Job Description and Duties

This position has the potential to be headquartered in the Fairfield, Napa, or Santa Rosa offices of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Currently due to COVID emergency response efforts the position is mainly remote, however occasional office trips may be required and there may be in office work required in the post COVID-19 environment.

The CDFW Bay Delta Region has an exciting opportunity in our Habitat Conservation Program for an outgoing and independent person to implement environmental review and permitting. This position is responsible for preparing, tracking, reviewing, editing, and commenting on complex California Endangered Species Act (CESA) permits, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents, Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements (LSAA), and related environmental documents in the Bay Area, primarily within Sonoma County and focusing on the Santa Rosa Plain, Napa, Marin, and Solano counties. Duties include providing technical support to regional Habitat Conservation staff on CESA and mitigation land acquisition, supporting mitigation and conservation banking, conducting the most complex mitigation negotiations, developing procedures and standards to mitigate for impacts to candidate, threatened, and endangered species, and developing regional conservation approaches in coordination with the Habitat Conservation Planning Branch and other agencies. This position has the opportunity to independently identify problems, develop courses of action, and conduct extremely complex and difficult scientific investigations and studies on issues of major importance to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Come join our amazing team today!

In order to be eligible for this position, you must either be transfer eligible or take and pass the following exam:

Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Exams/Bulletin.aspx?examCD=0PBDJ

Need help understanding the hiring process? We’d love to talk to you! Please contact careers@wildlife.ca.gov and include the Job Control number in the subject title.

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

Working Conditions

Based on operational need at the time of the job offer, this position has the potential to be headquartered in the Fairfield, Napa, or Santa Rosa offices of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region.

Due to ongoing COVID-19 emergency response efforts, this position is currently on an Emergency Telework arrangement. Occasional office trips may be required. Once Emergency Telework ends, this position may be eligible for hybrid telework dependent on operational need.

Work on a computer for prolonged periods and operate office equipment (computers, copies/scanners, fax machines, telephones, etc.). Attend frequent site visits and meetings away from office. Field work is completed year-round and may be required in sometimes remote locations, rugged terrain, and/or adverse weather conditions.  Work may be physically demanding for short periods of time.  Must be able to operate a motor vehicle (with and without four-wheel drive [4WD]) and be prepared to travel using a State vehicle.

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