Cap-and-Invest Industrial Decarbonization Speciali

Washington State Department of Ecology

US-WA-Lacey

Job No: 46357

Posted: Feb 24

The Department of Ecology is hiring a Cap-and-Invest Industrial Decarbonization Specialist (Environmental Planner 5) within the Climate Pollution Reduction Program.

Location:

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

Schedule:

• This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options.
• A minimum of one day per week is required in the office.
• Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

Application Timeline: 

• Apply by March 10, 2025.
• This position will remain open until filled. The agency reserves the right to make a hire at any time after application review begins. Applications received after March 10th may not be considered.

Duties

As the Cap-and-Invest Industrial Decarbonization Specialist, you will oversee the design and development of key policies and guidance on industrial decarbonization mechanisms, technologies, and strategies leading to the successful implementation of, and compliance with the State's Cap-and-Invest Program, a key priority for the Department of Ecology, the Legislature, and the Governor's Office. To accomplish this work, you will work with staff across the Cap-and-Invest Program in policy, auctions and markets, and emissions reporting and verification. You'll collaborate with Ecology's Office of Equity and Environmental Justice policy and technical leads, while providing information for responses to requests from policy advisors in the Office of the Governor as well as legislators and legislative staff. 

Here are some of your duties as the Industrial Decarbonization Specialist:

• Apply policy evaluation, program assessment, and sector-specific skills to develop and evaluate approaches to reducing industrial greenhouse gases, mitigate industrial emissions leakage risk, and meet statewide emissions limits.

• Apply specialized experience and expertise to develop regulatory measures, implementation plans, and procedures for controlling greenhouse gas emissions and to prepare feasibility and cost-effectiveness studies of proposed standards and control measures.

• Conduct studies to support coordination of greenhouse gas emission reduction programs among other Climate Pollution Reduction (CPR) programs, other State agencies, and other external organizations.

• Take on responsibilities with extreme sensitivity and complexity, often dealing with emerging or undefined issues, and typically involving potential conflict among diverse issues, such as state-of-the-art technologies; public concern; local, State, and Federal Government concerns; Tribal government and overburdened community concerns; costs; and business interests.

• Design and create tools to compare technical and policy alternatives and to provide scientific critique of measurement methods, policy interpretations, and other proposals and input from a broad range of interested parties.

• Spearhead the development of policy and legislative proposals with immediate and long-range impact; evaluate policy and legislative proposals that impact Washington’s climate change programs; and recommend creative implementation solutions.

• Work with state, national, and international experts, and interested parties to gather research and technical evaluations to support the continued integrity of the implementation of the Cap-and-Invest program. Evaluate and review literature and analyses conducted by outside consultants and entities.

Learn more and apply online at: Cap-and-Invest Industrial Decarbonization Specialist (Environmental Planner 5)