Watershed Steward, Environmental Planner 3 (EP3)
Full-time, Project, Represented position (WFSE)
Anticipated Project is October 2025 - March 2026
Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered
Salary: $5,666.00 - $7,622.00 Monthly

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the WRP lead in the South Puget Sound, driving implementation of the WRP objectives on the ground within the Nisqually and Puyallup-Chambers Creek Basins
• Plan and implement Watershed Resilience Program projects and initiatives
• Participate in team coordination, communications, and strategic planning
• Coordinate with Tribal co-stewards and internal and external partners, including state agencies, local governments, conservation districts, and nonprofits. 
• Conduct scientific data collection and analysis, including in rough terrain in forested and aquatic habitats. 
• Collect and analyze spatial data via GIS 
• Contract and grant scoping, writing, and management for local, state, and federal grants

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in natural resource or environmental science, natural resource or environmental planning, or public administration or public policy with an environmental emphasis, or closely related field, AND at least two years of professional experience in natural resource or environmental science, natural resource or environmental planning, or public administration or public policy with an environmental emphasis, or closely related field.
  OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience leading and facilitating an interdisciplinary team or work groups to achieve desired and productive outcomes.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, or equivalent, programs (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present complex or controversial information in a way that is understandable and nonconfrontational.
• Skills in managing multiple work assignments and priorities on varied time scales.
• Skills to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships, to build rapport and partner with local, state, and federal governmental agencies, tribes, and the public regarding issues on habitat protection and restoration.
• Strong organization and time management skills to effectively prioritize workload and maximize efficiency.
• Skills to identify and act on opportunities to improve, streamline, and re-invent work processes.
• Commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.