Product Stewardship Specialist (Program Analyst 3)
locationsPortland | DEQ | Multnomah Street
time typeFull time
posted onPosted 2 Days Ago
job requisition idREQ-92239
Initial Posting Date:
04/18/2022
Application Deadline:
05/02/2022
Agency:
Department of Environmental Quality
Salary Range:
$4,990 - $7,663
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Product Stewardship Specialist (Program Analyst 3)
Job Description:
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality strives to build and sustain an inclusive environment that embraces and values diversity. Employees at all levels of the agency work together to foster fairness, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, veteran, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or physical or mental disability. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may not meet every one of our listed preferred qualifications. Lived experience may count towards the preferred qualification. If you are excited about this position, we encourage you to apply. If you are unsure as to whether or not you meet the qualifications of this position, please contact us to discuss your application.
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. Here is a video about DEQ: https://youtu.be/iP3K7JoLe1k
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has a full-time opportunity available for a Product Stewardship Specialist (Program Analyst 3) in Portland, Oregon.
Materials play a significant role in our health and the health of the planet. DEQ’s Materials Management Program plans and implements policies and programs to reduce impacts of materials and products throughout their full life cycle, from design and production through distribution, consumption and use, and management at end-of-life.
Product stewardship is an environmental management strategy in which all parties involved in the design, production, sale, and use of a product take responsibility for minimizing environmental and human health impacts. DEQ supports product stewardship as a way to reduce overall environmental impacts throughout the product’s full life cycle; increase reuse and recycling; reduce toxics and waste generation; and internalize and more equitably distribute the costs of products, including managing those products at the end of their useful life.
DEQ is a leader in product stewardship and extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs. Oregon has the oldest deposit and redemption program for beverage containers, which has operated (and been significantly expanded) since 1972. Since then, Oregon has adopted and successfully implemented EPR programs for electronics, paint, and most recently, unwanted medicines.
In 2021, Oregon became one of the first states in the nation to pass legislation requiring producers of packaged products, food serviceware, and printing and writing paper to take responsibility for effective recycling and management of their products. Oregon’s landmark Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act establishes numerous precedents aimed at reducing environmental impacts and improving social outcomes across the life cycle of materials.
Please consider joining an innovative team, and work to advance our agency’s mission to protect and improve Oregon’s environmental quality. The Land Quality Division supports the agency's mission by managing environmental cleanups, assessing cleanup sites, promoting manufacturing and recycling of non-toxic commercial products, safely managing the disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, overseeing the state's underground storage tank and heating oil tank programs, ensuring timely response and cleanup of spills of oil and hazardous materials, and regulating safe discharge of ballast water to state waters. Click here to view a map of all of the DEQ offices.
What you will do!
You will serve as a technical expert in extended producer responsibility (EPR) and product stewardship, supporting the development and implementation of EPR and product stewardship programs. You will conduct research; evaluate and develop policy, administrative rules, and legislative proposals; and manage and support waste prevention, recycling, and other materials management projects. You will manage projects related to implementing the statewide mattress program, electronic waste recycling program, Oregon E-Cycles, and the Paint Product Stewardship Program, including developing policies, rules, and legislative concepts to improve those programs. You will also oversee manufacturer-run recycling programs and the state contract recycling program; oversee development and coordination of mattress and Oregon E-Cycles planning and program activities; oversee PaintCare’s recycling program, including coordinating planning and program activities; and engaging stakeholders in all of these processes.
What’s in it for you!
The opportunity to work in a productive and creative environment where no two days are ever the same! 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.
What are we looking for?
Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree in business or public administration, behavioral or social sciences, or a related degree, AND 4 years of experience coordinating or administering a program (an equivalent combination of education and experience is acceptable).
Candidates who are most competitive will also reflect the following:
Understanding of the relationships between material production, marketing, and consumption, and an ability to identify reasonable regulatory and non-regulatory strategies to influence or shape market decisions.
Excellent verbal and written communication, organization, and time management skills, with an ability to pay attention to detail, and an ability to work under tight deadlines with shifting priorities.
Project management experience, including development, implementation, and evaluation; experience developing program performance metrics.
Experience conducting in-depth evaluations of program rules, policies, operations; conducting research; and adapting or creating new procedures to solve program issues.
Proven experience with process improvement and change management.
Ability to build collaborative partnerships with advisory committees and a wide variety of stakeholders; skill in conflict resolution, negotiation, and collaboration.
Skill in writing clear and concise technical and narrative reports that include analyses, recommendations, and conclusions.
Ability to interpret and implement federal, state, and local regulations and guidance, and communicate complex technical information to laypeople; effective presentation skills, and the ability to match presentation style to the needs of individual audiences.
Environmental science or natural resources program and project management experience.
Working Conditions:
Work is primarily in an office setting. This position requires occasional travel in-state and out-of-state for meetings, conference, workshops, and workgroups. There will be occasional travel for compliance oversight purposes to collectors and processors.
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