Scientific Aid (JC-260831)
HR Info#21-157-003
State Water Resources Control Board
JC-260699 - SCIENTIFIC AID
SCIENTIFIC AID $15.68 - $18.60 per Hour
Final Filing Date: 08/09/2021
Location: Are you looking for an entry level opportunity to begin your new career and work under the direction of a Supervising Senior Environmental Scientist? If so, then this is the position for you! Apply today and join our elite team!
The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board has an opening for a Scientific Aid. This temporary position is located in the Redding office at 364 Knollcrest Drive, Suite 205, Redding, CA 96002.
Minimum Qualifications: Education: Equivalent to completion of two years of college with a minimum of 10 semester hours in relevant scientific course work, i.e., pest management, environmental studies, entomology, or agricultural sciences.
Duties: Under the direct supervision Senior Environmental Scientist and consistent with good customer service practices and the goals of the State and Regional Board’s Strategic Plan, the incumbent is expected to be courteous and provide timely responses to internal/external customers, follow through on commitments, and to solicit and consider internal/external customer input when completing work assignments. Specific responsibilities include:
- Provide support including review and file scientific water quality program reports pertaining to the specific units; data entry; copy and scan scientific documents; archive technical documents; pull scientific water quality reports for public review; prepare mass informational mailing notices; distribute technical water quality documents; assist in file inventory and maintenance.
- Review correspondence from the public, other agencies, and the regulated community and route to appropriate technical staff. Review various technical scientific reports; extract relevant water quality information; enter relevant information into various databases and spreadsheets.
- Assist in various water quality scientific research projects; assist in the development of various routine scientific reports, memos, permits, formal and informal enforcement documents, and Geographic Information System maps based on established policies and procedures.
- Participate in water quality site inspections and field sampling. Assist in identifying and documenting water quality violations and the development of informal and formal enforcement actions.
- Perform other job-related duties as required.