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Location : Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Job Number: 2023MF20694
Department: DPH - Public Health
Division: Environmental Health Svcs
Opening Date: 12/20/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week
Summary
This position is open until filled, and applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis.
The Environmental Health Services Division (EHS), Community Toxics, Science & Policy (CTSP) section is seeking a skilled, knowledgeable, and collaborative individual to fill the key role of Research Services Program Manager (Environmental Scientist IV) in the Hazardous Waste Management Program (Haz Waste Program) to lead the Research Services team.
As the Research Services Program Manager, you will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team comprised of an epidemiologist, two Environmental Scientists, and a librarian. The core function of the Research team is to ensure that the Haz Waste Program's work is informed by the best possible science and grounded in the Program's commitment to racial equity and social justice.
You will also be a member of the Haz Waste Program's leadership team, where you will provide strategic direction, management of the budget, contracts, and work plan for the Program's research priorities. You will have the opportunity to fill a critical leadership position in Environmental Health Services and the Haz Waste Program.
Examples of priorities include:
The Hazardous Waste Management Program is a regional coalition working to protect public health and the environment. The Program provides grant funding to cities, towns, and tribal governments within King County to help residents properly dispose of hazardous waste and to promote using safer alternatives. The Program recognizes that individual, structural, and institutional racism contribute to inequities and disproportionality in the services that it provides and has a "leading with race" framework of racial justice strategies to address root causes and eliminate these inequities. You can find the Program's Racial Equity Plan and more information on the Program's Five coalition partners provide oversight, strategic guidance, and accountability through a multi-jurisdictional : King County Solid Waste Division, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Seattle Public Utilities, Sound Cities Association, and King County Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD).
About the Environmental Health Services Division
Through the work of over 160 dedicated employees, the Environmental Health Services Division identifies and sustains environmental conditions that promote health equity and healthy people and communities in Seattle and King County. Our vision is healthy, safe, and vibrant communities that are free of health disparities based on race, gender, or economic status. The Division's core values include equity and social justice, integrity, community service, collaboration, a supportive work culture, and learning from each other and the communities we serve. To learn more about EHS, please visit
Commitment To Equity and Social Justice
Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.
The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all - in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.
We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.
To learn more, please visit
Job Duties
Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate the following (Minimum)
Supplemental Information
Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.
Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our , we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
Who May Apply
This position is open to all qualified applicants.
Application Process
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:
Work Location
This is largely a telecommute position, but you will be expected to be available to work at the program's lab in the Fremont neighborhood area of Seattle, work at the Chinook building and/or King Street Center for program wide coordination, and be able to go to businesses and organizations throughout King County for sampling activities or presentations. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Work Schedule
This full-time position is salary based and exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The normal workweek is Monday - Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work is required.
Contact
If you have questions about the position, please contact Ryan Kellogg at or 206-263-8273. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Ma-Eyongerie Frambo, Human Resource Supervisor at mframbo@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-3587.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
Location : Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Job Number: 2023MF20694
Department: DPH - Public Health
Division: Environmental Health Svcs
Opening Date: 12/20/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Z3 : KC Personnel Guidelines
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours/Week: 40 hours/week
Summary
This position is open until filled, and applications will be reviewed on a monthly basis.
The Environmental Health Services Division (EHS), Community Toxics, Science & Policy (CTSP) section is seeking a skilled, knowledgeable, and collaborative individual to fill the key role of Research Services Program Manager (Environmental Scientist IV) in the Hazardous Waste Management Program (Haz Waste Program) to lead the Research Services team.
As the Research Services Program Manager, you will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team comprised of an epidemiologist, two Environmental Scientists, and a librarian. The core function of the Research team is to ensure that the Haz Waste Program's work is informed by the best possible science and grounded in the Program's commitment to racial equity and social justice.
You will also be a member of the Haz Waste Program's leadership team, where you will provide strategic direction, management of the budget, contracts, and work plan for the Program's research priorities. You will have the opportunity to fill a critical leadership position in Environmental Health Services and the Haz Waste Program.
Examples of priorities include:
- Establishing and implementing a research agenda to advance the Haz Waste Program's vision of making the Puget Sound region the cleanest in the country.
- Informing policies and services to reduce exposure to hazardous chemicals, and ensuring the work is grounded in the Program's commitment to racial equity and social justice.
- Providing essential technical expertise on lead (Pb) and other hazardous chemicals in workplaces and residential settings to Program staff, partner agencies, researchers, community organizers, the public, and elected officials.
- Implementing research functions and ensuring alignment with the goals of the Haz Waste Program Management Plan and Public Health's partner agreement with the Program.
- Periodically recruiting, managing, and supervising graduate interns.
