Stormwater Compliance Unit Supervisor; WMS

The Department of Ecology is hiring a Stormwater Compliance Unit Supervisor (WMS1) within the Water Quality Program's Northwest Region section.

• Northwest Region Office in Shoreline, WA.
• The salary listed includes 5% premium pay due to the position location in King County.
• Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

• This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options.
• A minimum of one day per week is required in the office.
• Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

• Apply by October 20, 2026
• Applications submitted after the date above may not be reviewed unless additional qualified applicants are needed.

As the Stormwater Compliance Unit Supervisor, you will lead a team of eleven inspectors who conduct compliance assurance activities for many of Washington’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System general permits. These include the Construction Stormwater, Industrial Stormwater, Boatyard, Upland Finfish, Winery, Vessel Deconstruction, and Bridge/Ferry Terminal Maintenance permits. Your team works directly with businesses, contractors, and facility operators to help them understand requirements, improve pollution control practices, and resolve compliance issues.

You will oversee unique technical and regulatory work associated with high-profile stormwater management projects, including use of companion orders for construction activities on contaminated sites, Duwamish River source control activities, and transportation-related construction project compliance assurance.

In this role, you decide how to focus limited resources across some of the busiest counties in the state. You set priorities for inspections, complaint response, sector-based initiatives, and follow up actions. You support staff through training, coaching, and daily guidance, and you ensure that inspection reports, external correspondence, and enforcement documents are clear, accurate, and timely. You also make sure our enforcement actions meet legal and procedural standards.

This position offers the opportunity to lead and grow a collaborative team and make a direct difference in protecting Washington’s water quality.

• Lead, organize, and support the work of the Stormwater Compliance Unit. Ensure staff have the training, tools, and guidance they need, and provide timely feedback and professional development opportunities. Evaluate performance and take corrective or disciplinary action when needed. This includes frequent travel to permitted facilities across the state to train staff and observe fieldwork, including long distances and remote locations.
• Plan and manage the unit’s workload. Coordinate annual planning, set priorities, assign work, support project teams across programs, and track progress to ensure tasks and commitments are completed on time.
• Develop and maintain procedures that support field staff safety, strong data and records practices, and efficient use of forms, paperwork, and agency data systems.
• Conduct recruitment efforts for vacant positions by preparing position descriptions and essential functions analyses, and serving as the hiring manager in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
• Serve as section contact for policy and program development within assigned areas. This includes work related to general permit implementation, use of the stormwater management manual, and Puget Sound No Discharge Zone implementation.
• Oversee recommendations for formal enforcement actions and guide the unit through any related appeals. Represent the program as the Lead Manager for appeals of Stormwater Compliance Unit enforcement actions. Provide…