Technical Specialist/Scientist

Job Title: Technical Specialist/Scientist 3
Job Location - Remote (CA-General Office)
Duration - 18 Months

Description

Thorough knowledge in the appropriate field is required. The candidate should be recognized internally as an expert in the field and may also be recognized externally. There is a limited number of personnel available with such knowledge and abilities. Typically, the candidate possesses four or more years of experience in the field performing analysis, consulting, and providing recommendations.

Education Requirement

• Bachelor's Degree

Day-to-Day Responsibilities/Workload

The role supports the Wetlands Protection Program, focusing on the technical review, quality control, and oversight of on-call consultant work products. This includes wetlands and waterway jurisdictional delineation reports, project permit applications, and supplemental project documentation prepared as part of application packages to be submitted to resource agencies.

Responsibilities include ongoing coordination and communication with on-call consultants, other Sections of SCE Environmental (including Biology, Planning and Execution Sections), multiple line-operation groups within SCE, construction contractors, and various water agencies. Other tasks include project tracking, data management, and administrative support.

The position requires a strong working knowledge of multiple state and federal regulations, including the federal Clean Water Act (§404 and §401), Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, and California Fish and Game Code (§1600 et. seq.). You will work with the wetlands team and various project stakeholders to support permitting strategies and provide guidance and recommendations based on project needs, wetland science, and SCE's current practices and procedures.

You will support the Wetlands team's coordination with federal and state resource agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and/or Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCB), and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW), to ensure compliance with applicable water quality protection regulations.

Required Skills/Attributes

• 3 years of general Water Quality compliance experience
• 3 years of experience in regulatory permitting and negotiation in California (including: USACE, RWQCB, and CDFW)
• 2 years of experience as a jurisdictional water and wetland delineator (i.e., minimum 40-hr Wetland Delineation course, applied project experience)
• 2 years of resource and project planning
• 2 years of experience using ArcGIS and Google Earth
• 2 years of experience working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe, Geospatial Systems

Desired Skills/Attributes

• 5 years of general Water Quality compliance experience
• 5 years of experience in regulatory permitting and negotiation in California (including: USACE, RWQCB, and CDFW)
• 3 years of experience as a jurisdictional water and wetlands delineator (i.e., minimum 40-hr Wetland Delineation course, applied project experience)
• 1 year of experience in Wetlands Delineation in Arid Southwest
• 2 years of effective resource and project planning, critical decision making, results delivery, teamwork, strong work ethic, influencing and negotiation skills, leadership, interpersonal skills, communication, the ability to manage stress, and engage in continuous learning
• Strong commitment to safety values and safe work practices