Environmental Scientist (JC-488677)

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Note: This position will no longer be available on CalCareers after the job closes on 08/29/2025. No applications will be accepted after the job closing date.

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Are you looking for an exciting and fulfilling career in water resource policy and management? If you enjoy using your scientific and communications skillsets and would like to help state decision makers reach consequential water rights decisions for the people and environment of California, then this may be the position for you! Apply today to join our team. 

The State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Water Rights has an opening for an Environmental Scientist in the Hearings and Special Projects Unit of the Bay Delta and Hearings Branch. The position is located at 1001 I Street, right in the heart of downtown Sacramento, next to light rail stations and other public transportation. 

Duties: 

This position offers a unique and challenging opportunity to participate on a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, geologists, and attorneys to carry out water right hearings and adjudicatory proceedings before the State Water Resources Control Board, including the Delta Conveyance Project proceeding, and to engage in other special projects designed to support high priority programs, initiatives, and efforts within the Division of Water Rights, such as the development and evaluation of instream flow recommendations.

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

Salary: $4,269 - $8,877 / month

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