Senior Safety Engineer, Research & Standards (Health Unit)

California Department of Industrial Relations; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cal/OSHA is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer (Industrial) to join the Research and Standards Health Unit in California. Under the direction of the Principal Safety Engineer, the SSE handles complex health and safety issues in evaluating Title 8 regulations, provides technical assistance to staff and stakeholders, and reviews variance requests.

There is one position that may be filled in Oakland, Sacramento or Santa Ana; final filing date is December 3, 2026; travel within the state may be

Responsibilities

• Evaluate Title 8 regulations and provide technical assistance to Cal/OSHA staff and outside labor, management and the public.
• Handle complex health and safety issues in the development and evaluation of regulations; evaluate variance requests from Title 8.

Job description

Cal/OSHA is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer (Industrial) to join the Research and Standards Health Unit in California. Under the direction of the Principal Safety Engineer, the SSE handles complex health and safety issues in evaluating Title 8 regulations, provides technical assistance to staff and stakeholders, and reviews variance requests.

There is one position that may be filled in Oakland, Sacramento or Santa Ana; final filing date is December 3, 2026; travel within the state may be