The Nuclear Waste Program (NWP) within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Community Outreach and Engagement Specialist 3 position. This position is located in our Richland Field Office (RFO) in Richland, WA. Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

In this position, you will have the opportunity to support and conduct outreach, education, and public involvement with communities impacted by Hanford Site cleanup. Hanford is one of the most complex environmental cleanup efforts in the world, and is tracked by a wide variety of audiences regionally, across the Pacific Northwest, and nationally. In this role, you will gain valuable experience in relationship building; engaging with diverse audiences; communicating complex topics in in a meaningful way; and working collaboratively with the communications team, program staff and peers from other agencies and organizations.

Agency Mission: Ecology's mission is to protect, preserve and enhance the environment for current and future generations.   

Program Mission: The Nuclear Waste Program's (NWP) mission is to lead the effective and efficient cleanup of the United States Department of Energy’s Hanford Site; to ensure sound management of mixed hazardous wastes in Washington; and to protect the state’s air, water, and land at and adjacent to the Hanford site.

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. In general, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10% of your scheduled hours in the office – typically a half day a week, or one day every two weeks.
However, due to the outreach, education, public involvement, and communications work this position entails, you will be expected to come to the office and/or work in the field as required/requested for meetings, outreach and education events, and similar work. This could mean multiple days per week, or just the minimum stated above, depending on what is scheduled/requested. 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.

Application Timeline: This position will remain open until filled; we will review applications on August 15, 2024. In order to be considered, please submit an application on or before August 14, 2024. If your application isn't received by this date, it may not be considered. The agency reserves the right to make a Hire any time after the initial screening date. 

Salary: $51,588.00 - $69,396.00 Annually

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Community Outreach and Engagement Specialist 3