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The Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board has an opening for an Environmental Scientist to join the Agriculture and Cannabis Section. The position is located at 3737 Main Street, Suite 500, Riverside – in the heart of downtown, walking distance to the Fox Performing Arts Center, restaurants, museums, the historic Mission Inn, and a few blocks from the Metrolink station. Apply today and join our team!

Duties:

This position of Environmental Scientist is responsible for coordination of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Non-Point Source (NPS) programs and implementation of the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program. Serve as the Santa Ana Water Board’s lead for the Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program and project manager for implementing the General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges of Waste from Irrigated Lands in the San Jacinto Watershed (Agricultural Order), which includes: public and professional communication and outreach with agricultural operators, technical consultants engaged in scientific investigations, federal, State, and local agency representatives, environmental group representatives, and other interested parties.

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.

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.

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

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $4,145 - $7,926 / month

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

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $4,145.00 - $7,926.00 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Work setting:

• Hybrid work

Ability to Commute:

• Riverside, CA 92501 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Riverside, CA 92501