Environmental Scientist
Final Filing Date: October 23, 2025.
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At DWR you will have the support of knowledgeable and helpful colleagues, robust training programs, and professional organizational memberships for your professional growth. Our large organization provides an opportunity for a long and promising career full of growth and opportunity. We hope you’ll apply for this great career opportunity.
Job Description and Duties
This is an opportunity to join the diverse, dynamic, and multi-disciplinary Flood Maintenance and Operations team. This Environmental Scientist position will provide environmental compliance and permitting support activities for DFO/FMO associated with operations, maintenance, replacement, rehabilitation improvement of State and federal flood control projects: including implementation of environmental/permitting requires, wildlife surveys, habitat assessments, maintenance impact and mitigation assessments, and monitoring/surveys associated with flood operations, maintenance, repair, and improvement activities; preparation of annual maintenance plans, verification request forms, and annual reports; enters information and data to various databases; identify environmental issues and compliance requirements for work; support flood projects by preparing California Environmental Quality Act documents and other environmental regulatory permits applications, and associated documents, communication and coordination with maintenance yard staff; tribal consultation and coordination; providing annual environmental awareness training, and environmental compliance and permitting support; requires periodic travel within the 11 counties that DWR/FMO has flood control facilities that are required to be maintained. The position may also provide environmental support on other FMO and DFO projects and emergency response, environmental monitoring, and reporting, etc., as needed. FMO is seeking candidates who are flexible, strategic, and can communicate, coordinate, and collaborate effectively with engineers, scientists, utility craft maintenance staff, and a broad spectrum of agency representatives and stakeholders.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
Position Details
Job Code #: JC-494333
Working Title: Environmental Scientist
Classification: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST
Salary: $4,269.00 - $5,748.00 A
$5,188.00 - $7,000.00 B
$6,566.00 - $8,877.00 C
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.
# of Positions: 1
Work Location: Sacramento
Telework: Hybrid
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Contact Information:
Timothy McDaniel
(916) 281-5693
timothymcdaniel@water.ca.gov
For more information including detailed job duties, minimum qualifications, and how to apply, please go to https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=494333.
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