Environmental Scientist (JC-500655)

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Salary Information - CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 599.673) of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience. Employees appointed to the Attorney or Water Resource Control Engineer classification will receive Recruitment Higher Above Minimum (HAM) rate in accordance with the approved Civil Service Pay Scales.

In addition, note: Effective July 1, 2025, the State of California implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) which reduces an employee’s monthly salary in exchange for leave credits. Employees appointed to this classification will have their monthly salary reduced and will accrue hours of PLP 2025 on the first day of each pay period in accordance with the applicable bargaining contract. The salary range(s) included on this job posting do not reflect the reduction in pay.

The Division of Drinking Water’s Southern California Drinking Water Field Operations Branch has an open position for an Environmental Scientist in the Metropolitan District (hereinafter District), which provides regulatory oversight to one fourth of the public drinking water systems within Los Angeles County.

The position is located at the Division of Drinking Water Glendale Office at 500 N. Central Ave., Suite 500, Glendale, CA 91204. The office is in downtown Glendale and is easily accessible by public transit.

Duties:

The core functions of the District are preparing engineering reports, issuing drinking water supply permits, reviewing water quality and system performance data to ensure water systems’ compliance with drinking water standards and permit provisions, conducting inspections, and responding to inquiries and requests from water systems. The Environmental Scientist provides scientific and programmatic support to the staff engineers in performing the District’s core functions. The Environmental Scientist will also directly provide regulatory oversight to small water systems that only serve groundwater and do not include treatment.

Additional information:

Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class.

If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Please Do Not include full Social Security Number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package.

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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Job type: Full-Time

$4,418.00 - $9,321.00 per Month

The Water Resources Control Board is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer.