Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)

Do you want to support the ecological and economic well-being of the largest estuary on the West Coast? The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy (Conservancy) is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) to join our team. This position provides an exciting opportunity to lead and manage complex ecosystem restoration and climate adaptation projects, collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders, federal, state, and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, and Native American Tribes.

The Conservancy is a small California State agency that works across departments and disciplines to protect, enhance, and restore the Delta's economy, agriculture and working landscapes, and environment.

In this position you will:

• Manage complex projects that advance ecosystem restoration and climate adaptation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
• Lead special initiatives that support and advance the Conservancy’s mission and strategic plan
• Research and brief the Conservancy’s Executive Management, Board, Native American Tribes, and stakeholders on the emerging issues or other ecosystems, restoration or climate adaptation topics.

Please see the Duty Statement in the CalCareers application link for additional details

Desired Qualifications: The listed desired qualifications are not mandatory. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the desired 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.

• Experience conducing environmental management, ecosystem, nature-based solutions, restoration studies, monitoring, or project management. Preference for experience in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
• Experience writing technical reports or other scientific publications
• Strong analytical and communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate and present scientific and technical topics to others with varying degrees of scientific knowledge.
• Experience working with varied stakeholder groups, members of the public, disadvantaged communities, or Native American Tribes
• CEQA experience and familiarity with federal and state environmental permitting requirements
• Experience with GIS tools (Google Earth and ArcMap)
• Experience developing criteria, procedures, guidelines, reference materials, planning and regulatory documents, or other innovative solutions for environmental management problems