The Oregon Youth Authority is hiring a Siting Compliance Officer (Utility & Energy Analyst 2) to help keep Oregon on the leading edge of renewable energy and efficiency. You will join the Energy Facility Siting Division, ensuring state jurisdictional energy facilities comply with final decisions and conditions from preconstruction through decommissioning.
What You'll Do
- Develop and implement plans to determine compliance with final decisions and associated conditions during all stages of state jurisdictional energy facility projects.
- Conduct field inspections to verify adherence to final decisions and associated conditions.
- Provide research and review of technical, regulatory, and legal issues for the siting of state jurisdictional energy facilities.
- Coordinate interagency comments on reviews for the siting of state jurisdictional energy facilities.
- Travel to meetings and site inspections across the state of Oregon.
What We're Looking For
- A Bachelor's degree in scientific, engineering, planning, environmental, or a closely related field AND Two years of professional-level work experience in science, environmental impact analysis, engineering, or energy regulation.
- OR Five years of work experience in any of the above fields; two of which must have been at the professional level.
- Note: A Master's, Doctorate, or Law degree may substitute for one year of the work experience.
Nice to Have
- Experience with evaluating the environmental impacts associated with the construction and/or operation of large infrastructure projects, especially soil erosion and sediment control, impacts to wildlife habitat, and noise control.
- Experience with conducting both onsite and desktop inspections/evaluations, documenting the results, and following up on inspection/evaluation findings, including enforcement actions.
- The ability to explain complex technical issues to non-technical customers and write technically accurate but easy-to-understand reports.
- Experience with multiple software platforms, including but not limited to: MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat/Foxit, Teams/Webex/Zoom, and ArcGIS. Specifically, the ability to draft written reports with the inclusion of tables, charts, graphs, photos, and links; create PowerPoint presentations; and maintain geospatial data gathered from inspections.
Technical Stack
- MS Office Suite
- Adobe Acrobat/Foxit
- Teams/Webex/Zoom
- ArcGIS
Team & Environment
You will join the Energy Facility Siting Division. We are dedicated to keeping Oregon on the leading edge of renewable energy and efficiency while supporting energy innovation, investment, equity, and resilience. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, embracing social equity through our values, strategic planning, and actions.
Benefits & Compensation
- Monthly salary range: $5,573 - $8,543
- Full medical, vision, and dental benefits
- Paid sick leave
- Vacation leave
- Personal leave
- 11 paid holidays a year
Work Mode
This position offers a hybrid remote work opportunity and is based in Salem, Oregon.
The Oregon Department of Energy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, or disability and is committed to workplace diversity.
