Job Description

Job Description and Duties

Under the direction of the Safety and Reliability Branch Manager, the Senior Climate Assessment Specialist will lead implementation and technical oversight of the Tribal Climate Change Assessment Grant Program for the Fifth Climate Change Assessment (CCCA5). The Tribal Climate Change Assessment Grant Program supports capacity-building and direct climate change related research for California Native American tribes (Tribes).  

The Senior Climate Assessment Specialist will lead and be responsible for varied, difficult, and complex technical analyses of electric generation, grid reliability, and climate change impacts to tribal communities. As a subject-matter expert, the incumbent will perform complicated analytical studies and consultative assignments to manage the technical development, implementation, and analysis of energy, environmental, and economic related data and deliverables resulting from grants to Tribes. The incumbent will ensure coordination and alignment of this grant program with overall CCCA5 priorities and must communicate highly complex information to advise Program Managers, Division Administrators and Commissioners on a wide variety of energy and climate change subject-matter areas related to Tribes.

Training & Development Assignment may be considered for this position

Minimum Qualifications (MQs): The MQs for this classification can be found at  .  The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position.

Hybrid and Telework Employees: Teleworking is only available for employees who reside in California. You must be relocated to California and provide your in-state address prior to your start date.

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Working Conditions

The CEC supports a hybrid workplace model with office-based and remote-centered workers. Limited in-person attendance and occasional travel may be required based on the needs of the division. Regular and consistent attendance is essential to successful performance. This position is remote-centered, which means the incumbent works 50 percent or more of their time from an alternate work location.

Special Requirements

You must include the following if you are applying by mail or in person:

1) How you are eligible (list eligibility, transfer within state service, reinstatement, SROA/surplus, etc.) in the Explanations box on the first page of the STD. 678.

2) The Job Control number 447428 and the title of the position you are applying for in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) box on the first page of the STD. 678.

3) Request for Personnel Action Number RPA 710-071 in the Explanations box of the STD. 678.

4) Your original signature at the bottom of the first page of the STD. 678.

5) Include unofficial school transcripts with your application package if the position you are applying for has an educational requirement. You may be required to provide official transcripts if hired.

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:

1. Ability to analyze environmental and economic impacts and analyze energy and electricity data to develop technical information both orally and in writing.
2. Ability to evaluate, plan, and report on tribal climate change projects and energy, environmental, or climate change analyses related to funded projects.  
3. Knowledge and experience of tribal energy issues and policy, climate change, adaptation and resiliency, and other technical topics relevant to renewable energy and climate change impacts to Tribes.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

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.
• Other - Cover Letter – Include a cover letter of no more than two pages in length describing why you are the best candidate for this position.

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