Environmental Database Coordinator; Environmental Specialist INTERNAL

This recruitment is open only to current Department of Ecology employees, including those on temporary or project assignments, and Ecology's Washington Conservation Corps members.

The Toxics Cleanup Program (TCP) is hiring an Environmental Database Coordinator (Environmental Specialist
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• Central Region Office in Union Gap, WA.
• Upon hire, you must be available to work two days per month from the office to collaborate with your workgroup.

• This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options.
• This position operates primarily in a telework environment, with limited in-office attendance expected to support meetings, team engagement, training, and other operational needs. In-office time in Union Gap will be 10% of your work schedule.
• A minimum of two days per monthis required in the office.
• Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

• Apply by November 15, 2026.
• Applications submitted after the date above may not be reviewed unless additional qualified applicants are needed.

Are you looking for a role where your attention to detail, and coordination skills directly influence environmental cleanup decisions across Washington? As the Environmental Database Coordinator for the Central Region Office (CRO) of the Toxics Cleanup Program (TCP), you'll serve as a critical hub connecting environmental data, site records, public information, and regulatory processes that support our cleanup mission. In this highly visible role, you'll collaborate with technical staff, managers, local governments, EPA partners, and the public to ensure environmental information is accurate, accessible, and actionable.

From coordinating environmental complaint investigations and managing statewide data systems to supporting State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) reviews and maintaining public-facing cleanup information, you'll help shape how cleanup work is tracked, reported, and understood. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, building relationships, improving data quality, and serving as a trusted resource in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

• Serve as the section's database coordinator; ensuring site cleanup records are accurate as investigations and cleanups move forward in the database.
• Review site data for quality and completeness and works with staff to correct errors.
• Analyze program data and reports results, including cleanup site status reports.
• Maintain records, files, and email consistent with agency retention requirements and Ecology's public records obligations.
• Serve as coordinator for all incoming environmental complaints to the program. Perform an initial investigation independently if it can be resolved by a records review and/or a phone call, and determine whether a release may have occurred and may pose a threat.
• Refer reports needing field investigation, sampling, or technical evaluation to the appropriate staff.
• Close out initial investigations upon completion, making sure all data and documents are recorded appropriately.
• Maintain TCP's document repository, ensuring cleanup documents and their data are entered correctly and linked to the correct cleanup site.
• Review SEPA submittals for assigned CRO counties, screen them against site records, and prepare or coordinate Ecology's comments.
• Assist site managers and the Section Manager with the SEPA determinations Ecology issues, and track comment periods and filing.

Six years of experience and/or education related to the duties of the position, which must include the following:

• Communication & Documentation Management
  - Skilled with preparing clear written and verbal…