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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://careers.mn.gov/psc/hcm92apc/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1001&JobOpeningId=32678&PostingSeq=1">https://careers.mn.gov/psc/hcm92apc/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1001&JobOpeningId=32678&PostingSeq=1</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:663.75pt;background:white'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>Job Class: Environmental Consultant</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>Working Title: Adaptation Climate Change Coordinator</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Who May Apply:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> Open to all qualified job seekers and eligible MPCA employee interest bids (permanent, classified MPCA employee in the same job class). Eligible bidders should apply through self-service AND confirm their interest bid by emailing <a href="mailto:patty.atchison@state.mn.us">patty.atchison@state.mn.us</a> by 06/03/2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Date Posted:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> 05/28/2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Closing Date:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> 06/17/2019<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> Pollution Control Agency/MAPE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Division/Unit:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> Resource Management and Assistance Division/Comm & Business Asst Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Work Shift/Work Hours:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> Full Time/Day Shift<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Days of Work:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> Monday - Friday<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Travel Required</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>: Yes - 5% Approximately<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Salary Range:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> $29.18 - $43.28/hourly; $60,928 - $90,369/annually<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Bargaining Unit/Union:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> 214-Professional/MAPE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Classified Status:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> Classified<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Connect 700 Program Eligible:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> Yes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>FLSA Status:</span></strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'> Professional-Exempt<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=paboldtext><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Job Summary</span></b></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.5pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:13.5pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>Job Summary</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.5pt;margin-left:-.25pt;text-indent:-.5pt;line-height:9.9pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>The position is located within the Resource Management and Assistance Division, Sustainability and Environmental Assistance Section at the MPCA. Responsibilities include developing, coordinating and leading implementation of climate change adaptation, resilience, and sustainability plans and programs in Minnesota state government. Work includes responsibility for coordinating planning efforts among various agency programs and for relating and integrating planning programs carried on in the state in the area of climate adaptation and working with local governments in promoting sustainable, community-based solutions to environmental problems. The position will be conducting technical and policy research, writing grant applications and administering grants, coordinating training events, as assigned, and maintaining communications with other state and federal agencies and departments, and affected local governments and other affected parties, to promote climate change adaptation activities in Minnesota.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='break-after: avoid'><u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>A driver’s license is an essential function of this position. This requires possession of an unrestricted Class D Driver’s License. The job offer is contingent on confirmation of a valid driver’s license AND a satisfactory DLR check.</span></u><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=paboldtext><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Qualifications</span></b></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:13.5pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:13.5pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>Minimum Qualifications</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='break-after: avoid'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Three years of advanced professional experience with demonstrated ability to lead projects, including such activities as strategic planning, identifying skills and resources, identifying and measuring outcomes and implementing project plans (advanced professional-level experience is equivalent to Senior Environmental Specialist/Environmental Specialist 3 level work);</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='break-after: avoid'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Demonstrated environmental leadership to understand and communicate principles of sound environmental science;</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='break-after: avoid'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Ability to work with the specific interests involved in environmental issues and policies and broad view of state, national and global environmental problems and solutions;</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='break-after: avoid'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Effective human relations skills and knowledge of community-based social, political and economic considerations sufficient to work with a variety of stakeholders and staff, and lead and facilitate communication with members of governmental and non-governmental groups on complex and potentially controversial issues;</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='break-after: avoid'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Ability to influence, negotiate, motivate and achieve consensus among a diverse range of audiences, individuals and groups to achieve program objectives and;</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='break-after: avoid'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Technical writing, public presentation, computer and communications skills. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>Preferred Qualifications</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Technical writing, public Bachelor's degree or greater in conservation or natural resource planning, biology, hydrology, water resources, natural resources or related ecological or environmental science area.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Knowledge of strategic planning and plan implementation, community-based ecosystem, natural resource and/or water resource management and watershed management principles.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Demonstrated knowledge of contracting, grants, developing and managing budgets and fiscal management policies and procedures.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Working knowledge of performance measurement tools, business operations and record management systems.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>Physical Requirements</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Requires occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as file folders, ledgers, and small office equipment. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>Additional Requirements</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Requires a Class D Driver's License; a single unit vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of less than 26, 000 pounds. This is a basic driver's license. Operators may also tow vehicles/trailers as long as the gross combination weight does not exceed 26,000 pounds.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=paboldtext><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Application Details</span></b></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:9.0pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>Why Work For Us</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>Our mission is to protect and improve the environment and human health. We work with many partners (citizens, communities, and businesses, all levels of government, environmental groups and educators) to prevent pollution, conserve resources, and to help ensure pollution does not have a disproportionate impact on any groups of people.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>The State of Minnesota offers a comprehensive benefits package including low-cost medical and dental insurance, employer-paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax flexible spending accounts, a retirement plan, tax-deferred compensation, generous vacation and sick leave, and 11 paid holidays each year. We emphasize work-life balance, and strive to have an inclusive workplace for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>How to Apply</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>To apply and for additional information about the application process go to http://www.mn.gov/careers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066'>Contact</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#515151'>If you have questions about the position, contact Patty Atchison at <a href="mailto:patty.atchison@state.mn.us">patty.atchison@state.mn.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>