Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) (JC-486167)

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This position is entitled to a $250.00 pay differential per month based on Bargaining Unit and/or work location.

Are you passionate about protecting creeks, wetlands, and San Francisco Bay, and working collaboratively on issues like climate change adaptation and creek and tidal marsh restoration? The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has an opening for a Senior Environmental Scientist to supervise the Central and South Bay Wetland Protection section of the Watershed Management Division. The position is the senior staff lead implementing the Clean Water Action Section 401 Water Quality Certification (Certification) program in the Region’s Central and South Bay counties.

The office is located at 1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400, Oakland, CA 94612, near BART and other public transportation, restaurants, and more.

Duties:

The incumbent directs the activities of the Division’s Central and South Bay Wetland Protection section responsible for: 1) Implementing the Certification program and Reports of Waste Discharge under the Porter-Cologne Act related to dredge or fill of streams and wetlands for projects in the Region’s South and Central Bay counties, and key Bay-wide programmatic activities. 2) Implementing related programs, including illicit discharge response, and coordinating implementation of certain Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and non-point source activities.

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.

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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Job type: Full-Time

$10,538.00 - $13,100.00 per Month

The Water Resources Control Board is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer.