Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)

This is statewide recruitment. Reporting location will be the closest OEIS office to the selected candidate’s residence.

• Sacramento: 715 P Street, 15th Floor, CNRA Building, Sacramento CA 95814
• Oakland Office: 555 12th Street, Suite 425, Oakland, CA 94607
• LA Office: 3950 Paramount Blvd, Suite 210, Lakewood, CA 90712

Are you looking to make a difference and join a highly motivated team working on issues critical to ensuring the safety and sustainability of California? The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety’s Environmental Science Division is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor to analyze performance with vegetation management commitments in electrical utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMP).

The Environmental Science Division is responsible for evaluating the vegetation management aspects of utility WMPs, assessing performance in meeting vegetation management-related commitments described in the WMPs, and ensuring that each utility is reducing its risk of igniting a catastrophic wildfire. To this end, Division scientists review regulatory filings and utility procedures, analyze reported data, perform audits, conduct field inspections, publish findings, and engage with the utilities and interested parties. Division scientists serve as subject-matter experts in utility vegetation management and environmental policy related to wildfire risk reduction. Our team of scientists is highly collaborative and works closely with the Performance Assessment, Electric Safety Policy, and Data Analytics Divisions.