WCC Crew Supervisor 1 - Eastern Washington

Washington State Department of Ecology; Washington; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington State Department of Ecology is hiring a Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) Crew Supervisor 1 for the Eastern Washington region (Spokane, Yakima, Chelan, and Kittitas counties).

The role leads a crew of AmeriCorps members in field-based restoration and environmental projects, ensuring safety, development, and high-quality outcomes. In-person work is required with some disaster response duties.

Qualifications

• Crew supervision experience in outdoor environments with physically demanding conservation work.
• Field conservation work with trail, restoration or invasive removal projects using hand/power tools.
• Safety management: assess risks and respond to injuries in remote settings.
• Project coordination: plan tasks, assign work, monitor progress.
• Professional communication with sponsors, partners, crew, and public.
• Documentation and recordkeeping of timesheets, hazard assessments, and reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise, and mentor AmeriCorps members on field projects, ensuring a safe, inclusive team.
• Plan, assign, and coordinate tasks with partners and WCC staff to meet timelines.
• Train crew on safe tool operation and field techniques for restoration activities.
• Conduct on-site safety assessments and implement risk-mitigation measures.
• Serve as primary onsite representative with sponsors, land managers, and public.
• Recruit, interview, and evaluate crew members; support development and discipline when needed.
• Complete administrative documentation with accuracy and timeliness.
• Respond to disasters, deployments, and emergency response activities as needed.
• Maintain tools and equipment; coordinate repairs or replacements.

Skills

Crew supervision

Outdoor leadership

Safety management

Project coordination

Professional communication

Documentation & recordkeeping

Education

Two-year Forest Technology program

AA degree or higher substitutes for experience

Job description

Important Note About Locations:
Ecology currently has

Description
Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen
Important Note About Locations:
Ecology currently has five separate WCC Crew Supervisor 1 postings , each tied to a specific region. This posting is only for the Eastern Washington region (Spokane, Yakima, Chelan, and Kittitas counties). If you want to be considered for other regions , please apply to those specific regional postings as well.
The Department of Ecology is hiring Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) Crew Supervisor 1 positions. WCCis an environmental service programwithin the Shorelands and Environmental Assistance (SEA) Program ( Washington Conservation Corps - Washington State Department of Ecology ).
This is a project position that is funded until June 30, 2027.

Schedule

IN-PERSON, NO TELEWORK: This position is required to work in the field 40 hours per week and is not eligible for telework.

• Typical schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Thursday, 7:00am-5:30pm.
• Possible alternative schedule when traveling could be Thursday through Thursday, 10-hour days, with six days off prior.
  

Application Timeline

• This is a continuous position posting. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
• When applying for these positions, you are entering your name into a candidate pool. There may or may not be a vacancy at the time you apply. However, a position could open at any time. It is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible.
• Applications expire every 90 days. To remain in the WCC Crew Supervisor candidate pool, you must re-apply every 90 days.

MULTIPLE LOCATIONS

This posting will be used to fill vacancies in Eastern Washington area, which includes the following counties: Spokane, Yakima , Chelan , Kittitas.

Duties

This WCC Crew Supervisor 1 position provides a meaningful opportunity to lead, mentor, and develop corps members who participate in a Washington Conservation Corps field crew. Field crews complete critical environmental restoration, conservation, and disaster response work across Washington State. In this role, you will guide a team of young adults as AmeriCorps members through hands‑on natural resource projects, ensuring their safety, supporting their professional growth, and fostering an inclusive and high performing team culture. You will represent Ecology and WCC in daily interactions with project partners and community partners while coordinating restoration project plans, monitoring progress, and delivering high‑quality environmental outcomes.

You will serve as the primary onsite leader for field operations—planning and assigning project tasks, troubleshooting issues, ensuring compliance with safety protocols, and managing tools, equipment, and project materials. The position has the opportunity to play a key role in WCC’s emergency response capacity, deploying to wildfires, floods, landslides, and other natural disasters as needed and serving in roles that support response operations and community recovery.

As a WCC Crew Supervisor, you support member recruitment, conduct performance evaluations, and help members access career development resources, contributing to WCC’s mission of environmental stewardship and workforce development.

What You Will Do

• Lead, supervise, and mentor a crew of AmeriCorps members through daily field-based natural resource projects, ensuring a safe, inclusive, and productive team environment.
• Plan, assign, and coordinate project tasks in partnership with project partners and WCC staff, ensuring work meets project specifications, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Train crew members in the safe operation of tools, equipment, and field techniques used in restoration activities such as trail construction, habitat enhancement, invasive species control, riparian planting, and biological monitoring.
• Conduct on-site safety assessments, develop safety plans, implement risk‑mitigation measures, and ensure adherence to WCC and agency safety policies and procedures.
• Serve as the primary onsite WCC representative in communications with project sponsors, land managers, partner agencies, and the public, providing updates on project progress and resolving field issues as needed.
• Communicate clearly and consistently with corps members, project partners, Ecology staff and prospective members, project partners and the general public.
• Recruit, interview, and select crew members; conduct performance evaluations; support member development; and recommend disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Complete required administrative documentation, such as time sheets, travel logs, safety reports, project production records, enrollment paperwork, and equipment inventories with accuracy and timeliness.
• Respond to disasters such as wildfires, floods, landslides, and hazardous material incidents, which may require extended travel, deployment to temporary duty stations, and participation in activities such as debris removal, fire camp operations, damage assessments, or spill cleanup.
• Maintain project tools, vehicles, and equipment; ensure they are operated safely; and coordinate repairs or replacements when needed.
• Support WCC’s mission by fostering member growth, promoting participation in trainings and service‑learning opportunities, and creating a positive and supportive crew experience.

Working Conditions

• This position often requires working in inclement weather, navigating rough terrain and wilderness areas, walking several miles per day, working on steep inclines and variable terrain, and lifting up to 60 pounds repetitively for extended periods of time.
• This position may require overnight travel to accomplish assignments, consecutive days of work up to eight (8) days in travel status, work in excess of 40 hours per week, or deployment to natural disaster areas in an emergency response capacity for up to 30 consecutive days.

Qualifications

For detailed information on how we calculate experience, please visit our Recruitment website .

Required Qualifications

• Crew Supervision Experience in outdoor experiential education environments that includes any combination of overseeing, teaching, training, guiding, or evaluating young adult crews performing physically demanding conservation work.
• Field Conservation Work Experience completing or supporting environmental restoration, trail work, invasive species removal, or similar outdoor projects using hand and power tools.
• Safety Management Ability to conduct field safety assessments, implement safety procedures, and respond appropriately to injuries or incidents in remote outdoor settings.
• Project Coordination Skill in planning project tasks, assigning work, reviewing project specifications, and monitoring progress to ensure work meets expectations.
• Professional Communication Ability to communicate clearly with project sponsors, partner agencies, crew members, co‑workers and the public in a professional and timely manner.
• Documentation & Recordkeeping Experience completing administrative tasks such as timesheets, job hazard assessments, incident reports, and project outcome records accurately and on schedule.

Education: Involving a major study in any two or four‑year degree program

A two-year Forest Technology Vocational Program substitutes for two years of experience mentioned above.

An AA degree or above substitutes for two years of experience mentioned above.

Examples Of How To Qualify