Job Description

Job Description and Duties

This is a Permanent-Intermittent position with a maximum of 1,500 hours of work per year.

The Department of Water Resources’ Division of Engineering’s Environmental Coordination Section is a team of professionals dedicated to supporting programs and partners across California for a variety of construction projects. Our team works with many Divisions in DWR to support a variety of large public civil-works projects related to water storage, water transportation, flood control, environmental protection, species conservation, habitat restoration, and recreation.

We hope you’ll check out the Duty Statement and Desirable Qualifications below and apply for this great career opportunity to join our team and help deliver water to over 26 million Californians as well as contribute to protecting our environment and species conservation efforts.

Under the supervision of a Senior Environmental Scientist, the incumbent performs a range of duties involving site assessments, California Environmental Quality Act and permitting, environmental compliance and monitoring field work, coordinating with design and construction staff to address environmental issues, and incorporating environmental measures into construction contractor plans and specifications.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Special Requirements

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is committed to its mission and employees, and we are grounded in our commitment to public safety. DWR offers a hybrid workplace model that is designed to support a workforce of both office-centered and remote-centered workers. Regular and consistent attendance - whether office-centered or remote-centered - is essential to the successful performance in this position.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

All employees are responsible for contributing to an inclusive, safe, and secure work environment that values diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences, and is free from discrimination.

Desirable Qualifications

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:

The successful incumbent will have a general knowledge of environmental compliance, and a familiarity with construction practices, methods, and procedures. Successful incumbents will also have experience working in the field or outdoors, including experience related to environmental surveys or monitoring, experience preparing environmental field documents (survey reports, trip reports), and logistics experience, such as organization of field efforts and/or coordination of events or groups of people. Candidates should possess competencies of initiative, continual learning, dependability, good judgement, ability to communicate orally and in writing, and ability to work cooperatively with others. This position will require occasional travel to various project sites throughout the State.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Special Instructions

How to Apply : All interested applicants must submit a Standard State Application (Std. 678), resume, and a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ).  Reference the SAP Position #5009381/50093866 and Job Control #460274 on your application, resume and SOQ. Failure to provide requested documents and information may result in automatic disqualification from the hiring process. A resume is required but does not take the place of the SOQ.

1. Describe what interests you most about this position and how you see this position fitting into your career goals. Describe your education and experience as it relates to the job duties as described in the duty statement and why you are the most qualified candidate for the position.

The follow basis of eligibility will be considered:  List eligibility, transfer, LEAP, reinstatement, SROA/Surplus, and training and development assignment .

Resumes, cover letters, and/or other attachments will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

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:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications - 2 page max, typed document in Arial 12 point font. See Special Instructions for additional details.

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