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Air Pollution Specialist

California Air Resources Board
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The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Data Quality Assurance and Verification Section in the Program Planning and Management Branch has a vacant Air Pollution Specialist position for which it is seeking highly competent candidates with experience and expertise in natural and working lands GHG quantification and emissions reduction methods. The Section is responsible for ensuring the impartiality and quality of third-party verifications and will oversee third-party verifications performed as required by Senate Bill 27: Carbon sequestration: state goals: natural and working lands: registry of projects (SB 27).

 

This position will work in coordination with the California Natural Resources Agency to develop the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy, as required by SB 27. This position will also play a lead role at the Air Resources Board in establishing carbon dioxide removal targets for 2030 and beyond and shall take into consideration the Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy, science-based data, cost-effectiveness, and technological feasibility in setting the targets.

 

Duties include serving as an expert in natural and working lands issues. The selected candidate will help support CARB’s efforts in this policy domain by conducting technical and policy analysis and quantifying the costs, benefits, and equity implications of natural and working lands policies. Additionally, the candidate will identify research needs that advance CARB’s understanding of cutting-edge issues in natural and working lands. The candidate will engage and collaborate with relevant stakeholders including, but not limited to, public agencies, research institutions, equity stakeholders, developers, industry, and other CARB staff, management, and executive leadership teams. This candidate must understand the complexities of natural and working lands and the roles that policy, technology, and the natural environment play. The candidate should also be aware of the social equity implications of natural and working glands policies and be able to develop strategies to ensure low-income and Black, Indigenous, and people of color benefit from such policies.

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

 

Working Conditions

 

The positions at the CARB may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria set forth in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of hybrid telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location at their own expense, as indicated on their duty statement.

  • Position located in a high-rise building.
  • Requires being stationary, consistent with office work, for extended periods.
  • Standard office environment (artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.).
  • Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.