California Ocean Protection Council
Job Description and Duties
Environmental Scientist – Coastal Resilience Program Manager / Ocean Protection Council / California Natural Resources Agency
The reporting location for this position is Sacramento, CA. This position will work under the close supervision of the Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory).
California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is hiring an Environmental Scientist to advance strategic priorities related to coastal resilience and offshore wind development. The incumbent will work in OPC’s Climate Change Program and will support coordination efforts across state, federal, and external partners to inform sustainable offshore wind development and priorities related to coastal resilience.
The Environmental Scientist will be responsible for supporting the development of a comprehensive environmental monitoring and research program and the identification of strategic investments to ensure offshore wind development is informed by the best available science. This role will be responsible for collaborating with other OPC staff, state and federal regulatory agencies, California Native American tribes, academic scientists, non-profits, community representatives, and others, on topics pertaining to offshore wind development. The Environmental Scientist will provide additional support and capacity for the implementation of broader OPC and California Natural Resources Agency priorities and will support embedding equity and environmental justice into all programs and actions.
OPC is a Cabinet-level state policy body that works to ensure healthy coastal and ocean ecosystems by advancing innovative, science-based policy and management, making strategic investments, and catalyzing action through partnerships and collaboration. We prioritize an inclusive, safe, and secure work environment that values diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences, and is free from discrimination.
Flexible Work Schedule: This position is considered Remote-Centered, which means incumbent would telework 50% or more of the time within a work month from an alternate work location. The position incumbent can telework with a management approved telework agreement and schedule. OPC staff are required to work from CNRA headquarters located in Sacramento a minimum of two days a week, on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Training and Development Assignments may be considered.
For further information regarding this position, please contact Justine Kimball at justine.kimball@resources.ca.gov.
This recruitment may be used to fill identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the Final Filing Date of this job posting.
CNRA values diverse employees working together, and prioritizes an inclusive, safe, and secure work environment that values diverse cultures, perspectives, and experiences, and is free from discrimination. https://resources.ca.gov/
Please Note: Due to postal service delays, electronic submission of application is recommended.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Working Conditions
- This position is eligible for telework, in accordance with CAL FIRE’s telework policy, and will be required to report to the office as needed/required. The successful candidate must reside in California upon appointment.
Minimum Requirements
You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.
Additional Documents
Special Requirements
- Do NOT include ANY confidential information on any documents you submit for a job vacancy, such as your State application, resume, or educational transcripts. Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birthdate, student identification number, driver’s license number (unless required), basis of eligibility examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age. Confidential information on the first page of applications submitted electronically online, such as Easy ID number, SSN, examination related information, and driver’s license number will automatically be redacted upon submission.
- Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are meeting Minimum Qualifications with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification. Official transcripts may be required upon appointment. If it is determined a candidate does not meet the Minimum Qualifications, the candidate will be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position. Candidates who have been withheld may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board.
The minimum qualifications can be found in the Environmental Scientistclassification specifications.
Application Instructions
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 10/9/2024
Who May Apply
Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).
How To Apply
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
- Resume is required and must be included.
- Statement of Qualifications – A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is REQUIRED and must be submitted with your application to be considered for this position. Failure to include the Statement of Qualifications as required shall result in disqualification from the hiring process. Please see the section labeled “Statement of Qualifications” for further information.
Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.
Benefits
Contact Information
The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.
Justine Kimball
(000) –
justine.kimball@resources.ca.gov
Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department’s EEO Office.
EEO Contact:
Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator
(916) 894-9567
Genavina.Mabary@fire.ca.gov
Statement of Qualifications
Applicants must include a Statement of Qualifications for this recruitment. You must provide specific information in your response(s) which demonstrates how your knowledge, skills, and training meet the needs of this position.
The SOQ must have each response numbered, no more than one page in length, single-spaced and using 12-point Arial font. You must indicate your Name and Job Control Number at the top of the page.
- Describe your management, policy, or scientific experience working on issues related to ocean and coastal management, climate change and/or coastal resilience, or offshore wind.
- Describe your experience analyzing, synthesizing, and translating complex and large scientific data sets or scientific literature for use by local, state, or federal governments and/or communicating with a range of audiences including high-level decision-makers and members of the public.
- Describe your experience working across agencies and/or in supporting the facilitation of interdisciplinary working groups. Please include examples of lessons-learned or strategies that led to effective interagency or working group collaboration.
- Describe your experience and ability to work with groups of people with divergent views on an issue. In particular, please describe your experience working with California Native American tribes, communities systemically burdened by environmental injustice, fishing communities, academic researchers, and/or other ocean and coastal stakeholders.
Please provide the name and telephone number of a former supervisor/ reference who can verify the work and/or experience you described above.
- Date stamped at the appropriate office of the appointing power no later than the final filing date specified by the job vacancy announcement
- Electronically transmitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the final filing date specified on the job vacancy announcement.
Please reference Job Control 450292 and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section on the STD. 678. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please note you can only apply for one Job Control per application submission.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
To apply for this job please visit calcareers.ca.gov.