Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer

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Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer

Department of Toxic Substances Control

JC-537324 - Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer

$9,654.00 - $14,305.00 per Month

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 11/12/2026

Application Methods:
Electronic (Using your Cal Career Account) By Mail Drop-off

This Site Mitigation and Restoration Program in Sacramento is seeking a Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer for the Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Facility Investigation and Cleanup program (LABRIC) within the Exide Division. This individual will work with geologists, engineers, and scientists, and an administrative staff in the LABRIC program, including site discovery and screening, site investigation and cleanup, project management, and interaction with various stakeholders.

If you have a passion to apply your engineering and project management skill set to the protection of human health and the environment in an extremely interesting program, then this job is for you!

As a Senior Hazardous Substances Engineer you will have the opportunity to:

• 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, but not limited to 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

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

Effective July 1, 2025, specific Bargaining Units and associated Excluded State employees are subject to a salary reduction between 2% - 4.62% in exchange for hours in the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) per month. For more details, please   .

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship by the start date of employment. The Department of Toxic Substances Control does not participate in E-Verify for employment authorization purposes.

A hybrid schedule may be available for this position. As of July 1st, 2026, the position is office-centered, and employees will be expected to report to the office at least four days per week. This position may be eligible for hybrid telework under Government Code 14200, subject to the candidate meeting telework eligibility criteria set forth in the telework policy and/or future program needs.

Regardless of telework eligibility, all employees may be required to report to the positions designated headquarter location, as reflected on the duty statement and at their own expense.

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You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• SENIOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ENGINEER

SENIOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ENGINEER $9,654.00 - $12,004.00A $11,427.00 - $14,305.00B New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions: 1

Telework:
Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Facility:
Cal Center Regional Office

This position is located at our Cal Center Regional office in Sacramento, CA .

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