OR DEQ – Community and Program Assistance Manager; Grants, Loans, and Programs Manager

Hybrid Work Optional

Locations: Portland | DEQ | Multnomah Street

Time Type: Full time

Posted On: Posted 6 Days Ago

Job Requisition : REQ-194912

Initial Posting Date: 02/09/2026

Final date to receive applications: 03/01/2026

Agency: Department of Environmental Quality

Salary Range: $7,537 – $11,657

Position Type: Employee

Position Title: Community and Program Assistance Manager (Grants, Loans, and Programs Manager
2)

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 interested in applying your leadership skills to protect and enhance Oregon’s environment? If so, please consider a career with the State of Oregon at 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 a full-time opportunity available for a Community and Program Assistance Manager (Grants, Loans, and Programs Manager
2). This position is based out of Portland, Oregon.

Please consider joining an innovative team, and work to advance our agency’s mission to protect and improve Oregon’s environmental quality.

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 Division has a critical role in achieving the Department’s mission by developing policy, implementation tools, and implementation priorities for improving and protecting the quality of water in Oregon’s waterways. The Water Quality Division works cooperatively with the Department’s three regional offices and the Laboratory to deliver programs and services that protect and enhance the quality of the waters of the state to protect public health and the environment.

The Community and Program Assistance Section is responsible for supporting staff, developing policy, and ensuring practical implementation and efficient service delivery for projects and programs administered by the section including the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, water quality grants, administrative support for the Division, project management, and leading cross-program initiatives of DEQ’s Water Quality program.

For a visual representation of DEQ’s offices and their locations, view our DEQ Offices and Vehicle Inspection Testing Stations map.

You will manage the operations and support staff in achieving the objectives of the Community and Program Assistance section. You will manage program analysts, lending specialists, project managers, and administrative support staff with varying skillsets and position expectations. Your work will include leading, contributing to, and collaborating on, the development of statewide program goals and objectives and the development of section and staff‑specific goals.

You will collaborate with and seek input from your peers and teams to identify, prioritize, and schedule work; hire, manage, lead, and coach technical and professional staff; resolve difficult technical and/or administrative problems; monitor goal progress; and track and ensure timeliness and responsiveness to the…