ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST

at  State Water Resources Control Board

THE INITIAL TRAINING PERIOD FOR THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE THE CANDIDATE TO WORK 100% IN THE OFFICE. TELEWORK, UP TO THREE DAYS PER WEEK MAXIMUM, MAY BE APPROVED FOLLOWING THE INITIAL TRAINING PERIOD.

Are you interested in a fulfilling career addressing some of California’s most pressing challenges related to watershed management and wildfire response? Are you also interested in spending time outdoors while protecting California’s waters for the benefit of current and future generations? If so, apply today and join our elite team!
The California Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Redding Office is looking for a motivated candidate to fill an Environmental Scientist position in the Forest Activities Program. The position is located at 364 Knollcrest Dr. Ste 205, Redding, CA 96002. The Central Valley Water Board is currently implementing a Hybrid Workplace, as such this position is a hybrid position involving limited telework based on operational needs.
The Environmental Scientist will play a key role in supporting the goals of the State and Regional Board’s Strategic Plan by evaluating, inspecting, monitoring, and regulating timberland management activities on non-federal lands. The incumbent will work under the direction of a Senior Environmental Scientist and will be required to travel to remote areas, conduct field work in difficult terrain, and in difficult weather conditions, and safely operate four-wheel-drive and all-terrain vehicles.

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.

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Minimum Requirements
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Under the general direction of the Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory), the incumbent will coordinate with other State Agencies to review timber harvest plans (THPs) and timber harvesting plan exemptions, conduct field inspections and develop recommendations to prevent, minimize and mitigate impacts to water quality from forest management, post-fire recovery, ecosystem restorations and fuel reduction projects.
Other duties include maintaining knowledge of water quality statutes and regulations, forestland and vegetation management practices, rural road and watercourse crossing design, planning and ecological effects, erosion control design and maintenance and watershed analysis of multiple land use projects and their impacts on fisheries, water supply, and other beneficial uses of water.