Climate Pollution Reduction Senior Legislative Planner

Ohio House of Representatives, Minority Caucus

Ohio House of Representatives, Minority Caucus

MN Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council

The hiring salary typically is between $78,994 and $90,560 p/year.

Lacey, Wash.

Range: $82,872.00 - $ annually

This is a dynamic, highly-visible position that requires excellent communication, collaboration, and project management skills. If you are looking for the chance to shape the laws and policies that will define our state’s climate leadership for decades to come, we invite you to apply.

We are seeking a Senior Legislative Planner to coordinate the development of highly complex and impactful environmental policies and legislation that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and advances our state’s climate goals. In this role, you will:

• Provide strategic guidance to program leadership on legislative initiatives at both the state and federal levels.
• Track, evaluate, and coordinate bill analyses with environmental scientists and subject matter experts across the program.
• Represent CPRP with legislators, Tribal governments, senior state and federal leadership, and key interested parties.
• Research, write, review and conduct analysis related to state and federal legislation and regulatory development in support of climate policy efforts.
• Draft, review and provide testimony for CPRP to legislative committees, as appropriate.
• Develop presentation materials for state and federal legislators, interested parties, Tribal leaders and staff, and the public, working closely with the Program Communications Manager.
• In concert with the CPRP Deputy Program Manager, oversee the development of agency request legislation and budget decision packages for CPRP.

Perform collaboration and outreach by representing CPRP in maintaining communication and coordination with Tribal governments, adhering to protocols for appropriately interacting with Tribal governments.

Required

• Eleven years of experience and/or education as described below:
• Experience in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, and/or program development conducting research and analyzing policies, laws, rules, or regulations. Experience must include all of the following:
  • Two or more years working for or with a legislative body.
  • Two or more years working for or with Tribal governments.
• Experience may be attained concurrent to the other experience listed above.
• Education involving a major study in land use, urban, regional, environmental, or natural resource planning, landscape architecture, geography, land use or environmental law, public administration with an environmental emphasis, political science, government relations, environmental science, environmental studies, or closely related field.

Examples of how to qualify:

• 11 years of experience.
• 10 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits.
• 9 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate’s degree).
• 8 years of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits.
• 7 years of experience AND a Bachelor’s degree.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with:
  • Tracking legislation.
  • Developing, drafting, and preparing legislation.
  • Preparation and coordination of bill analyses.
  • Drafting fiscal notes.
  • Developing budget decision packages.
• Knowledge of:
  • State and federal greenhouse gas reduction laws and policies.
  • Washington State climate laws and policies.
  • State and federal clean vehicle laws and policies.
• Knowledge of and experience with Washington's Government-to-Government protocols.

Visit the benefits webpage for more information.

As the State of Washington’s environmental protection agency, we are deeply committed to protecting, preserving, and enhancing Washington’s environment for current and future generations. Joining Ecology means becoming part of a team dedicated to protecting and sustaining healthy land, air, water, and climate in harmony with a strong economy. A career in public service at Ecology allows you to help solve some of the most challenging problems facing our state, while keeping your health and financial security a priority.

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