Analyst I - Environmental Compliance

Community Transit is looking for a knowledgeable and proactive Environmental Compliance Analyst to support agency-wide compliance with local, state, and federal environmental regulations. Reporting to the Environmental Health and Safety Manager, you’ll assist with vital tasks like inspections, reporting, environmental audits, and program development.

In this multifaceted role, you will:

• Interpret and apply environmental regulations and permit conditions across agency operations
• Conduct facility inspections, process audits, and stormwater/wastewater sampling
• Identify and mitigate environmental risks by recommending corrective actions and improvements
• Maintain and prepare documentation such as test data, work orders, monitoring reports, and assisting with permit applications
• Assist with hazardous waste management and emergency spill response
• Help coordinate with departments and vendors to provide environmental training, maintenance and repairs, and system updates

You'll play a key role in managing agency environmental permits, updating pollution prevention plans, and maintaining environmental compliance.

We’re seeking candidates who are detail-oriented, collaborative, and passionate about environmental stewardship—with the ability to apply technical knowledge in real-world operations.

Join Community Transit and help shape a cleaner, safer future for public transportation.

Environmental Compliance Program:

• Interpret and apply all relevant environmental policies, plans, and permit conditions.
• Develop and suggest environmental programs for the agency, and division goals aimed at ensuring environmental compliance and supporting Community Transit’s long-term sustainability objectives.
• Maintain required documentation, including work orders, invoices, lab reports, test results, etc.
• Develop and recommend operational and process improvements and program enhancements.
• Facilitate information exchange across departments and assist Project Managers with complex environmental compliance and improvement projects.

Environmental Compliance Assurance:

• Ensure operations are performed in a manner consistent with permit requirements, local, state, and federal environmental regulations, and following industry best practices.
• Assist in conducting process audits and inspections.  Document reviews of equipment and structures, and maintenance and operation activities at agency facilities.
• Conduct inspections at facilities and off-site locations.  Monitor stormwater, wastewater, and underground storage tank systems and equipment information.  Conduct stormwater and wastewater sampling.  Recommend needed maintenance.  Prepare inspection and monitoring reports.
• Help to identify potential equipment or operational problems.  Research and recommend action steps and opportunities for improvement. 
• Support the operation and maintenance of stormwater pollution controls and ensure all known, available, and reasonable methods of prevention, control, and treatment (AKART) of stormwater pollution are applied, where practicable.
• Assist in monitoring and managing the storage and disposal of hazardous and dangerous waste and the universal waste management program, ensuring proper storage and disposal procedures.  Prepare packaging with proper labeling and move dangerous, hazardous, and universal waste containers for transport.  May occasionally drive to transport wastes or retrieve packaging materials.
• Track various materials and supplies.  Conduct file searches for invoices related to spray paint purchases and vacuum truck wastewater disposal.
• Act as liaison with vendors and help with coordinating repairs and system updates.

Environmental Permits:

• Gather data, provide metrics, and assist with preparing monitoring reports and permit applications.
• Assist in the management of all agency operational environmental permits including stormwater, wastewater, air, and underground storage tank requirements.
• Review and update the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures, and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans, as directed.

Agency and Department Representative:

• Represent Community Transit as technical contact when interfacing with vendors and inspectors.
• Prepare documentation and draft correspondence to regulatory agencies for routine monitoring and reporting.

Procurement and Vendor Management:

• Review and track billing for permits, services, supplies, and other purchases.
• Coordinate with Procurement for solicitations to vendors/contractors, Project Managers, and consultants.  Review site plans and consultant’s work.  Monitor compliance with Agency priorities. 

Environmental Training:

Coordinate with the Training Division to track required training.  Assist in updating training materials when required by changes in regulations or operations.

Emergency Response:

Support the coordination and management of agency spill response and notification procedures.

Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of increasingly responsible experience maintaining environmental compliance programs.
• Demonstrated competency in interpreting and applying environmental regulations.
• Valid Washington State driver’s license within 30 days of hire.

An equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the job duties is also accepted.

