Section Chief (JC-486849)

To be considered for this position, you must apply at CalCareers.ca.gov. To apply, you must first create a CalCareers account. Once your account is created, you can search 486849 to locate the job posting and apply.

Note: This position will no longer be available on CalCareers after the job closes on 9/3/2025. No applications will be accepted after the job closing date.

Link: CalCareers

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The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board (Board) provides regulatory oversight of a wide variety of activities that pose a threat to the quality of the region’s surface and ground water. The Board’s Redding office has a tight-knit management team and highly capable staff that together aim to influence practices and policies statewide.

Are you looking for an exciting and fulfilling career in protecting California’s vital water resources? If you enjoy tackling difficult technical and communication issues, mentoring others and working collaboratively with teammates, then this may be the position for you! Apply today and join our team. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board has an opening for Supervising Water Resource Control Engineer in its Redding office. The position is located at 364 Knollcrest Drive, Redding CA 96002 overlooking the beautiful Sacramento River. The City of Redding is known as the sunniest city in California and the second sunniest city in the United States. It offers a revitalized downtown area full of new restaurants and amenities. It’s an outdoor paradise surrounded by the Trinity Alps to the west and Cascade Range to the north and east. Mt. Shasta, Lassen Park, abundant lakes, streams, and rivers are just a short distance away. Outdoor enthusiasts enjoy Redding’s easy access to world class flyfishing, kayaking and boating, hiking and backpacking, mountain biking, and skiing.

Duties: 

The candidate selected for this position will directly oversee the implementation of a diverse portfolio of Water Board programs including National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); Storm Water, Water Quality Certifications, Irrigated Lands, Waste Discharges to Land (Non-15), Title 27 Land Disposal, Underground Storage Tank Cleanup and Site Cleanup within the Board’s Redding office. This position will also serve as the Board’s regionwide Storm Water Program Manager responsible for program implementation across the Board’s three offices.

Additional information:

Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class.

If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Please Do Not include full Social Security Number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package.

Salary information – CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 599.673) of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience.

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You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $12,562.00 - $15,724.00 per Month

The Water Resources Control Board is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer.