Job Description and Duties
Under the general direction of the Branch Chief of the Maintenance Biology Unit, a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor), the incumbent coordinates and negotiates complex issues, agreements, and permits with state and federal environmental agencies regarding fisheries, fish passage, and hydro-acoustic items related to biological impacts, barriers to fish passage, and endangered aquatic species. The incumbent provides guidance, direction, and expertise to district staff and managers to determine appropriate avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures. The incumbent participates in various internal and external working groups, technical teams, and committees, and helps to coordinate barriers to fish and aquatic species across the state, particularly for anadromous fish and other threatened or endangered fish or aquatic species. This staff is a statewide expert for hydro-acoustic analysis and engages to provide guidance the improve the best available science and data for application of hydro-acoustic analysis.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
exam. For those who do not have current eligibility (e.g., transfer, permissive reinstatement, or voluntary demotions) and/or who will be new to state civil services employment, you must be on the state examination list to be eligible for these positions. To apply for the exam, please click
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Working Conditions
Position located at 100 Main St, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
The work environment is fast-paced, busy and requires considerable flexibility in managing time, priorities, and assignments. It can be demanding and/or stressful. The incumbent may be required to travel to district offices or other meeting facilities, and/or to the sites of proposed projects. In the field the incumbent may experience all climatic conditions, including rain. While at their base of operation, employees will work in a climate-controlled office under artificial light.
This position may be eligible for telework. The amount of telework is at the discretion of the Department and based on Caltrans’s evolving telework policy. Caltrans supports telework, recognizing that in-person attendance may be required based on operational needs. Employees are expected to be able to report to their worksites with minimum notification if an urgent need arises. The selected candidate will be required to commute to the headquartered location as needed to meet operational needs. Business travel may be required, and reimbursement considers an employee’s designated headquartered location, primary residence, and may be subject to CalHR regulations or applicable bargaining unit contract provisions. All commute expenses to the headquartered location will be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
