Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Are you looking for a career where you save the environment and improve the health of the citizens of California? Do you have experience in evaluating and verifying compliance with environmental laws? Are you motivated about the opportunity to oversee and accomplish compliance at the local level to achieve statewide environmental goals?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this may be the job for you!

CalRecycle is looking for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking leader to help implement and enforce our statewide regulations and minimum standards, like Senate Bill 1383, Assembly Bill 2902 and Assembly Bill 2346. Senate Bill 1383 is focused on reducing organics in landfills and providing millions of meals to Californians without enough to eat.

The Jurisdiction and Agency Compliance and Enforcement Branch (JACE) seeks to manage and mitigate the impacts of solid waste on public health and safety and the environment by enforcing compliance with regulations and state minimum standards, through integrated and consistent permitting, inspection, and enforcement efforts.

Under the general direction of the Environmental Program Manager II, the incumbent will perform the most difficult, complex, and sensitive scientific and technical duties related to CalRecycle’s climate change initiatives. The incumbent will act as CalRecycle's specialist for overseeing compliance with local jurisdictions. The incumbent's expertise will be used to coordinate complex projects, participate in strategic planning, analyzing policies, preparing and delivering presentation, and monitoring and coordinating program implementation. The incumbent will also be on a team that helps develop, test, and oversee CalRecycle's new integrated information system.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

• This position involves travel throughout the state up to 25% of the time. Travel may involve multiple, consecutive days away from the office and overnight stays.

• This position requires that you possess and maintain a valid California Drivers License (CDL). You must answer the questions addressing your CDL on your applications. Ensure you provide your CDL number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions. Failing to maintain a valid CDL will result in a failure to meet job requirements.

• This position may be eligible for hybrid telework under Government Code 14200 for eligible applicants residing in California, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria set forth in the CalEPA telework policy and/or future program need. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters location, as indicated on their duty statement, at their own expense. Currently this position requires a minimum of 2 days in the office or field. Beginning 7/1/2026, the position will require four days a week in the office or field.

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a valid California Drivers License (CDL). You must answer the questions addressing your CDL on your application. Ensure you provide your CDL number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions.

• When submitting application in hard copy, applicants are required to submit a standard state application (Form Std.678) with an original signature, and clearly indicate RPA 25-033 & Position # 835-860-0765-004 in the “Job Title(s)” section of the Standard State Application or you will not be considered for the position.
• If you would like to use education in conjunction with experience to satisfy the minimum qualifications, you must attach a copy of your degree and/or transcripts (unofficial or official) to your application to ensure the educational requirements have been met for this position. Failure to do so will result in your application being rejected.

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Ability to plan, organize, and work with a team of multidisciplinary professional staff.
• Ability to promote collaborative relationships with internal and external customers.
• Experience leading projects independently as well as collaboratively.
• Experience developing, reviewing, interpreting, or implementing environmental data, policies, laws, and regulations.
• Experience presenting data information and findings to executive management, governing boards, or other decision-making bodies in private and public settings.
• High-level media engagement and communications experience.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website  or by visiting

Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) Instructions

Applicants must complete a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for this recruitment. The SOQ is a narrative discussion prepared by the applicant describing how the applicant's skills, knowledge, abilities, education, training, and experience qualify them for the position. Applications received without this information may not be considered for this position. SOQ should have a title of “Statement of Qualifications, Your Name,” be no more than 3 pages, and no smaller than 12-point font.

1. Experience with developing policy alternatives, options, or recommendations.
2. Demonstrated ability to lead the development and delivery of tools, guidance, and training programs that are designed to support organizational goals and objectives.
3. Demonstrated ability to establish and lead productive working relationships with staff, coordinate with and respond to executive leadership, partner agencies, other state, federal, tribal, and local government entities, as well as private sector companies, to achieve departmental goals and objectives and complete projects that are timely, within budget, and consistent with public health, safety, and environmental objectives and requirements.
4. Experience with public engagement in sensitive settings and situations, and working collaboratively with stakeholders and the public, in explaining program delivery, objectives, and expectations.

Please note Resumes, letters, Supplemental Questionnaire, transcripts, degrees, your state application, cover letters and other materials will not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications. Simply copying and pasting your resume will also not be accepted. Responses must be numbered and submitted in the same order. Applications received without an SOQ may be rejected.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Degree and/or School Transcripts
• Statement of Qualifications - Applicants must complete a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for this recruitment. See detailed instructions below.

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