Per CCR 249.3, this job control may be used to fill subsequent vacancies.
The Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch (FFLDRS) is recruiting to fill one (1) Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) position.
Under the direction of the Environmental Program Manager I, the incumbent performs all duties related to the supervision of the Environmental Scientist staff including, but not limited to, the assignment of work and the evaluation of staff performing the assigned work. Furthermore, the incumbent will be required to provide direction and oversight to staff while conducting fertilizing materials review. The incumbent, as a scientific expert, performs a broad range of work concerning present and future environmental, environmental health, and State’s natural resources management issues related to the use of fertilizing materials. Duties include but are not limited to:
• Plan, organize, and direct scientific and technical staff in the performance of their duties to ensure uniform training and compliance with Departmental policies and procedures.
• Review, assign, and prioritize tasks and delegate assignments to fertilizer registration staff based on classification and job duties.
• Recruit, hire, transfer, promote, and discipline staff.
• Establish measures to effectively monitor and measure performance of staff to ensure Program goals and objectives are being met.
• Provide direction and oversight to scientific and technical staff while conducting fertilizing materials review.
• Supervise the registration staff in applying scientific methods and principles in the research and evaluation of fertilizing material product label registration applications, including efficacy data and supporting documentation.
• Review environmental hazard assessment for hazardous contaminants in fertilizing materials, including the environmental fate of those materials relative to potential for contamination of air, soil, and water.
• Analyze and evaluate submitted research, statistical data, and studies for assessment of fertilizing materials efficacy, environment, impacts data regarding use and labeling claims.
• Evaluate independent review of scientific studies submitted to meet Department requirements for registration of fertilizing materials.
• Collaborate with University of California researchers and other scientists in specialized fields of plant physiology, agronomy, or other related sciences.
• Review efficacy data and provide written recommendations for novel fertilizing material ingredients and labeling claims.
Candidates may perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
This position primarily teleworks the majority of the time. The incumbent is supplied with all of the necessary equipment and supplies to perform their duties, including, but not limited to, a mobile phone, a laptop computer with various software programs with various software programs, and a multifunction print/scan/copy machine. The designated headquarters location for this position is 2399 Gateway Oaks Drive, Sacramento, CA 95833. When in the office, the duties of this position are performed indoors in a cubicle environment. Each cubicle contains a chair, computer monitor, docking station, printer, a telephone, portable and stationary filing drawers, and cabinets.
Regular or recurring telework may occur as part of the incumbent’s ongoing regular schedule in accordance with CDFA’s Telework Policy. This position is Northern California / Sacramento based; however the incumbent may reside anywhere in California. Duties will require travel to Sacramento as needed for in-person meetings and other locations throughout California and occasionally out-of-state using private vehicle, state vehicle, air, or other transportation system to attend meetings and training. Overnight stays or travel in severe weather may be occasionally required.