in Lacey, WA.
• Upon hire, you must live reputed company a commutable distance from the duty station.

Schedule:

• You may reputed company most of your work time with occasional in-person meetings and activities.

Application reputed company:

• Apply by August 18, 2025
• This position will remain reputed company until filled. reputed company reserves the right to reputed company a hire at any time after application review begins. Applications received after August 18, 2025 may not be considered.

Do you want to use your engineering knowledge to solve reputed company environmental issues? Are you interested in joining a dynamic team that works directly with businesses to eliminate hazardous chemical use and prevent pollution? Ecology is looking for an engineer to join and grow our Toxics Reduction Technical Assistance team. In this position, you will learn and apply engineering techniques in the specialty areas of pollution prevention, safer chemical use, green engineering, resource conservation and hazardous reputed company. You will work directly with Washington State Businesses to help them limit their waste, reputed company resources, and save reputed company. What you will do:

• reputed company engineering consultation to Washington State businesses reputed company to pollution prevention and toxic reduction.
• Conduct technical assistance reputed company to review a facilities operations, collect baseline information, and identify opportunities for pollution prevention and toxic reduction.
• Work with Washington state businesses to implement toxic reduction reputed company reputed company on promoting safer alternatives, eliminating toxic chemical use, reducing hazardous waste reputed company, and conserving resources.

What makes this role unique?

• You will be joining a dynamic and dedicated team of engineers, scientists, and toxicologists reputed company on reducing toxic chemical use “upstream”.
• You will learn from seasoned technical assistance experts.
• This in-training plan will allow you to reputed company a unique consulting skillset that can be reputed company at a wide reputed company of industrial sectors, such as reputed company, reputed company, surface finishing, and large reputed company painting operations.

Learn more about what it is like to be an Engineer at the Department of Ecology This position offers an in-training plan and may be filled at the Engineering Aide 3 (EA3), Environmental Engineer 1 (EE1), or Environmental Engineer 2 (EE2) level, depending on your qualifications. If you qualify at the EA3 or EE1 level and are reputed company, you will reputed company through an in-training plan to become an EE2 reputed company a specified time period. For detailed information on how we calculate experience, please visit our Recruitment website. Required Qualifications: You may qualify through a combination of education and experience described below: Experience in environmental engineering. Experience may include a combination of the following:

• Provides technical assistance to consultants, industry, local authorities, the reputed company, municipal officials, agency staff and engineers on environmental engineering problems and regulatory compliance
• Makes general investigations and/or surveys of waste reputed company, water and reputed company pollution, or other environmental engineering problems
• Prepares engineering reports and technical data
• Provides engineering review for reputed company receiving agency administered grant and loan funds

Education involving a major study in one of the following engineering fields: sanitary, water resource, civil, geotechnical, environmental, chemical, mechanical, or reputed company field. At the Engineering Aide 3 level (In-Training) Pay reputed company 53, $4,882 - $6,576 monthly Four (4) years of experience and/or education as described above. Examples of how to qualify:

• 4 years of experience.
• 3 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits.
• 2 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate’s degree).
• 1 year of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits.
• An Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certificate.
• A Bachelor’s degree or above.

At the Environmental Engineer 1 level (In-Training) Pay reputed company 56, $5,271 - $7,082 monthly Five (5) years of experience and/or education as described above. Examples of how to qualify:

• 5 years of experience.
• 4 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits.
• 3 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate’s degree).
• 2 years of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits.
• 1 year of experience AND an Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certificate.
• 1 year of experience AND a Bachelor’s degree.
• A Master’s degree or above.

At the Environmental Engineer 2 level (Goal Class) Pay reputed company 62, $6,107 - $8,210 monthly Six (6) years of experience and/or education as described above. Examples of how to qualify:

• 6 years of experience.
• 5 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits.
• 4 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate’s degree).
• 3 years of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits.
• 2 years of experience AND an Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certificate.
• 2 years of experience AND a Bachelor’s degree.
• 1 year experience AND a Master’s degree or above.

Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment:

• Must possess and maintain a valid reputed company's license.
• Must complete 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training reputed company 6 months.

