Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer — LABRIC Cleanup Lead (Hybrid)

California Department of Toxic Substances Control; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

California Department of Toxic Substances Control is seeking a Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer in the Sacramento area to lead the LABRIC program within the Exide Division. This role involves coordinating geologists, engineers, scientists, and staff to advance site discovery, screening, investigation, and cleanup activities, ensuring health and environmental protection.

The successful candidate will develop scopes, review technical documents, manage contracts and CEQA processes, and drive

Responsibilities

• Lead effort in site discovery and site screening activities to identify any area of the state that is reasonably suspected to have been contaminated by the operation of a lead-acid battery recycling facility
• Review site documentation including historical land use and operational information; regulatory records; research reports; environmental assessments; project scoping documents; field workplans; sampling reports; and Preliminary Endangerment Assessment reports to determine if a hazardous substance release has occurred at a site(s)
• Develop site investigation and cleanup scopes
• Provide reviews/comments to project managers and management on the engineering and technical aspects of investigation and remediation tasks
• Independently manage and review the technical and CEQA aspects of investigation and remediation tasks including assesses and tracks proposed project schedules and regulatory developments; develop, negotiate, and manage contracts, scopes of work, work orders, field orders, and change orders; develop and review cost estimates and standards of performance; evaluate contractor performance and deliverables; and organizes and manages project data
• Manage resources by providing resource estimates, and manage and coordinate with support staff, other agencies, and project contractors to ensure timely completion of project milestones

Job description

California Department of Toxic Substances Control is seeking a Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer in the Sacramento area to lead the LABRIC program within the Exide Division. This role involves coordinating geologists, engineers, scientists, and staff to advance site discovery, screening, investigation, and cleanup activities, ensuring health and environmental protection.

The successful candidate will develop scopes, review technical documents, manage contracts and CEQA processes, and drive