Salton Sea Program Supervisor, Planning and Permitting

Job Description and Duties

Are you ready to step up into a leadership position? Does supervising a dynamic team working on restoration projects around the Salton Sea excite you? Do you enjoy a face-paced, very dynamic and interesting position that will challenge your current skills and require you to learn more?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you might be right for the the Salton Sea Program Supervisor position. We are looking for a positive leader who believes in the CDFW motto and enjoys working with both nature and people. Liking the desert would be an added bonus.

Under the general direction of the Salton Sea Program Manager (C.E.A.), the incumbent supervises and directs the work of professional scientific staff and technicians directly responsible for the technical and professional development of staff, performance evaluation, program budgeting, and work force planning for the program.

Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory):

This position is being re-advertised. If you previously applied, your application is being considered and you do not need to re-apply.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

Ability to use a computer keyboard for several hours each day; complete office tasks that require sitting, standing, and walking to other locations; attend meetings and conference calls; visit project sites requiring driving a vehicle up to three or more hours each way and sometimes including early mornings and late nights; occasional overnight travel up to 20% to reach some meeting or field locations; hiking over uneven and possibly steep or wet terrain at project sites for reconnaissance and biological monitoring; including operation or passenger on a boat; occasional travel of two or more days per week. This position offers the possibility of an office-centered hybrid telework agreement based on the Department's current Telework Policy. The position will require, at times, the incumbent to wear a uniform identifying the employee as CDFW staff.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Knowledge of the desert especially within Riverside and Imperial County.
• Ability to speak Spanish language, even at a basic level.
• Knowledge of arid water systems.
• Ability to use Global Positioning System (GPS), Geographic Information System (GIS) and other common field data gathering equipment and software.
• Strong communication skills, a demonstrated ability to work independently, high degree of initiative and flexibility.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Filing Instructions

You must reference Position Number 565-605-0764-006and RPA Number E-R6 CDR 25-001in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) for Which You Are Applying section of the State Application Form (Std. Form 678). Applications that do not list the Position Number and RPA Number may not be considered.

It is recommended that Application Packages be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at . If applications are mailed, we recommend applications are sent certified mail as we are unable to verify receipt.

Applications that do not follow the Filing Instructions may not be considered.

This advertisement may be used to fill additional vacancies for this JC.

Resume – Resumes will be reviewed in addition to the STD 678 for employment history. Resumes must include the complete to and from dates (MM/DD/YYYY) and hours worked per week.

All job applicants must provide their employment history on the application form (State Application STD 678) rather than attaching a resume to the form, otherwise the application may be considered incomplete.

Applicants must submit a complete and accurate application package, free from spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors .

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 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 . Please see below for SOQ instructions. Failure to include the SOQ will result in an incomplete application submission.