- Job description
- To be considered for this position, you must apply at CalCareers.ca.gov. To apply, you must first create a CalCareers account. Once your account is created, you can search for job code 538427 to locate the job posting and apply.
- Link: Job Posting | CalCareers
- Note: This position will no longer be available on CalCareers once the job closes on 11/24/2026. No applications will be accepted after the job closing date.
- Job Description and Duties
- Please note, the Water Boards do not participate in E-Verify.
- The State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Water Rights has an opening for an Environmental Scientist (Aquatic/Fisheries Scientist) in the Bay-Delta Section within the Bay Delta & Hearings Programs Branch. This position is located at 1001 I Street, 14th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, right in the heart of downtown next to light rail stations and other public transportation.
- Duties:
- Under the close supervision of the State Water Resources Control Board’s (State Water Board) Bay-Delta Sacramento Unit Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory), and consistent with good customer service practices and the goals of the State and Regional Board’s Strategic Plan, the incumbent will perform complex and varied aquatic/fisheries analyses, research, and modeling assignments related to the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (Bay-Delta).
- The incumbent will prepare scientific analyses and documentation to assist with the high priority complex technical and regulatory assignments for the Division of Water Rights and State Water Board.
- This position is specifically focused on State Water Board regulatory and planning activities in the Bay-Delta.
- In addition, the incumbent may review hydrologic modeling of Central Valley rivers and estuaries to investigate how water management actions may affect flows, river and reservoir temperatures, fisheries and other aquatic habitat, water quality, and water rights. Duties also include the handling of routine telephone and written inquiries from the public concerning water rights.
- 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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- Working Conditions
- Positions at the Water Boards may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position.
- In accordance with the Statewide Telework Policy and GC 14200, the successful candidate must reside in California upon appointment. Proof of residency may be required.
- 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.
- Job type: Full-Time
- $4,551.00 – $9,787.00 per Month
- The Water Resources Control Board is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer.
