State Water Resources Control Board
Location
Sacramento County, CA | United States
Job description
Positions at the Water Boards may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position.
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Division of Water Rights has an opening for one (1) Environmental Scientist position in the San Joaquin Unit of the Bay-Delta: San Joaquin Section. The position is located at 1001 I Street, 14th Floor, Sacramento, California 95814. Duties: Under the close supervision of the Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory), the incumbent will perform complex and varied biological analyses, research, writing, and modeling assignments related to the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Bay-Delta). The incumbent is expected to work collaboratively with Division staff and maintain high level contacts with other organizations and is responsible for managing difficult and sensitive responses to public and interagency contacts. Knowledge of scientific disciplines related to water resources management such as aquatic ecology, fisheries biology, hydrology, water quality, or related fields is required. Please review the attached Duty Statement for a full description of roles and responsibilities. Additional information: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Please Do Not include full Social Security Number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package. Salary information – CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 599.673) of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience. Please let us know how you heard about this position by taking this brief survey: .You will find additional information about the job in the .
In order to be considered for this position, you must include the following:
Must have Environmental Scientist list, transfer, or reinstatement eligibility and be reachable on the certification list.
An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States that does meet accreditation standards must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due during final minimum qualification evaluation of candidate(s). A link of accepted evaluation agencies can be found here: .
Electronic submittal of applications and attachments through jobs.ca.gov is preferred. Emailed or faxed applications will not be accepted. You are required to complete employment history on the application form (STD. 678), including work experience, dates, hours worked, contact names and phone numbers of supervisors on the state application. Applicants who fail to submit a completed STD. 678 may be disqualified.
In the hiring interview, the panel will consider education, experience, personal development, personal traits and fitness for the job. In appraising experience, more weight may be given to the breadth of pertinent experience and evidence of the candidate's ability to accept and fulfill increasing responsibilities than to the length of his/her experience. For additional information, you may refer to the class specification.
In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:
(1) Knowledge and experience in fisheries biology or aquatic ecology, especially related to effects of flow changes on freshwater and estuarine aquatic species;
(2) Knowledge and experience in hydrology or water quality;
(3) Knowledge and experience in fisheries biology, ecology, hydrology, and water quality associated with the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta) watershed;
(4) Knowledge of California water supply infrastructure;
(5) Knowledge of California water rights and federal / State water quality policies and regulations;
(6) Experience in the preparation and review of environmental documentation, especially pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and related environmental laws and regulations, including but not limited to the National Environmental Policy Act, federal Clean Water Act, Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, California Fish and Game Code, and state and federal endangered species acts;
(7) Project management experience or organizational skills, including prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines;
(8) Experience communicating scientific information (stakeholder outreach communication, in particular), including synthesizing, writing, and presenting orally;
(9) Experience working with large data sets using Microsoft Excel, ArcGIS, or other software;
(10) Experience cooperating within a team with other scientists and engineers, and providing and adapting to constructive feedback.
Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.
Water Board employees may be eligible for benefits. Health benefits and leave programs are available for most permanent, full-time employees, and some permanent, part-time employees. Benefit eligibility may depend on length of service and may be subject to collective bargaining agreements negotiated between the State of California and employee organizations that define wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment.
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
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