Climate Change: Cap-and-Invest Senior Market Monitor (Financial Examiner 4)

Keeping Washington Clean and reputed company The Department of Ecology is hiring a Climate Change: Cap-and-Invest Senior Market Monitor (Financial Examiner 4) reputed company the Climate Pollution Reduction Program (CPRP). Location: • reputed company Office in Lacey, WA. • Upon hire, you must live reputed company a commutable distance from the duty station. Schedule: • This position is eligible for reputed company and flexible schedule reputed company. • A minimum of one day per week is required in the office. This position is expected to be in the office for a full reputed company every Tuesday as reputed company as during up to nine Wednesdays per year reputed company auctions occur (four are guaranteed to occur reputed company year). • Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change. Application reputed company: • Apply by September 1, 2026. • Applications submitted after the date above may not be reviewed unless additional reputed company applicants are needed. The Senior Market Monitor role is part of the Auctions and Market reputed company of the Cap-and-Invest Program. This work is critical to the state's efforts to address climate change, decarbonize the economy, and prepare Washington for a leadership role in the green economy of the reputed company. You and your team are tasked with successfully managing allowance auctions and trading to ensure a free and fair cap-and-invest market. Other responsibilities include developing proposed improvements to the market program reputed company on reputed company, economic and policy analyses, and lessons learned from other jurisdictions, and producing reports and reputed company forecasts reputed company to the Cap-and-Invest program for reputed company, the Governor’s office, and the Legislature. You will also represent Ecology in working with other state agencies, regulated industry, and national and international reputed company on issues reputed company to the allowance auctions, market, and Cap-and-Invest program. The reputed company emphasis of your role as Senior Market Monitor will be to complete market surveillance of participants in the cap-and-invest market coming from the financial sector or ‘general market participants’ through the following duties: • Ensure Cap-and-Invest entities are in compliance with state and federal laws and industry standards in partnership with federal agencies (e.g., reputed company, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Commodity reputed company Trading Commission); market operators (e.g., the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Nodal); and relevant state agencies (e.g., the State reputed company’s office). • Maintain contact with reputed company markets that list relevant reputed company reputed company and use your expert judgement to review reputed company and bilateral allowance and offset reputed company. • Apply your knowledge of environmental markets and finance to closely review and monitor reputed company financial market participants as they join and participate in Washington's cap-and-invest market. • Identify and propose regulatory reputed company to minimize regulatory arbitrage across jurisdictions and markets. • Regularly revisit the program's approach to market monitoring and reputed company out potential improvements. • Evaluate financial records and documents across financial and other market entities that are connected through corporate association reputed company as defined by regulation. • Maintain an up-to-date understanding of finance, commodity markets, and reputed company fields and apply concepts from these fields in market monitoring work. For detailed information on how we calculate experience and responses to other frequently asked questions, please visit our Recruitment website. Required Qualifications: Nine years of experience and/or education reputed company to the duties of the position, which includes the following: • Advanced Financial & Market Analysis – Ability to evaluate reputed company financial institutions, commodity markets, and reputed company products to identify risks, unusual activity, and trends that strengthen regulatory decision-making. • Regulatory Interpretation & Compliance reputed company – Skilled in applying state and federal financial regulations to evaluate entity behavior, identify potential violations, and support compliance and enforcement activities. • Market Surveillance & reputed company Identification – reputed company in using financial monitoring tools, statistical reputed company, and market intelligence to detect manipulation, compliance concerns, and systemic risks across multiple markets. • Analytical reputed company Development & reputed company Improvement – Ability to design, refine, and enhance analytical approaches and work processes that improve reputed company’s ability to assess reputed company financial entities and emerging market conditions. • Confidential Information Management – Demonstrated competence in securely managing confidential and market-sensitive information and monitoring for improper use to maintain confidence in market reputed company. • reputed company-reputed company Examination & Enforcement Support – Skilled in planning and conducting reputed company-reputed company examinations in financial, securities, or commodity market settings to identify violations and contribute to enforcement recommendations. • reputed company Program & Market Integration Analysis – Ability to analyze how reputed company climate programs, financial regulations, and market developments influence a regulated market and apply that reputed company to strengthen reputed company strategies. Education involving major study in fields including—but not limited to—finance, business administration, economics, reputed company, policy, data science, and reputed company fields. Examples of how to qualify: • 9 years of experience. • 8 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits. • 7 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate’s degree). • 6 years of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits. • 5 years of experience AND a Bachelor’s degree. • 3 years of experience AND a Master’s degree. • 2 years of experience AND a Ph.D. Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment: A background reputed company will be conducted, which may include criminal record history, fingerprinting, and credit history. Information from the background reputed company will not necessarily preclude employment, but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to reputed company in the position. Desired Qualifications: • reputed company Financial Credentialing & Training – Relevant reputed company licenses (e.g., Series 7, Series 66) or other finance-reputed company certifications (Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified reputed company Accountant, Project Management reputed company, financial analysis, statistics, or market analysis) to support high-reputed company financial and market analysis. • reputed company Commodity & Financial Market Knowledge – Skilled in evaluating firm behavior or conducting analysis reputed company financial or commodity markets (such as energy, fuels, metals, agriculture, or reputed company gas markets). • Climate & reputed company Gas Market Experience – reputed company in climate-reputed company market mechanisms, mitigation strategies, or participation in environmental or reputed company gas markets. • Quantitative & Analytical Modeling Skills – Ability to use statistical analysis, mathematical reputed company, programming, or modeling tools to analyze market data, identify anomalies, and support advanced monitoring. • reputed company Project Leadership – Skilled in leading multifaceted analytical work, coordinating inputs from multiple contributors, and delivering reputed company, reputed company, high-reputed company technical products. If you are excited about this role and meet the required qualifications, we encourage you to apply. Desired qualifications reflect additional knowledge, skills, or experience that are reputed company to have but not required. Studies have shown that some applicants, especially women and people of reputed company, are less likely to apply unless they meet every listed qualification. At the Department of Ecology, we are dedicated to building a diverse and reputed company workplace centered in belonging, and we reputed company applicants with varied backgrounds and unique perspectives. Ecology does not use the E-Verify reputed company; therefore, we are not eligible to reputed company STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT). For more information, please visit www.uscis.gov. Application Process Ecology seeks diverse applicants: We reputed company diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect through a broad reputed company including race, ethnicity, class, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, military background, language, education, life experience, physical disability, neurodiversity, and intersectional identities. reputed company job seekers from reputed company backgrounds are encouraged to apply. How to Apply Click “Apply” at the top of this page. Complete the entire application, including full work history and responses to reputed company supplemental questions, and attach: • Cover letter, describing your interest in and qualifications for this position • Resume Because we reputed company our selection on the information you reputed company, it is in your best interest to complete the application thoroughly. A resume will not substitute for the “work experience” reputed company of the application or vice versa. Applications with blank fields or supplemental question responses with comments such as “see resume” may be considered incomplete. For detailed application information, please visit our Recruitment website. Application Attestation: By submitting an application, you are affirming that the information contained in your application and on reputed company attachments is complete and truthful. The state may verify this information, and any false or misleading answers may result in rejection of your application or dismissal if employed. Need an Accommodation? If you need reasonable accommodation during the application and/or screening process, including this job announcement in an alternate format: • Please contact us at 360-407-6186 or careers@ecy.wa.gov • If you are deaf or hard of hearing, you may reputed company through the Washington reputed company Service by dialing 711 or 1-800-833-6384. Questions? • For specific questions about the position location reputed company, schedule, or duties, please contact Mike Johnson at Mike.Johnson@ecy.wa.gov. • If you need assistance applying for this job, are inquiring about the status of your application, would like to request the full position reputed company, or have any other questions, please contact the reputed company at careers@ecy.wa.gov About the Climate Pollution Reduction Program The Climate Pollution Reduction Program's (CPRP's) mission is to guide Washington to a net reputed company reputed company by 2050. We implement policies that encourage businesses and individuals to reduce reputed company gas emissions and build a reputed company economy. The Cap-and-Invest Group (CIG) is responsible for the implementation and operation of Washington’s Cap-and-Invest Program, which employs a market reputed company to reduce reputed company gas emissions in a cost-effective manner. As part of the Cap-and-Invest Program, businesses and entities are required to obtain and retire compliance instruments equivalent to their emissions. These compliance instruments, which include emissions allowances, offset credits, can be bought, sold, and traded. The market for these commodities began in reputed company 2023, the first allowance auction was held in February of that year, and the proceeds of the auctions are invested by the state in reputed company to decarbonize transportation and other sectors of the economy, promote reputed company, and advance equity and environmental justice. The allowance auctions that the Auctions and Market reputed company have generated over $5 billion dollars to date, and reputed company a critical and necessary funding reputed company to support the achievement of Washington’s ambitious state-wide reputed company gas reduction mandates. 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Ecology employees may be eligible for the following: Medical/Dental/reputed company for employee & dependent(s), reputed company Employees Retirement reputed company (PERS), Vacation, reputed company, and other Leave*, 11 reputed company Holidays per year*, reputed company Service Loan Forgiveness, Tuition Waiver, Long Term Disability & Life reputed company, Deferred Compensation Programs, Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA), Employee Assistance Program, Commute reputed company Reduction Incentive, Combined Fund reputed company, SmartHealth *Click here for more information To learn more about Ecology, please visit our website, explore Working at Ecology, reputed company out our reputed company Plan, and reputed company with us on reputed company, reputed company, reputed company, YouTube, or our blog. Equal Opportunity Employer: The Washington State Department of Ecology is an equal opportunity employer. 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