The Department of Ecology is hiring a Greenhouse Gas Inventory Geospatial & Data Visualization Specialist (Environmental Specialist 5) within the Climate Pollution Reduction Program.
Location:
- Headquarters Office in Lacey, WA.
- Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.
Schedule:
- This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options.
- A minimum of one day per week (Tuesday) is required in the office.
- Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.
Application Timeline:
- Apply by April 22, 2025.
- This position will remain open until filled. The agency reserves the right to make a hire at any time after application review begins. Applications received after April 22nd may not be considered.
Duties
Located within the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Unit, the Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Visualization and GIS Specialist supports Washington’s attainment of net zero emissions by 2050.
In this role, you will focus on spatial analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and sinks using GIS, including raster and vector formats, to support emissions modeling and reporting of natural and human systems. You’ll work with others to integrate data from multiple sectors into geographically rich formats for research and public presentation. Additionally, you’ll support the team as the unit’s data visualization specialist, working with the environmental and communications staff to process state greenhouse gas data for public presentation, directing public and internal implementation of data dashboards and visualizations associated with greenhouse gas inventory.
You will also lend your expertise towards emissions analyses and continuous improvement of the statewide greenhouse gas inventory with innovative methodologies and timely data acquisition, and develop robust inventory protocols, ensuring good interagency collaboration on emissions inventories and greenhouse gas emission reduction measures, and provide technical expertise to legislators, other state agencies, local governments, and interested parties.
What you will do:
- Regularly update and improve Greenhouse Gas Inventory data visualization processes and spatial analysis for the Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
- Identify critical and emerging deficiencies in areas of subject matter expertise and make recommendations for improvement to program management.
- Work with the Climate Pollution Reduction Program Information Technology experts to design, implement, and maintain applications related to work activities. Evaluate databases/inventories for policy or regulation development; identify new, changing or emerging requirements for databases/inventories; may work with other programs or agencies on database/inventory requirements.
- Quantitatively model current greenhouse gas sources and/or sinks using quality assurance and quality control processes.
- Perform uncertainty analysis for data streams in the greenhouse gas inventories.
- Conduct evaluations of quantifiable greenhouse gas reductions and co-benefits.
- Organize and plan unit work for data publication and dynamic, interactive graphic presentation.
- Create tables, figures, and narrative description in the completion of legislative reports and technical memoranda related to greenhouse gas inventories.