Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)

Under the general supervision of the Environmental Program Manager II (Branch Chief), the incumbent is responsible for performing sensitive and difficult project coordination for the Branch to ensure the Department is fulfilling its duties and responsibilities in the priority areas of the strategic plan and overseeing investigations and enforcement cases for complex compliance issues. The incumbent will conduct and provide peer review for complex inspection, assessment and enforcement of jurisdictions, non-local entities, local education agencies, and facilities’ compliance review of technical documents to assure decisions are based in sound chemical, biological, physical, and environmental sciences, and consider the environmental characteristics of waste materials and solid waste facilities and systems. The incumbent will recommend appropriate enforcement for complex violations based on potential effects on public health, safety and the environment, through the review of data, annual reports, program implementation, permitting and technical documents, and work plans. Incumbent will oversee and manage solid waste, waste investigations which involve the evaluation of environmental monitoring data to ensure sound conclusions have been made and that facilities operate in compliance with state standards. This position involves travel throughout the state approximately 25% of the time. Travel may involve multiple, consecutive days away from the office and overnight stays. The incumbent must have a current California Driver’s License and participate in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Employer Pull Notice Program.