Regulatory Compliance Analyst, Senior

In the Environmental Services Department we believe everything we do supports healthy neighborhoods and a thriving Puget Sound, leaving a better Tacoma for all.

The Focus on healthy neighborhoods and a Thriving Puget Sound defines the core values of the Environmental Services Department and our clear focus on: Customers, Employees and Operations with the three following statements:

• Customers - Partner with the community on customer-valued services to meet the diverse needs of Tacoma neighborhoods
• Employees - Foster safe culture built on trust, conversation and equity
• Operations - Operate using best practices and innovation to meet changing environmental and community needs.

• Federal, State, and local regulations as well as local tribal commitments
• Permitting processes and requirements including: SEPA, JARPA, HPA, EIS, and Waste Disposal Authorization
• Environmental restoration projects, practices, monitoring and maintenance methods, and ecosystem functions
• Permitting thresholds, processes, and timelines
• Tracking and managing multiple timelines and projects
• Building relationships with excellent communication and negotiation skills

• Coordinate and partner with departments and staff throughout the City.
• Participation in regional permitting meetings.
• Initiate and lead regulatory coordination meetings.
•  Assist with developing technical resources related to environmental permitting for construction and maintenance projects.
• Assist with environmental permitting needs of Environmental Services construction, restoration and maintenance projects including aquatic vegetation projects, Tacoma Smelter Plume Soil Management Plan, Waste Disposal Authorizations.
• Develop and manage Environmental consultant contracts for permitting assistance and habitat assessment services including wetland delineations, biodiversity areas, and/or steep slopes.  Review and approve consultant outputs.
• Assist with communication and work on projects with other City departments and personnel, governmental and private agencies, consultants, contractors, vendors, and community members.
• Gathers, compiles, and analyzes permit data; Assists with interpretation and implementation of regulations; analyzes data and submits reporting to ensure permit compliance.
• Represent the City in a professional manner in regulatory, regional, and community settings.  

• This is a professional environment with most activities occurring in an office setting with periodic field visits to project sites, restoration/mitigation sites, and/or existing stormwater facilities. 
• Field work consists of evaluation of site conditions in relation to permitting requirements and visualization of proposed work and translation into permitting documents or communication.   
• Position may require driving, sitting, standing, walking or climbing.

Minimum Education*
Bachelor's degree in environmental science, natural resources, chemistry, biology or directly related field

Minimum Experience*
4 years of professional environmental science or natural resources compliance, planning or mitigation work

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Valid Driver License at time of application with maintenance thereafter.

**Professional registration or certification by a recognized organization or board within the applicants' discipline of science or engineering is highly desired**

*Equivalency: 1 year of experience = 1 year of education

Technical
Have knowledge of regulatory principles Federal, State and Local Environmental Permitting for Environmental Services’ construction, restoration and maintenance projects (i.e. EIS, SEPA, JARPA, HPA and Waste Disposal Authorizations).  Possess a strong background in environmental and ecosystem functions and benefits.  A solid knowledge of construction practices is helpful. 
 
Analysis
Use data and information in a clear and rational process to assess and understand issues, evaluate options, form accurate conclusions, and make decisions. Gather, assemble, analyze and evaluate facts to draw logical conclusions, make proper recommendations and prepare clear, concise, and comprehensive written and verbal communication. 

Research
 Effectively identify, collect, organize and document data and information in ways that make the information most useful for subsequent assessment, analysis, and investigation using current software and techniques. Compile and maintain reports, records and various other forms of pertinent information in an organized and professional manner.

Problem Solving
Use intelligence, common sense, hard work and tenacity to solve particularly difficult or complicated challenges. Employ expertise and credibility, evaluate and resolve complex or sensitive issues and problems.

Communications
Prepares effective written and oral communications for use by City employees, community's groups, and city management. Makes effective presentations to customer advisory panels and community's groups.  Makes excellent customer service the standard, responding to changing customer needs, and helping customers implement complete solutions.

Leadership
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with co-workers, the public, and other municipalities and federal agencies.  Ability to lead small to large working teams.  Establish, coordinate and direct work teams to accomplish assigned tasks to a successful completion.  Ability to work as a team member in a supporting or managing role.  Ability to coordinate multi-disciplined project teams.  
 
Program Management
Appropriately prioritize and concurrently provide guidance and consultation on multiple programs or projects, integrating many factors into decisions, and ensuring that work progresses toward achieving goals and objectives.
 
Professionalism
Conduct all assignments in a professional and timely manner. Work with confidentiality and discretion. Maintain professional skills that apply to all aspects of field of assigned specialty through continued education and/or training. Model effective group behavior such as listening, discussing, negotiating, encouraging and motivating. Maintain current knowledge of industry by reading and interpreting applicable ordinances, rules, regulations, practices, policies and procedures.

WHY WORK FOR THE CITY?
The City of Tacoma offers a generous program of employee benefits:

• Outstanding working conditions and an exceptional quality-of-life environment.
• Medical coverage for eligible employees, spouses and dependents, including children up to age 26.
• Vision care with VSP for employees and eligible dependents enrolled in the Regence PPO medical plan with vision benefits.
• Dental coverage for eligible employees and their elected dependents, including dependent children up to the age of 26.
• Deferred compensation allowing tax-deferred savings as authorized under Section 457 of the IRS Code.
• Personal time off.
• Paid holidays.
• A great pension plan.

Communication from the City of Tacoma:
We primarily communicate via email during the application process. Emails from cityoftacoma.org and/or governmentjobs.com must be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk email folders.

The online application system requires you to enter a substantial amount of information. Be prepared to spend at least an hour entering information. In order for your application materials to be considered, all information must be submitted by the closing date and time listed on this job announcement.

For assistance with the NEOGOV application process, or questions regarding this job announcement, please call Human Resources at (253) 591.5400 before 4:00 pm of the closing date of the job announcement.