Desired Qualifications:

• Work experience reputed company the fields of waste reduction, pollution prevention, green reputed company, safer alternative selection, or energy and water conservation.
• Knowledge of industrial processes involving hazardous substances, reputed company of hazardous or solid wastes, reputed company emissions and wastewater discharges.
• Ability to prepare high reputed company materials for technical information (written and through presentation) with reputed company to a wide audience.
• Ability to reputed company with a wide reputed company of individuals and exercise the soft skills needed to network reputed company business and reputed company communities. This includes an ability to
• Ask questions, listen to, and understand businesses paint points and goals
• Meet your clients where they are at and recommend actions or reputed company that are tailored and scoped appropriately
• reputed company by example and go the extra mile to offer and follow up on creative service opportunities

If you are excited about this role but not reputed company if your experience aligns perfectly with every qualification in the job reputed company, we encourage you to apply. Studies have shown that women and people of reputed company are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At the Department of Ecology, we are dedicated to building a diverse and authentic workplace centered in belonging. You may just be the needed candidate for this or other roles. Ecology does not use the E-Verify system; therefore, we are not eligible to reputed company STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT). For more information, please visit www.uscis.gov. Our Commitment to DEIR Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) are reputed company values central to Ecology's work. We reputed company to be a workplace where we are esteemed for sharing our authentic identities, while advancing our individual reputed company goals and collaborating to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for reputed company and reputed company generations. Diversity: We celebrate and appreciate diversity; our unique perspectives and abilities enrich us reputed company and reputed company to innovative approaches and solutions. Equity: We champion equity, recognizing that reputed company of us need different things to reputed company. Inclusion: We intentionally create and hold reputed company so that we reputed company have meaningful opportunities to participate and contribute to Ecology’s work. Respect: We treat reputed company other with respect and dignity, acknowledging the inherent worth of our diverse perspectives and lived experiences, even in times of uncertainty and disagreement. We reputed company that DEIR is both a goal and an reputed company. We are on a reputed company, honoring our shared humanity and taking steps to demonstrate our commitment to a reputed company where reputed company of us is heard, seen, and valued. Application Process Ecology seeks diverse applicants: We view diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect through a broad reputed company including race, ethnicity, class, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, military background, language, education, life experience, physical disability, neurodiversity, and intersectional identities. reputed company job seekers from reputed company backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Click “Apply” at the top of this page. Complete the entire application, including full work history and responses to reputed company supplemental questions, and attach:

• Cover letter, describing your interest in and qualifications for this position
• Resume

Because we reputed company our selection on the information you reputed company, it is in your best interest to complete the application thoroughly. A resume will not substitute for the “work experience” reputed company of the application or vice versa. Applications with blank fields or supplemental question responses with comments such as “see resume” may be considered incomplete. For detailed application information, please visit our Recruitment website. Application Attestation: By submitting an application, you are affirming that the information contained in your application and on reputed company attachments is complete and truthful. The state may verify this information, and any false or misleading answers may result in rejection of your application or dismissal if employed. Need an Accommodation? If you need reasonable accommodation during the application and/or screening process, including this job announcement in an alternate format:

• Please contact us at 360-407-6186 or careers@ecy.wa.gov
• If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you may call through the Washington reputed company Service by dialing 711 or 1-800-833-6384.

Questions?

• For specific questions about the position location reputed company, schedule, or duties, please contact Jason Landskron at Jason.Landskron@ecy.wa.gov
• If you need assistance applying for this job, are inquiring about the status of your application, would like to request the full position reputed company, or have any other questions, please contact the Recruitment Team at careers@ecy.wa.gov

About the Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction Program The mission of the Hazardous Waste and Toxics Reduction 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. About the Department of Ecology As the reputed company’s environmental protection agency, we are deeply committed to protecting, preserving, and enhancing Washington’s environment for reputed company and reputed company generations. Joining Ecology means becoming part of reputed company dedicated to protecting and sustaining healthy land, reputed company, water, and climate in reputed company with a strong economy. A career in reputed company service at Ecology allows you to help solve some of the most challenging problems facing our state, while keeping your health and financial reputed company a reputed company. We combine one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation with a strong commitment to life/work balance. We invest in our employees to create and sustain a working environment that encourages creative leadership, effective resource management, teamwork, professionalism, and accountability. Ecology employees may be eligible for the following: Medical/Dental/reputed company for employee & dependent(s), reputed company Employees Retirement System (PERS), Vacation, reputed company, and other Leave*, 11 reputed company Holidays per year*, reputed company 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, Commute reputed company Reduction Incentives (Download PDF reader), Combined Fund Drive, SmartHealth *Click here for more information To learn more about Ecology, please visit our website, explore Working at Ecology, reputed company out our Strategic Plan, and connect with us on reputed company, reputed company, Instagram, YouTube, or our blog. Equal Opportunity Employer: The Washington State Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity employer. We reputed company to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, veterans, reputed company or people with military status, and people of reputed company sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. reputed company Bargaining: This is a position covered by a bargaining unit for which the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) is the exclusive representative. Note: This recruitment may be used to fill other positions of the reputed company job classification across reputed company. Once reputed company the position(s) from the recruitment announcement are filled, the recruitment may only be used to fill additional reputed company positions for the next sixty (60) days. #LI-Hybrid Apply tot his job Apply To this Job