Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator (EMS BAND 1)

Posting number: 2026-PSP-002

Department: Puget Sound Partnership

Job classification: EXEMPT BAND 1

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Program Management

Summary

Who We Are
The Puget Sound Partnership (PSP) is a non-regulatory state agency under Governor Ferguson's Office leading the region’s collective effort to restore and protect the Puget Sound natural ecosystems. Our mission is to accelerate ecosystem recovery with our partners to achieve more vibrant habitats, water quality, food webs, and healthy human populations in Puget Sound. We are proud to offer a suite of "Employer of Choice" initiatives and benefits in addition to state government’s full compensation and benefits. Our internal employee benefits include:

• An agency-paid ORCA card for public transit use in the Puget Sound region
• A tax-free hiring incentive that includes a one-time $200 Amazon allowance for ordering at-home office equipment or preferred supplies to support the telework experience 
• An annual professional development allowance for gaining skills that advance the employee’s career in their current field of work

To learn more about all the benefits PSP has to offer, explore our website.

About this Opportunity
As an Ecosystem Recovery Coordinator, you will lead local recovery efforts by managing contracts, managing funds, and building strong collaborative partnerships with Local Integrating Organizations (LIOs) across Puget Sound. You will serve as a key bridge between local communities, Tribes, and regional stakeholders, elevating local priorities to shape the agency’s Action Agenda and driving environmental justice initiatives. In this role, you will oversee contract administration and scopes of work, guide LIO prioritization processes, and facilitate alignment among diverse partners to secure funding and remove barriers to large-scale ecosystem recovery.

The default assigned work location of all Partnership positions – both on-site and telework – is within the State of Washington. Employees have a choice for their onsite work between our Olympia, Tacoma, or Seattle locations. However, you may be required to work at a specific location occasionally based on business needs. Employees must be able and prepared to report to any of the three locations as requested by agency Leadership. If you currently live outside of Washington state, newly hired employees must relocate to Washington state within 30 days of starting employment, and report to the Olympia office headquarters in person on the first day of employment. 

For more information about PSP, resources, and benefits, visit our website: www.psp.wa.gov. To learn more details of this role, email jobs@des.wa.gov and request the full job description.

Examples of duties

Some of What You’ll Enjoy Doing Includes:

• Collaborate with local partners to oversee, implement, and adaptively manage contracted ecosystem recovery work within assigned geographies.
• Develop work scopes, resource capacity, and deliverables for projects and strategies proposed by external contract partners.
• Serve as contract manager by negotiating amendments, tracking deliverable progress, and approving invoices for payment.
• Identify local needs and advocate for regional recovery priorities within the agency’s Action Agenda.
• Facilitate trusted relationships and engagement between internal and external partners to achieve common recovery goals.
• Develop guidance for LIO prioritization processes, target setting, decision-making, and adaptive management of re