The Hazardous Waste Management Program is a regional coalition working to protect public health and the environment. The Program provides grant funding to cities, towns, and tribal governments within King County to help residents properly dispose of hazardous waste and to promote using safer alternatives. The Program recognizes that individual, structural, and institutional racism contribute to inequities and disproportionality in the services that it provides and has a "leading with race" framework of racial justice strategies to address root causes and eliminate these inequities. You can find the Program's Racial Equity Plan and more information on the Program's Five coalition partners provide oversight, strategic guidance, and accountability through a multi-jurisdictional : King County Solid Waste Division, Public Health - Seattle & King County, Seattle Public Utilities, Sound Cities Association, and King County Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD).
About the Environmental Health Services Division
Through the work of over 160 dedicated employees, the Environmental Health Services Division identifies and sustains environmental conditions that promote health equity and healthy people and communities in Seattle and King County. Our vision is healthy, safe, and vibrant communities that are free of health disparities based on race, gender, or economic status. The Division's core values include equity and social justice, integrity, community service, collaboration, a supportive work culture, and learning from each other and the communities we serve. To learn more about EHS, please visit
Commitment To Equity and Social Justice
Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.
The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all - in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.
We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.
To learn more, please visit
Job Duties
- Partner across agencies and lines of business in strategic planning, development, and implementation of key priorities to improve and strengthen reach, service delivery, racial equity, and impact.
- Participate in chemical policy development at the state and national level.
- Collaborate with local, state and national partners to develop consistent strategies using the best available science.
- Participate in multidisciplinary teams to develop novel solutions to address chemical exposures in some of our most at-risk communities.
- Develop innovative, participatory approaches to help communities identify issues of concern and develop solutions.
- Contribute to the evidence base regarding characterizing and mitigating hazardous chemical exposures in residents and workers in small businesses.
- Represent the Haz Waste Program at the local, state, and national levels by participating in and presenting to workgroups, advisory committees, conferences, and other venues.
- Train the next generation of professionals by mentoring student interns.
Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
Our ideal candidate will demonstrate the following (Minimum)
- Experience supervising and leading others, ensuring smooth operations, providing direction regarding work assignments, delegating work, and ensuring high-quality work products.
- Experience in applied research in the fields of toxicology, public health, environmental health, epidemiology, social science , or closely related field.
- Ability to clearly express technical material for a non-technical audience orally and in writing, including presentations to groups.
- Experience in managing projects and/or training on project management.
- Demonstrated cultural competence working with diverse populations and commitment to ensuring equitable services.
- Knowledge of common information technologies and savvy computer skills, including Microsoft Office 365 (including Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive).
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in toxicology, public health, environmental health, epidemiology, social science, or a closely related field and/or equivalent education and experience.
- Experience developing policies to prevent hazardous chemical exposure.
- Experience working with diverse communities to understand and address environmental- and public health- needs in their communities.
- Familiarity with relational databases, Microsoft Excel, and Power BI. Familiarity with analyzing complex data sets with statistical tools (e.g., R, Stata, SPSS) and using relational databases to link multiple datasets and run queries.
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team with diverse skill sets and perspectives and engage in consensus-building. Ability to create a climate in which people want to do their best; can motivate many kinds of team or project members and enable colleagues to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction, and encouragement.
- Experience communicating technical work and concepts to non-technical staff, elected officials and others in leadership positions.
- Experience advising, educating, or working with residents or businesses to change their behavior, particularly helping them choose safer alternative products and processes.
- Demonstrated skills for maintaining positive and productive working relationships, such as patience, flexibility, active listening, resolving conflicts and problem solving. Effective and collaborative participant in multi-disciplinary team meetings or coalitions.
- Valid Washington State driver's license, or ability to obtain before hire. Person will need to be able take sample equipment into the field and collect samples.
Supplemental Information
Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.
Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our , we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
Who May Apply
This position is open to all qualified applicants.
Application Process
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:
- NeoGov /Government Jobs online or paper application.
- Responses to the supplemental questions. (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
- A current resume or curriculum vitae.
- A cover letter that summarizes your interest and qualifications for the position.
Work Location
This is largely a telecommute position, but you will be expected to be available to work at the program's lab in the Fremont neighborhood area of Seattle, work at the Chinook building and/or King Street Center for program wide coordination, and be able to go to businesses and organizations throughout King County for sampling activities or presentations. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.
Work Schedule
This full-time position is salary based and exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The normal workweek is Monday - Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work is required.
Contact
If you have questions about the position, please contact Ryan Kellogg at or 206-263-8273. If you have questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact Ma-Eyongerie Frambo, Human Resource Supervisor at mframbo@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-3587.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
- You must be able to perform work duties in an office environment.
