engineering geologist - Sacramento County, United States - State Water Resources Control Board

Description

Job Description and Duties

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The State Water Resources Control Board's Division of Water Quality is seeking an Engineering Geologist to develop and implement policy recommendations to advance the use of desalinated brackish groundwater as a water supply for California communities. The position is located at 1001 I Street, 2nd Floor, Sacramento. This is a new position created to implement Governor Newsom's August 2022 , which directed agencies to take key actions to bolster the state's water resilience amid intensifying climate impacts. Brackish groundwater desalination is one of a suite of approaches—including conservation, recycling water, and increasing storage and stormwater use and capture—that the state is advancing to strengthen and diversify the state's water supplies, especially during drought.

The incumbent will work independently and collaboratively to analyze existing brackish groundwater data and literature, identify program needs, and develop recommendations to advance the development of brackish groundwater desalination as a supply to equitably increase water resilience in California while protecting groundwater and ecosystems for future generations.

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.

Salary information – CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience.

Benefits

Water Board employees may be eligible for benefits. Health benefits and leave programs are available for most permanent, full-time employees, and some permanent, part-time employees. Benefit eligibility may depend on length of service and may be subject to collective bargaining agreements negotiated between the State of California and employee organizations that define wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment.