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This is not a timed exam. If you request a Reasonable Accommodation your account will be locked and you will not be able to proceed with the exam until the request is processed.

The information below will help you determine which classification(s) is(are) appropriate for you. Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as stated on this bulletin to compete in this examination.

Open and Open, Non-Promotional Examination(s):

• SUPERVISING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ENGINEER I - Open

For all Classifications, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

2548

For SUPERVISING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ENGINEER I, once you have participated in any of the following examinations, you may not recompete for 12 months:

Exam Code(s):

• EX-02548

Submit an Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) to apply for this examination.

Electronic applications can be submitted through your account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov.

If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, indicate on your application that you need reasonable accommodation. You will be contacted by a representative of the testing department to make the necessary arrangements. If you have not been contacted by the time you receive notification of testing, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

If you are unable to submit your application or complete the test due to a disability, please contact the testing department listed in the Contact section of this bulletin.

All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on this exam bulletin to be accepted to the examination.

Unless otherwise stated in the Minimum Qualifications, qualifying experience may be combined on a proportionate basis if the requirements stated below include more than one pattern and are distinguished as "Either" 1, "or" 2, "or" 3, etc. For example, applicants possessing qualifying experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 1 and additional experience amounting to 50% of the required time of Pattern 2 may be accepted to an examination as meeting 100% of the overall experience requirement.

Education: Equivalent to graduation from college with a Bachelor of Science Degree with major work in Civil, Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical, or Waste Management Engineering from a college accredited by the Engineers' Council for Professional Development for training in engineering or equivalent degree approved by the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education under the provisions of California Education Code Chapter 3, Part 59, Division 10. and

(Registration as a Senior in a recognized institution will admit applicants to the examination, but they must produce evidence of graduation or its equivalent before they can be considered eligible for appointment.)

(Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two years. When substituting experience for education, qualifying education must include a minimum of 60 semester units in the engineering subjects noted above from an accredited college or equivalent units from an institution approved by the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education under the provisions of California Education Code Chapter 3, Part 59, Division 10.)

(For Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer and above, possession of an engineering Master's Degree in Civil, Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical, or Waste Management Engineering or a directly related engineering field from a recognized college or university may be substituted for one year of the general experience requirement; an engineering Doctoral Degree in Civil, Chemical, Environmental, Mechanical, or Waste Management or a directly related engineering field from a recognized college or university may be substituted for two years of the general experience requirement.)

(Possession of a valid certificate as an engineer-in-training as issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers may be substituted for the required education.)

Experience:

This examination consists of the following component(s):

A final score of 70% must be attained to be placed on the eligible list.

In addition to evaluating the applicant's relative knowledge, skill and ability as demonstrated by quality and breadth of education/experience, emphasis in each test component will be on measuring competitively, relative to job demands, each applicant's:

Knowledge of:

1. Hazardous substances management and/or public health engineering principles and practices.
2. Treatment and disposal methods of hazardous waste.
3. Programs for resource recovery.
4. Hazardous substances management facilities engineering design, construction, and operation processes.
5. Hazardous substances disposal systems and resource recovery processes.
6. Public health and hazardous substances management engineering principles, practices, and administrative procedures.
7. State laws pertaining to public health and hazardous substances management engineering in California.
8. Hazardous substances management facilities design and construction.
9. The major DTSC program areas.
10. State and Federal regulations such as CEQA, RCRA, CERCLA, CAA, CWA, and the TSCA.
11. Project management methods and techniques.
12. Hazardous substances disposal systems, detoxification, and purification processes.
13. Resource recovery processes and hazardous substances management programs.
14. Principles of effective supervision, staff development, performance evaluation, program management, and personnel administration.
15. Methods and techniques of effective leadership.
16. Strategic planning development, implementation, and evaluation techniques.
17. California's legislative, budget, and general administrative processes.
18. A supervisor's responsibility for promoting equal opportunity in hiring and employee development and promotion, and for maintaining a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.

Ability to:

1. Review, check, and interpret hazardous substances management engineering plans, estimates, and specifications.
2. Evaluate findings and make recommendations for the elimination or control of unsanitary or hazardous conditions.
3. Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
4. Communicate effectively.
5. Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.
6. Interpret laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to public health and hazardous substances management engineering in California.
7. Interpret and apply State and Federal regulations.
8. Prepare project plans.
9. Review, check, and interpret major hazardous substances management engineering plans, engineering elements of hazardous waste permit applications, facility closure and site cleanup plans, and estimates and specifications.
10. Plan, organize, direct, and evaluate the work of others.
11. Ensure that staff have the tools needed to perform their jobs.
12. Provide leadership in accomplishing basic functions and strategic objectives.
13. Interpret, apply, and develop policy proposals and procedures.
14. Participate in assigned programs effectively with groups and agencies to gain cooperation in hazardous waste and environmental management.
15. Effectively promote equal opportunity in employment and maintain a work environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.
    

A Departmental Open eligible list for the SUPERVISING HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ENGINEER I Classification will be established for:

• Department of Toxic Substances Control

The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list(s) in order of final score regardless of test date. Eligibility expires 12 months after it is established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.

Veterans' Preference will be granted for this examination. Veterans' Preference is an assistance program for veterans, veteran widows and widowers, and spouses of 100% disabled veterans who seek employment with the state. Veterans' Preference is also extended to currently serving military members nearing their retirement or separation date.

You are not eligible for Veteran's Preference if you are:

• A veteran who has been dishonorably discharged or released.
• A veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100 percent disabled veteran who currently has permanent civil service status. (Permanent civil service status is the status of an employee who is lawfully retained in his/her position after completion of the applicable probationary period. This does not include limited term).

Veterans' Preference is codified in Government Code Sections 18973 – 18979.

Veteran status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Directions to apply for Veterans' Preference are on the Veterans' Preference Application (Std. Form 1093), which is available at www.CalCareers.ca.gov, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Career Credits are not granted for examination(s) administered on an Open basis or a Promotional basis.

Instructions:   

Rate your experience performing specific job-related tasks.

Respond to each of the following statements by indicating how the statement applies to you. You are required to respond to every question and provide relevant examples. Also, indicate the references who can verify the information provided.

In responding to each statement, you may refer to your WORK EXPERIENCE, whether paid or volunteer, and/or FORMAL TRAINING COURSES you have completed.

PLEASE NOTE:  This examination is designed to gain an overall assessment of your training and experience as it directly relates to the duties and the knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position.  Possession of specific training is not required to be successful in this examination; however, such achievements may substitute for desirable levels of experience.  All components of this examination have been carefully validated by tying them directly to job requirements and documenting their relevance to the position.

Tasks:

1. Conducting/overseeing environmental studies in compliance with applicable regulations.      
2. Evaluating engineering documents (e.g., designs, plans) to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.   
3. Overseeing and monitoring environmental projects to ensure progress and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.  
4. Developing planning documents (e.g., budgets, annual work plans) to forecast needs and optimize resources.   
5. Conducting presentations to the public and other stakeholders on environmental issues relating to projects, programs and services.   
6. Responding to inquiries and complaints on issues pertaining to environmental programs and services (e.g., hazardous waste releases, toxic waste handling, project status).

• Department of Toxic Substances Control

Technical questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

Administrative questions regarding this examination should be directed to:

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account (www.CalCareers.ca.gov).

If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

Department of Toxic Substances Control reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and rules and all applicants will be notified.

General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history and fingerprinting may be required.

Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date, must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) service-wide promotional, 5) departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the bulletin.

High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12th grade may be demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3) certification from the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.

Accepted applicants must provide proof of identification at each in-person test session. Acceptable identification consists of a photo identification card or two forms of signed identification.