Employment

The Water Resources Control Engineer (WRCE) is the State and Regional Water Boards' primary job classification for performing engineering duties related to the water quality and water rights programs of the Board(s).  Typical tasks include conducting investigations and inspections, preparing surveys and reports, issuing waste discharge requirements and permits, drafting enforcement actions, reviewing engineering plans, specifications, and other engineering documentation.  The work often involves extensive public and professional contact. For more detailed information on this class series, please see the job specification.

The Engineering Geologist is used by the State and Regional Water Boards to perform professional engineering geological work.  The work cooperatively with other State and Regional Board staff in solving groundwater problems.  Typical tasks include conducting field investigations, conducting or directing surveys in connection with the occurrence and movement of groundwater and the geological phenomena affecting it, preparing geological reports pertinent to groundwater development and utilization and the supply and quality of groundwater.  For detailed information on this class series, please see the job specification.

The State and Regional Water Boards use the Environmental Scientist job classifications to perform a broad range of work related to protecting the State's water resources.  Typical tasks include applying scientific methods and principals to identify, research and resolve problems in the area of water resources development and illegal discharges of waste into California's waters. Incumbents in these positions also coordinate water development, water pollution, and waste management control programs with other public agencies. For detailed information on this class series, please see the job specification.

( updated 10/2/08 )