Knowledge Requirements

• Knowledge of current state-of-the-art practices in environmental engineering controls, pollution prevention, waste minimization, and industry environmental standards.
• Broad understanding of environmental regulations, regulatory agency rules, and industry best management practices and how to apply these to operations.  Areas of environmental regulations generally include oversight and management of stormwater management systems; wastewater pretreatment systems; hazardous waste management; underground and aboveground storage tank systems; air emission sources; groundwater/soil remediation systems; and emergency response.
• Practical application of engineering and environmental science concepts, techniques, procedures, and equipment.
• Data collection, processing, modeling, management, analysis, stewardship, and reporting.
• Project management.
• Managing process improvement initiatives and guiding solutions to improve those processes.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Skill Requirements

• Fostering an inclusive workplace by upholding Community Transit’s core values in support of the organization’s vision and mission.  Inspiring team commitment, pride, and trust while promoting cooperation and motivating members to achieve shared goals.  Demonstrating courtesy, sensitivity, and respect in all interactions.

• Exhibiting a high degree of professionalism with a demonstrated ability to apply environmental regulations and best practices.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills as applied to interactions with coworkers, management, consultants, and outside agencies.  Able to gain the support of others through persuasiveness, credibility, and expertise.  Able to inspire others to collaborate voluntarily.
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.  Ability to use critical thinking skills to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ensuring that data, analysis, and research are diligently organized, documented, and communicated in a way that they can be understood, interpreted, and support decision making.
• Competence in investigative work that includes detailed field note taking, interviewing employees, researching solutions, and writing reports to develop a comprehensive plan for continual improvement in environmental concerns.
• Organizing and prioritizing work despite tight deadlines, multiple tasks, and competing priorities; monitoring and reporting progress towards goals.  Ability to re-prioritize when conditions or commitments change.
• Understanding, interpreting, and applying policies, procedures, contracts, and regulations sufficient to administer, discuss, resolve, and explain environmental requirements to staff and other constituencies.
• Exhibiting situational awareness and strategic judgment.  Recognizing when sources of information and/or partners should be consulted and when to apply past experiences.  Able to see and assess future implications of present actions.  Skilled at informing upper management of emerging issues.
• Communicating technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Dealing effectively and tactfully with agency officials, employees, and contractors.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree with an emphasis in environmental studies, natural sciences, engineering, or a closely related field.
• Public transit, public agency, or regulated private industry experience.
• Possession of an environmental or related certification such as Registered Environmental Manager (REM), Certified Professional in Industrial Stormwater Management (CPISM), Certified Environmental and Safety Compliance Officer (CESCO), Certified Hazardous Material Manager (CHHM) or Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL).
• Familiarity with current Environmental ISO 14001 Standard.
• Contract administration.
• Enhanced investigation and audit abilities.
• Environmental treatment system research, installation, and maintenance.
• Emergency planning and spill response.
• Veeder Root TLS-450PLUS tank monitoring and response.
• Ability to instruct adult learners in technical training.
• Project management.

Working Conditions

You may be required to lift or carry materials up to 15 pounds frequently, and up to 40 pounds occasionally.  You may occasionally be exposed to dangerous machinery, extreme weather conditions, or hazardous traffic situations when working in the field.  You will be required to wear job-related personal protective equipment when needed and will also need to be available for after-hours communication and/or spill response.

Application and Selection Process

• Only on-line applications accepted. 
• Applicants for this job may be considered for other openings up to six months after the date this position is filled.
• Applicants who meet the minimum requirements may be scheduled for an interview as well as a variety of tests to demonstrate knowledge, and skills for the position.  The evaluation process may include interviews, background check, reference checks and various performance tests.

Employee Benefits

• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
• Employees participate in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and have the option to enroll in the agency’s deferred compensation plan.
• In addition to WA Paid Sick Leave, employees in this position, accrue of 24 days of Paid Time off (192 hours) in their first year and ten (10) paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Full list of all benefits and details can be found here.

If you are related to or share the same living quarters of a current Community Transit employee, please let your Recruiter know as your eligibility for this position may be affected.

Community Transit provides a tobacco-free and drug-free work environment.  As a recipient of federal funds, Community Transit is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on a basis prohibited by Federal, State or Local law.  We value and encourage diversity in our workforce.  EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability.