This position works under the general direction of the Vegetation Management Program (VMP) Manager (a Senior Landscape Architect). The Environmental Scientist (ES) is responsible for assisting with the transition from the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program to a Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) program and develops a transition plan to support the transition from IPM to SPM to increase in pace and scale of vegetation management in the highway right of way to achieve Division and Department strategic and climate adaptation goals. In addition, the ES is responsible for developing various contracts (Interagency Agreements, A&E On Call Environmental Contract, Sole Source, and other non-IT Service Contracts) to support the VMP Manager in meeting deliverables and program goals. This requires frequent coordination with HQ Division of Environmental Analysis (DEA) and District Maintenance and Environmental management and staff to ensure the Division of Maintenance Vegetation Management Program is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well as State and Federal iterations of the Endangered Species Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and over a hundred other State and Federal laws, policies, and regulations. In addition, the incumbent has an understand of current maintenance practices and with the 1992 Caltrans Vegetation Control PEIR and the 2019 California Vegetation Treatment Program PEIR.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the Environmental Scientist 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 here and search by typing in the classification title.
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