Senior Environmental Scientist (Lead) – Team Leadership & Impact

Join CAL FIRE; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Join CAL FIRE in California seeks a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) to lead and supervise professional staff within the environmental programs. This is the first supervisory level in the series, with authority over recruitment, personnel actions, and workforce planning to support agency goals.

This position emphasizes staff development, performance evaluation, program budgeting, and strategic planning to advance environmental initiatives and public health protections in the state.

Qualifications

• Experience in management, research, planning, or consultation in environmental programs.
• Demonstrated environmental management skills.
• Knowledge of broad principles of economics, social science, and political science.
• Possession of a valid California Environmental Health Specialist registration (where required).

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct the work of professional or technical staff.
• Staff development, performance evaluation, and workforce planning.
• Manage program budgeting and resource allocation.
• Recruit, hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge employees as needed.

Job description

Join CAL FIRE in California seeks a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) to lead and supervise professional staff within the environmental programs. This is the first supervisory level in the series, with authority over recruitment, personnel actions, and workforce planning to support agency goals.

This position emphasizes staff development, performance evaluation, program budgeting, and strategic planning to advance environmental initiatives and public health protections in the state.