Stormwater Compliance Specialist; Natural Resource Specialist ; Three

Initial Posting Date: 08/31/2026 Final date to receive applications: 09/14/2026 Agency:
Department of Environmental Quality Salary Range: $5,453 - $8,345 Position Type:
Employee

Position Title:

Stormwater Compliance Specialist (Natural Resource Specialist
3) - Three Openings

Job Description:

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 three (3) full-time opportunities available for a Stormwater Compliance Specialist (Natural Resource Specialist
3). One position is out of Northwest Region in Portland, Oregon. One position is out of Western Region in Eugene or Medford, Oregon (finalist may choose work location). One position is out of Eastern Region in Bend, Oregon. Ongoing funding for this position may be impacted by pending budget decisions from the 2027 Legislature. Please consider joining an innovative team, and work to advance our agency’s mission to protect and improve Oregon’s environmental quality.

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 Water Quality Program's mission is to protect and improve Oregon's water quality. Protecting Oregon's rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater quality keeps these waters safe for a multitude of beneficial uses such as drinking water, fish habitat, recreation, and irrigation.

This is accomplished by developing and implementing water quality standards and clean water plans, regulating sewage and stormwater treatment systems and industrial dischargers, collecting and evaluating water quality data, providing grants and technical assistance to reduce non-point pollution sources, and providing loans to communities to build treatment facilities and stormwater management controls.

The three DEQ Regions implement Water Quality programs in partnership/coordination with DEQ Headquarters by providing the following services: providing technical assistance to regulated individuals, businesses, and governments; issuing permits that limit discharge of pollutants to the air, land, and water; conducting site visits to ensure that environmental regulations are followed; enforcing permit requirements and administrative rules; responding to spills or other incidents with environmental impacts;

responding to complaints from the public; and fulfilling public record requests and other public requests for information.

Stormwater Program staff and managers work closely together across the three regions and with DEQ Headquarters to ensure consistency and effective policy and implementation.

Stormwater Program works with construction, industrial, and municipal permit holders to ensure water quality protection.

For a visual representation of DEQ’s offices and their locations, view our DEQ Offices and…