Environmental Projects Analyst Go Back Company: City of Santa Cruz Job Location: Santa Cruz, CA Salary Range:   $3,938 - $5,818 per month Job Category: Water Utility - Scientists Job Responsibilities: Under the general supervision of the Water Resources Manager, oversees, monitors, conducts and coordinates environmental programs in support of the City's water resource programs, including the drinking water source protection program and general environmental regulatory compliance work. The Environmental Projects Analysts are responsible for identifying potential contamination of water sources; conducting related outreach; and serving as the Water Department's technical resources on source water protection and watershed issues, including hydrologic and biotic monitoring and related analysis required for the Department's ongoing environmental compliance and natural resource protection work. These positions entail substantial amounts of field work in inclement weather conditions, as well as office work, which involves sitting for prolonged periods of time. Typical duties include: conducts field surveys; works with watershed stakeholders on remediation of potential sources of contamination; advises regulatory agency staff on prioritization and resolution of outstanding violations; represents the department at meetings of technical advisory committees, coordinated resource management planning groups, and other organizations that address watershed protection issues; identifies watershed protection concerns so information can be communicated to local state and federal representatives; stays current with, interprets and applies federal, state and local regulations, and ordinances such as the Safe Drinking Water Act, the California Forest Practice Rules, the California Environmental Quality Act, the California and the Federal Endangered Species Acts, and County codes; provides technical support to department staff and departmental committees and commissions on developing and implementing resource management plans related to water quality and natural resource protection; participates in the review of environmental documents, including timber harvest plans, environmental impact reports and permit applications; prepares and updates reports and documents including the watershed sanitary survey, drinking water source assessments, and department habitat conservation plans; prepares requests for proposals, contracts for professional services; writes and monitors grants; conducts environmental monitoring and performs relevant analysis of monitoring data; develops educational materials, conducts events with property owners, students, agency staff, and other watershed stakeholders; and, performs related work as assigned. Minimum Requirements: Typical qualifications: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biology, chemistry, environmental science or a related field & two years of experience in the coordination of environmental programs, environmental compliance programs or related areas. Application Deadline:  12/21/07 Contact Information: REGULAR POSITIONS INCLUDE EXCELLENT BENEFITS & PERS RETIREMENT. For required application materials contact: City of Santa Cruz Human Resources Dept., 809 Center St., Room 6, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. (831) 420-5040. EOE/ADA Name: Human Resources Department E-mail: Phone: (831)420-5040 Fax: Address: City of Santa Cruz 809 Center St., Room 6 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Company Web address:   www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/hr