Department of Transportation
This is an advanced journey level position. Under the general direction of the Project Delivery Branch Chief, within the Office of Environmental Program/ Project Management (EPPM), the lead Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) is an interdisciplinary team member performing the most complex environmental tasks to facilitate timely delivery of transportation projects. The incumbent is responsible for coordinating the management of the cost, scope and schedule of transportation projects to ensure the Division meets its project delivery commitments under the Annual Delivery Plan (ADP), Contract for Delivery (CFO) in addition to delivery commitments of local transportation agency oversight projects. The incumbent is responsible for the analysis of complex technical environmental studies and reports in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and numerous state and federal environmental resource laws and regulations; regulatory permits and mitigation commitments to determine risks to program/project delivery.
Eligibility for hire may be determined by your score on the exam. For those Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) 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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