HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ENGINEER

State of California; California (MO); On-site; USD 72,406 - 135,616; Full time

Job summary

State of California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) seeks a Hazardous Substances Engineer to help optimize operational and strategic data, visualize performance, and support organizational change. You will work with scientists, engineers, IT staff, and management to update policies and protocols and ensure data-driven decisions across programs.

The role emphasizes collaboration, adaptability, and leadership in managing IT projects, coordinating with partners, and presenting clear

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating and collaborating with cross-functional teams to analyze data needs and drive planning and performance.
• Ability to plan, organize, and adapt to changing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Experience leading complex projects and maintaining updated workplans with timelines and resources.
• Analytical skills enabling independent data interpretation and creative problem solving.
• Strong verbal and written communication to present information to stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data from surveys and evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with SMRP staff, OEIM staff, and vendors to analyze data needs and conduct gap analyses.
• Collaborate with IT experts to rectify data gaps in source systems like SharePoint, Daily Log, EnviroStor, and cost recovery tools.
• Administer and lead SMRP’s IT project portfolio, ensuring priority setting and current status.
• Represent SMRP in monthly IT project coordination meetings.
• Serve as SMRP representative to the DTSC Project Governance Committee and advise on IT project priorities.
• Coordinate and lead internal monthly IT and other meetings.

Skills

Coordination

Communication

Project management

Data analysis

Meeting facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

GIS

SharePoint

MS Visio

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description and Duties

Are you interested in a meaningful job and want to work toward building healthy, safe, and economically viable communities? Are you driven by protecting the environment and health of all Californians? Consider a career with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). We are located within the California Environmental Protection Agency network of agency partners that are committed to protecting all Californians and the environment. We are looking for a highly motivated and adaptable individual who is a self-starter, and possess excellent written and oral communication skills, interpersonal and organization skills, as well as strong leadership skills. We are searching for an individual who is flexible, a team player with the ability to work independently, and provide project oversight. Your passion for organizational performance and data will be challenged every day as you help us improve environmental related outcomes for the people of California. Your daily work with DTSC’s scientists, engineers, geologists, toxicologists, administrative, IT staff, and management will help develop and update existing policies, procedures, and protocols to ensure operational and strategic data are optimized and visualized to drive effective organizational change. If you are willing to be a part of a highly visible and energetic team, with exciting opportunities, we encourage you to apply today!

As a Hazardous Substances Engineer you will have the opportunity to:

• Coordinate and partner with SMRP staff, DTSC’s Office of Environmental Information Management (OEIM) staff, and vendors to analyze business and technical data needs and conduct gap and market analyses to address current and future planning, performance, and environmental data requirements


• Work with and collaborate with SMRP business owners and internal and external Information Technology (IT) experts to rectify data gaps in source systems (e.g., SharePoint, Daily Log, EnviroStor (DTSC's database), Cost Recovery Management System, grantmaking software and other available tools)


• Help Administer and Lead SMRP’s IT project portfolio through coordination with SMRP and PMCICR management, project owners, and OEIM staff to ensure projects are prioritized and status is current


• Represent SMRP during monthly IT project coordination meetings


• Serve as SMRP representative to the DTSC Project Governance Committee (PGC) that determines and recommends IT project priorities to DTSC management


• Coordinate and lead internal monthly IT and other assigned meetings

Desirable Qualifications We Look For

• Good coordination, and collaboration skills, and willingness to partner with other DTSC staff for the successful completion of the assignment


• Ability to plan, organize, communicate, and adapt to changing assignments and priorities, and work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines


• Experience leading complex projects and the ability to effectively coordinate and maintain an up-to-date thorough project workplan, including but not limited to project timelines, milestones, and resource allocations


• Analytical skills with the ability to work independently, think logically and creatively, apply a range of analytical and research tools


• Experience leading and facilitating large meetings and using strong verbal and written communication skills to present information to all levels of stakeholders, including management, administrative and programmatic staff, and solution partners, to prepare and present written recommendations, and to report project information accurately and timely


• Experience gathering, identifying, analyzing, reading, and interpreting data from surveys and evaluation


• Excellent computer skills and Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, MS Teams, Visio, and SharePoint, and data visualization tools such as PowerBI, GIS and Tableau

Salary and Classification

Salary range $6,488.00 - $12,152.00 per month. New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.