Communications Manager (Communications Manager 2)

Initial Posting Date:

04/06/2026

Application Deadline:

04/19/2026

Agency:

Department of Environmental Quality

Salary Range:

$7,537 - $11,657

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Communications Manager (Communications Manager 2)

Job Description:

Are you interested in applying your communications leadership skills to protecting and enhancing Oregon’s environment? If so, please consider a career with the State of Oregon at the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality strives to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable environment that embraces and values diversity. Employees at all levels of the agency work together to foster fairness, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We strive to be a workplace where we share our authentic identities, while advancing our individual professional goals, and while collaborating to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for current and future generations. We celebrate and appreciate diversity, champion equity, and treat each other with respect and dignity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, or physical or mental disability in the administration of our programs and activities. Visit DEQ’s Civil Rights and Environmental Justice page.

Opportunity:

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has a full-time opportunity available for a Communications Manager (Communications Manager 2). This position is based out of Portland, Oregon.

Please consider joining an innovative team, and work to advance our agency’s mission to protect and improve Oregon’s environmental quality.

The Agency:

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is the primary regulatory agency of the government of the U.S. State of Oregon responsible for protecting and enhancing the state's natural resources. At DEQ, employees have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land, and water.

This position serves within the Office of the Director’s Office of Policy and External Relations. The Office of Policy and External Relations ensures that the legislative agenda and budget are effectively developed and implemented, and that DEQ is connected to and collaborating with communities across Oregon and other interested parties. This office has lead responsibility for liaison work with the Legislature and Environmental Quality Commission; communication with and outreach to Oregon communities; media and public relations; coordination with the Governor’s office and other state agencies; and development of budget policy packages and legislative concepts for the agency request budget and operating budget.

For a visual representation of DEQ’s offices and their locations, view our DEQ Offices and Vehicle Inspection Testing Stations map.

What you will do!

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