Environmental Scientist

Under the direction of the Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory), the Environmental Scientist (incumbent) as a Range A (an entry level employee) works under close supervision performing least complex scientific work; as a Range B (an intermediate level employee) works under general supervision performing moderately complex work; or as a Range C (a journey person level employee), works under direction performing the most complex work. The incumbent works and performs complex technical work; is responsible for implementing and enforcing solid waste and minimum content compliance laws in the Public Resources Code (PRC) and California Code of Regulations (CCR); participates in the improvement of Departmental policies and procedures; and performs a variety of scientific, analytical and administrative duties to assess compliance related to CalRecycle’s producer responsibility and product stewardship requirements and regulations. The Program is responsible for compliance and enforcement related to producer responsibility, product stewardship and seeks to enforce EPR laws governing the regulated communities including, but not limited to: Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO), producers/manufacturers of covered products, licensees of trademarks or brands, importers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and other regulated parties. The incumbent will determine if regulated communities are in compliance by performing field inspections and investigations. On a daily basis will conduct research of businesses, products, and industries to plan inspections and conduct investigations; develop sound conclusions and recommendations for the issuance of timely, concise and complete inspection reports; and compile defensible facts for legal documents. Will serve as an EPR compliance program liaison and educate stakeholders verbally and in writing; accurately explain the law and potential enforcement consequences; prepare correspondence; meet regulatory deadlines; and implement established enforcement processes. Working in coordination with CalRecycle’s other supporting technical staff and the Legal Office will evaluate the significance of violations of non-compliant entities and program trends; will compile, organize data and use mathematical formulas and develop databases and tools to perform statistical analyses to track compliance trends of the regulated community to evaluate overall program success, and recommend corrective actions, or penalties and fines to effectively achieve the program(s) mandates to protect public health and safety and the environment. Will prepare findings to present and conduct technical trainings to supervisors, technical offices, Executive Management and Stakeholders. This position involves traveling throughout the State involving multiple, consecutive days away from the office and overnight stays. The incumbent must have a current California Driver’s License and participate in the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Employer Pull Notice Program.