SENIOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ENGINEER
Department of Toxic Substances Control · Sacramento County
Salary: $9,654 – $14,305 per month
Closes: 2026-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
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Job Description and Duties
The 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!
Apply today and join our dynamic, multidisciplinary team.
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.
Special Requirements
- The position(s) require(s) a valid California Drivers License (CDL). You must answer the questions addressing your CDL on your application. Ensure you provide your CDL number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions.
Statement of Qualification (SOQ) Instructions
A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) is required for the hiring manager’s review. Applications submitted without an SOQ may be disqualified.
The SOQ should be no more than 1 page(s) in length, free of grammatical and spelling errors, and Arial font size 12.
Your SOQ should address the following:
1. Describe why you are a highly qualified candidate for this position.
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:- Experience in environmental investigation and remediation
- Experience in project planning and scheduling
- Experience with project budgeting
- Experience with developing and managing contracts
- Knowledge of remediation technologies
- Experience in interacting with the public
- Professional Engineer Registration
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Regional hiring context
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Application timeline
Applications close in 8 days, on November 12, 2026.
Posting history
This posting appears on CalCareers. CA Public Jobs first observed it on October 30, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.