Scientist - Biotech jobs in Chico, CA

Under the supervision of a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor), the Environmental Construction Liaison, assists Construction, Design and Environmental in meeting environmental commitments identified in NEPA/CEQA documents and regulatory permits. The incumbent is an interdisciplinary team member who will be responsible for preparing complex evaluations of construction sites and reviewing complex documents, technical studies, and analytical reports to ensure compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and numerous state and federal environmental resource laws and regulations. Duties would also include the review of these commitments in the draft project Plans, Specifications and Estimates documentation and ensure compliance of environmental commitments during construction. The incumbent provides consultation recommendations; gathers and compiles data from multi-disciplinary environmental branches; identifies and analyzes the environmental impacts of ongoing construction work sites on environmental resources and formulates, calculates and quantifies measures to mitigate biological, cultural, and community and land use impacts during construction. The incumbent must establish and maintain a professional working relationship with internal and external partners, various local partners and interested parties involved with Caltrans projects. The incumbent must be solution oriented and will need to investigate innovative solutions to complex problems to meet environmental commitments. The incumbent must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the transportation project development process from project scoping through construction. This position requires strong oral, analytical, and written skills with the specific ability to prepare technical field reports as well as written and verbal correspondence. This position will require frequent site visits, sometimes to remote areas, which may require driving a personal or state vehicle on public roadways or on uneven terrain. Occasional travel and overnight stays will be required. Possession of a valid driver’s license is required when operating state owned or leased vehicles.

PARF# 28-4-042 / JC-427756

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Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment. If you are basing your eligibility on education, you must include your unofficial transcript(s)/diploma for verification. Unofficial, original, or official sealed transcripts will be accepted and may be required upon appointment. Applicants with foreign transcripts/degrees must provide a transcript/degree U.S. equivalency report evaluation that indicates the number of units and degree to which the foreign coursework is equivalent. Here is a list of evaluation agencies: https://www.naces.org/members. Please redact birthdates and social security numbers.

Individuals who are currently in the classification, eligible for lateral transfer, eligible for reinstatement, have list eligibility, are in the process of obtaining list eligibility, or have SROA and/or Surplus eligibility (please attach your letter, if available). SROA and Surplus candidates are given priority; therefore, individuals with other eligibility may be considered in the event no SROA or Surplus candidates apply. Individuals who are eligible for a Training and Development assignment may also be considered for this position(s).

Applications will be screened and only the most qualified applicants will be selected to move forward in the selection process. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications stated in the Classification Specification(s).

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