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Description:

This is a permanent, full-time Environmental Planner 3 (EPH3) position.

Make a difference

The mission of the Office of Drinking Water (ODW) is to work with others to protect the health of the people of Washington State by ensuring safe and reliable drinking water. Under the direction of the Water Quality and Data Management Section Manager and the Source Water Protection Program Lead, this position supports the Office of Drinking Water’s (ODW) Source Water Protection Program as an independent program coordinator with primary focus on groundwater resource environmental planning, to include wellhead protection, climate change, and critical aquifer recharge areas. This position looks wholistically at zoning, building codes and ordinances to ensure groundwater resources are protected as built with minimal need for interventions to further treat water for the safe use and consumption by the public. This position provides expertise on issues related to water quality, water quantity, and implementation issues of well head and groundwater protection activities.

As Wellhead Protection Program Coordinator, you will:

• Provide expertise on issues related to water quality, water quantity, and implementation issues of wellhead and groundwater protection activities.
• Provide expertise and consultation with internal and external partners and provide planning and/or policy development assistance to promote wellhead protection activities, discuss the impacts of climate change on source water quality and quantity, and provide training and guidance materials to promote these activities.
• Act as a technical liaison with other regulatory agencies, particularly the Department of Agriculture, Department of Ecology, and the Department of Natural Resources, to find opportunities to promote wellhead and groundwater water protection activities.
• Assist the Source Water Protection Program lead in evaluating and implementing highly complex rules, policies, and program plans, which are of critical importance statewide and nationally.

These activities will improve the health of people in Washington State by strengthening the public health system to better serve its citizens, enhance strategic partnerships, improve internal and external public health communication to protect our public water supply sources, and improve the capacity of our water systems.

The incumbent may be located anywhere within the State of Washington. Telework (mobile-work) is expected. When approved, the incumbent will work with their supervisor to identify an appropriate work schedule and balance, including telework and reporting to the Tumwater duty station for work activities.  This would need to be a conversation between the hiring supervisor and the incumbent.

Work that matters.

Public health promotes and protects the health of the people of the state of Washington, in the communities where they live, learn, work and play.

The agency realizes that our efforts to achieve more equitable health outcomes for the communities we serve begins with our ability to operationalize and institutionalize equity throughout our internal policies, systems, and practices. 

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Join a great team and lead us into the future.

Because we believe that healthy places = healthy people, we work to improve the health of people in Washington state by preventing and reducing exposure to health hazards in the environment and supporting healthy places where people live, work, and play.

Our roughly 300 staff work all over Washington in programs aimed at ensuring: safe drinking water, food safety, shellfish protection, radiation safety, wastewater management, pesticide exposure prevention, and prevention of vector borne diseases.

About us.

The Department of Health (DOH) works with others to protect and improve the health of all people in Washington state. We are committed to our cornerstone values of Equity, Innovation, and Engagement (EIE) to reenergize our commitment to health for all — creating policies and conditions so everyone can live their healthiest lives. We cannot embark on this journey alone. We must collaborate with communities, community-based organizations, local public health entities, governmental partners, health care providers and systems, the private sector, Tribal Nations, and many, many more. Infusing our agency’s values into how we transform our services, go about our activities, and strengthen our core work, is critical to the bright and robust future ahead.  

Learn more about our Transformational Plan. 

Why DOH?  We offer….

• One of the most competitive benefits package in the nation that is designed to meet the needs of you and your family. Beyond the traditional benefits such as Health, Life Insurance, Retirement, and related benefits, we offer Flex Spending Accounts, Dependent Care Assistance, Deferred Compensation and so much more.
• A commitment to work/life balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for many positions.
• A commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion that fosters an inclusive environment. 
• Employees earn between 14 and 25 days of paid vacation per year depending on the length of employment. 
• A wellness program that offers education, access to healthy food, and fitness classes.
• An Infant at Work Program based on the long-term health values of breastfeeding newborns and infant-parent bonding.  
• Employee resource groups that provide forums for employees to gather and share ideas about matters that affect their personal and professional lives and support career development.   
• DOH is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Forgiveness Program (PSLF). See https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service for more details.