Personnel Specialist (JC-512590)

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Note: This position will no longer be available on CalCareers once the job closes on 4/8/2026. No applications will be accepted after the job closing date.

Job Description and Duties

Please note, the Water Boards do not participate in E-Verify.

Are you looking for a challenging and fulfilling career in Human Resources? If you enjoy helping others in a dynamic and fast paced setting, then this is the position for you! Apply today and join our team.

The State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Administrative Services has one opening for a Personnel Specialist in the Human Resources Branch. The position is located at 1001 I Street, 18th Floor, in downtown Sacramento, next to light rail stations, other public transportation, and more.

The Personnel Specialist is responsible for performing the full range of personnel functions related to payroll, time and attendance reporting, appointments, and separations. The incumbent independently processes various complex and sensitive personnel transactions accurately and in compliance with applicable bargaining unit contracts, departmental policies and procedures, and California Department of Human Resources (CalHR), California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), State Personnel Board (SPB), and State Controller’s Office (SCO) laws and rules while meeting deadlines, management expectations, and providing courteous and timely customer service.

Duties: 

The Personnel Specialist is responsible for accurately performing tasks associated with appointments, separations, payroll, leave accounting, and benefits, and providing timely and conscientious customer service for State Water Resources Control Board employees in compliance with California labor laws, bargaining unit contracts, departmental policies and procedures, control agency directives, and management expectations.

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.

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

Working Conditions

Positions at the Water Boards may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position and might be expected to comply with Executive Order (EO) 22-25 after July 1, 2026.

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. Employees appointed to the Attorney or Water Resource Control Engineer classification will receive Recruitment Higher Above Minimum (HAM) rate in accordance with the approved Civil Service Pay Scales.

In addition, note: Effective July 1, 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) which reduces an employee’s monthly salary in exchange for leave credits. Employees appointed to this classification will have their monthly salary reduced and will accrue hours of PLP 2025 on the first day of each pay period in accordance with the applicable bargaining contract. The salary range(s) included on this job posting do not reflect the reduction in pay.

Job type: Full-Time

$4,030.00 - $6,488.00 per Month

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