Caltrans District 8 · 16 hours ago
SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST (SPECIALIST)
Humboldt, IA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$7,820/mo - $10,732/mo
5+ years expCaltrans District 8 is focused on improving lives and communities through transportation. The Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) will lead environmental planning efforts on project development teams, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations while minimizing impacts from transportation projects.
Civil Engineering
Responsibilities
Act as team leader to gather, research, and analyze social, natural, and environmental data for preparation, review, and processing of environmental documents
Identify and further ways to avoid and minimize environmental impacts and contribute to enhancements within Caltrans District 1
Plan and execute the complex environmental studies required to facilitate project delivery
Qualification
Required
Possession of a bachelor's or advanced degree with a major in a biological, chemical, physical, or environmental science, soil science, water science, hydrology, agronomy, natural resource science, environmental or public health, physical geography, or a closely related scientific discipline
Two years of experience in the California state civil service performing the duties of an Environmental Scientist, Range C
Five years of increasingly responsible professional experience as a scientist in environmental analysis, research, management, planning, regulation, or investigation, two years of which have included responsibility in the development or implementation of environmental policies, programs, plans, or research projects; or conducting an environmental monitoring and surveillance, enforcement, or environmental management program; or in the direction of the work of a multidisciplinary environmental investigatory or regulatory staff, at a level equivalent to that of an Environmental Scientist, Range C, in the California state civil service
Possession of a master's degree in a biological, chemical, physical, or environmental science, soil science, water science, hydrology, agronomy, natural resource science, environmental or public health, physical geography, or a closely related scientific discipline may be substituted for one year of the required general experience
Possession of a doctorate in the above-named disciplines may be substituted for two years of the general experience
Company
Caltrans District 8
Caltrans District 8 is one of 12 Caltrans districts and covers approximately 28,650 square miles of land.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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