Environmental Scientist (JC - 455097) 11/13/24

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Join us in our mission to preserve, enhance, and restore the quality of the San Francisco Bay Region’s water resources in our streams and wetlands program.

The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has an opening for a permanent/full-time Environmental Scientist in our streams and wetlands program of the Watershed Management Division. We offer a flexible work schedule and telework with periodic in-person attendance at the office and for fieldwork. The office is located at 1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400, Oakland, CA 94612.

Duties:

The incumbent will review applications and reports for Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, and Reports of Waste Discharge under the Porter-Cologne Act related to dredge or fill of streams and wetlands for projects in the Northeast Bay section of the Watershed Management Division. Using scientific and regulatory skills, the incumbent will review applications for impacts avoidance and minimization to beneficial uses of streams and wetlands; review and interpret stormwater management plans, hydrologic data, hydraulic modeling data, rainfall data, climate data, existing land uses and ambient water quality and biological resources data, to determine if the applications are complete; review the adequacy of compensatory mitigation; conduct site inspections; write Certifications; and draft Orders for Board consideration.

The applicants can review the Duty Statement attached.

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: $4,269.00 - $8,877.00 per Month

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