Seismic Stability Program Analyst (Program Analyst 4)

State of Oregon • Street, MD

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, or physical or mental disability in the administration of our programs and activities. Visit DEQ’s Civil Rights and Environmental Justice page. 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. For a visual representation of DEQ’s offices and their locations, view our DEQ Offices and Vehicle Inspection Testing Stations map. 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.

Requirements

• 8 years of experience coordinating or administering a program.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• build collaborative partnerships with the regulated community, public interest groups, neighborhood residents and businesses, and partner agencies.
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for the employee and their qualified family members
• paid sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave, and 11 paid holidays a year
• membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• opportunity to potentially receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level