Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Are you interested in protecting fish, wildlife, and plants in lakes and streams? This position handles permitting for projects affecting lake and stream resources, within the Lake and Streambed Alteration (LSA) Program. Responsibilities include reviewing notifications for proposed work, performing analyses of project impacts to fish and wildlife resources, and drafting permitting documents that include species and habitat protection measures; performing site assessments of project sites before, during, or after project implementation; and assisting law enforcement with assessments of impacts from un-permitted activities. The incumbent will share expertise of lake and stream resources with other staff; coordinate within CDFW and with other agency staff; interact with the public and addresses questions about the LSA Program; and review and assist in preparing environmental documents pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The incumbent will work as part of a team of staff doing similar work and will handle projects in an assigned portion of the Central Region's 12-county area.

This position is a 12-month Limited Term (LT) and may be extended up to 24 months or become permanent.

During this 12-month Limited Term assignment, you will receive full health, dental, and vision benefits! You will also earn State Service and accrue monthly leave credits.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

The position requires regular use of a computer workstation for up to 8 hours each day; completing office tasks that may require the use of multiple locations in different buildings; attending meetings in person and remotely; visiting the locations of project activities, requiring travel of up to three or more hours each way and sometimes including early mornings and late nights, from cold and wet to very hot conditions; traversing uneven and possibly steep or wet terrain on project sites; travel of up to two or more days per week including occasional or routine overnight travel; driving CDFW passenger vehicles for routine travel and operating a 4WD vehicle off highway, over rough terrain, as needed. The position may require wearing a uniform identifying the employee as CDFW staff. Potential for an office-centered hybrid work schedule with up to two days each week teleworking.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Have knowledge or experience with terrestrial or aquatic biology, stream ecology, and/or fisheries ecology; have ability to assess impacts to lakes and streams and associated fish, wildlife, and plants; be detail-oriented; possess analytical skills; have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks concurrently; maintain a positive attitude; be able to understand and integrate specific direction regarding regulatory procedure; enjoy working in a multidisciplinary group; be able to work independently as part of a team; possess excellent verbal and written communication skills; provide excellent customer service; and be proficient with word processing and spreadsheet computer software to write, format, and proofread documents.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Filing Instructions

You must reference Position Number 565-431-0762-026  and RPA Number E-R4 ES 25-012  in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) for Which You Are Applying section of the State Application Form (Std. Form 678). Applications that do not list the Position Number and RPA Number may not be considered.

It is recommended that Application Packages be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at  .  If applications are mailed, we recommend applications are sent certified mail as we are unable to verify receipt.

Applications that do not follow the Filing Instructions may not be considered.

This advertisement may be used to fill additional vacancies for this JC.

Resume – Resumes will be reviewed in addition to the STD 678 for employment history. Resumes must include the complete to and from dates (MM/DD/YYYY) and hours worked per week.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Statement of Qualifications -

  A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required. Please see below for SOQ instructions. Failure to include the SOQ will result in an incomplete application submission.

  Provide a Statement of Qualifications in your own words that includes the following, in two pages or less using 12-point Arial font:

  1) Please describe your interest in this position.

  2) Please summarize any experience you have applying biological and/or physical sciences, and specify any such experience in lake and stream environments.

  3) Please describe your knowledge or any experience related to environmental permitting.

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