Seismic Stability Program Analyst (Program Analyst 4)

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality strives to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable environment that embraces and values diversity. Employees at all levels of the agency work together to foster fairness, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We strive to be a workplace where we share our authentic identities, while advancing our individual professional goals, and while collaborating to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for current and future generations. We celebrate and appreciate diversity, champion equity, and treat each other with respect and dignity.

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Are you passionate about preserving, enhancing, and protecting Oregon’s environment? If so, please consider a career with the State of Oregon at the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). At DEQ, employees have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land, and water.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has a full-time opportunity available for a Seismic Stability Program Analyst (Program Analyst 4) in Portland, Oregon.

About DEQ!

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is the primary regulatory agency of the government of the U.S. State of Oregon responsible for protecting and enhancing the state’s natural resources.  

The Land Quality programs support this mission by assessing and managing environmental cleanups, promoting manufacturing and recycling of non-toxic commercial products, safely managing the disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, administering the state’s underground storage tank and heating oil tank programs, and responding to spills of oil and hazardous materials.

The Seismic Stability Program is a spill prevention program for facilities with regulated fuel storage tanks. Through facility assessments, mitigation plans, and construction inspections, the program is designed to promote use of safe fuel storage practices according to established design, installation, or operation requirements. This work prevents spills by equipment failure due to large earthquakes. This includes rule and policy development, statute revision proposals, training, technical assistance, inspections, and enforcement.

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What you will do!

You will lead program development for fuel tank seismic stability requirements established by Senate Bill 1567 in 2022 involving fuel tank storage facilities that handle over 90% of the Oregon fuel supply. You will lead work to create unprecedented requirements and procedures to prevent extensive loss of life, regional habitat destruction, and collapse of the Oregon economy during the next Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Your work implements a $3,000,000 biennial budget attempting to prevent oil spills totaling over 100,000,000 gallons with an overall estimated cost to people, property, navigation, fisheries, recreation, cultural values, and fuel prices between $440 million and $2.6 billion.

In this position, you will build collaborative partnerships with the regulated community, public interest groups, neighborhood residents and businesses, and partner agencies. You will develop new procedures that are compatible with overlapping and sometimes conflicting national, state, and local building codes; industry operating standards; emergency response requirements; environmental justice; and economic expectations. In addition, you will give authoritative and consultative advice on program content and service delivery to state program staff, local agencies, the regulated community, and community organizations to assist them in setting up related programs.

What’s in it for you!

The opportunity to work in a productive and creative environment where no two days are ever the same! DEQ cares deeply about employee wellness and benefits. We offer a competitive benefits package that offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for the employee and their qualified family members, as well as paid sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave, and 11 paid holidays a year. In addition, we offer membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and you have the opportunity to potentially receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). If you are passionate about Oregon’s environment, apply today!

This is a full-time, AFSCME represented position.

This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Qualifications: 8 years of experience coordinating or administering a program.

Substitutions:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, behavioral or social sciences, environmental science, or a closely related field may substitute for 3 of the required years of experience.
• Master’s degree in business or public administration, behavioral or social sciences, environmental science, or a closely related field may substitute for 4 of the required years of experience.
• Doctorate degree in business or public administration, behavioral or social sciences, environmental science, or a closely related field may substitute for 5 of the required years of experience.

Candidates who are most competitive will also reflect the following desired attributes:

• Demonstrated understanding of environmental justice and the historical impacts for marginalized and underrepresented communities; ability to take personal responsibility for increasing their knowledge of environmental justice and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Extensive experience with fuel tank seismic stability work.
• Experience with leading or managing a safety, emergency preparedness, or response program.
• Experience with operations, audits, or regulation at fuel or chemical handling facilities, particularly above ground storage tanks.
• Demonstrated experience building and fostering relationships with a diverse group of partners including colleagues, interested parties, communities, organizations, and businesses.
• Strong skills in conflict resolution, negotiation, collaboration, and engagement, with the ability to break down barriers between programs and foster coordinated approaches to problem-solving.
• Proven leadership skills, including the ability to analyze, integrate, and balance multiple perspectives, backgrounds, and priorities; demonstrate flexibility, patience, and effective facilitation.
• Highly motivated; a willingness to take initiative; ability to work creatively to find solutions; innovative; and excellent problem-solving skills involving detailed thinking for solving complex issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to provide clear, concise, and compelling communication of policy, program, or technical information tailored to the needs of diverse audiences; skill in writing and presenting clear and concise program briefs or reports that include analyses, recommendations, and conclusions to diverse audiences.
• Experience managing complex projects with many different parties and multiple deliverables, within resource constraints; ability to work both independently and in diverse teams of varying sizes.
• Experience conducting in-depth evaluations of program rules, policies, and operations, and adapting or creating new procedures to solve program issues; experience establishing a new program with protocols and structures.

Working Conditions:

DEQ believes in a diverse and inclusive work environment. All employees are expected to contribute to a work environment that collectively values and benefits from respecting its diversity and promotes a culture of inclusiveness.

This position will be based out of DEQ’s office in Headquarters office in Portland; however, the successful candidate may be eligible for hybrid work. The logistics of hybrid work will need to be worked out with the Hiring Manager prior to your hire and may be changed at any time given specific job duties and business needs. DEQ will provide necessary hardware (laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and cell phone) for an employee to successfully work from home. At DEQ sites, you will have access to a workspace, however, it may be shared with other employees.

This position requires occasional in- and out-of-state travel on official State business for meetings, trainings, conferences, or public hearings that may include overnight stays, evening work, weekend work, and/or irregular work hours. 

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Help Your Application Rise to the Top!

Your application materials are the perfect opportunity to highlight your interest in the position and showcase your amazing skills and experience. In addition to your related work experience and education, DEQ will use the desired attributes and minimum qualifications above, under the “What are we looking for?” section to determine whom to interview. Please make sure your attributes and minimum qualifications are clearly demonstrated in your application materials.

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Veterans Information:

DEQ provides candidate preference points to all eligible veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former). For more information on candidate preference, please visit Veterans Resources. For privacy reasons, please do not attach candidate preference documents when initially applying. Instead, you will be asked to submit those at a later time as part of a future task in Workday.

Equal Pay Analysis:

As an employer, the State of Oregon complies with HB 2005, the Pay Equity Bill. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected class in the payment of wages, and we do not screen applicants on the basis of their current or past compensation. All finalists have an equal pay analysis completed to determine their placement on the salary scale. Please note: the salary listed is the non-PERS qualifying salary range. If the successful candidate is PERS qualifying, the salary range will reflect an additional 6.95% (6% goes to PERS and .95% covers payroll taxes). Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.

Work Authorization:

DEQ does not offer visa sponsorships. On the first day of employment, all hires will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s Form I-9, confirming authorization to work in the United States. In addition, hires will have three business days from their first day of employment to present documents that establish employment authorization and identity. DEQ is an E-Verify employer and will use E-Verify to confirm that hires are authorized to work in the United States.

Questions/Need Help?

If you have questions about the recruitment or need assistance to participate in the application process, including an accommodation request under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact DEQ’s Recruitment Team at jobs@deq.oregon.gov or 503-229-5107. TTY users: please use the Oregon Telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-735-2900.