Along with your application, you must submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). A SOQ is a discussion of your experience that would qualify for this position. The SOQ should be 2 pages in length, Arial 12 font, addressing the items noted below. Resumes are required and DO NOT take place of the SOQ.
1. Describe your education, training, and/or professional experience related to forestry, forest health, and wildland fire. Include examples of how you have applied principles such as forest ecology, vegetation management, fuels reduction, prescribed fire, reforestation, or forest restoration to support healthy and resilient forests.
2. Describe your experience planning, coordinating, or administering grants/other projects in the natural resources field. Include your role in tracking project progress, coordinating with stakeholders, maintaining documentation, ensuring compliance with project requirements, or managing grant or contract-funded work.
3. Describe your experience conducting field work related to forestry or natural resource management. Include examples of field inspections, forest inventories, vegetation or fuels assessments, monitoring project implementation, collecting field data, or evaluating treatment effectiveness.
4. Describe your experience using technology to support forestry or natural resource management. Include any experience with GIS, GPS, mobile data collection, spreadsheets, databases, mapping software, or other tools used to collect, manage, analyze, or report project information.
5. Describe your education and/or experience with environmental compliance, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), or similar environmental review processes. Explain your role in preparing, reviewing, implementing, or ensuring compliance with environmental documentation or permit requirements.
Filing a job application “within the time” shall mean: applications must be postmarked by the United States Postal Service (USPS) or depositing with a parcel delivery or courier service no later than the final filing date specified by the job vacancy announcement, provided that the parcel contains proof of a timely deposit with the parcel delivery or courier service or
- Date stamped at the appropriate office of the appointing power no later than the final filing date specified by the job vacancy announcement
or
- Electronically transmitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on the final filing date specified on the job vacancy announcement.
For the purposes of determining whether an application has been filed within the time as set forth above, any dates printed on mobile barcodes or equivalent mobile print technology shall not be considered postmarks and, as such, are not acceptable proof of the date the application was filed.
A completed State Application (STD. 678), a Resume, and any other relevant documents (e.g. transcript copies, copies of degree(s), cover letter, etc.) should be submitted electronically via your CalCareer Account, by U.S. mail, or by dropping your application package off. Both addresses are listed in this Job Advertisement.
Please reference Job Control 526629 and indicate the basis of your eligibility in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) section on the STD. 678. SROA and surplus candidates should submit a copy of their letter with their application. Please note you can only apply for one Job Control per application submission.
Candidate may be selected by Resume Review.
Temporary Appointments (TAU) may be considered if conditions warrant. TAU may be made to anyone regardless of eligibility. TAU may not exceed 9 months and will require eligibility to be obtained through an examination process in order to transition to a permanent or limited-term appointment.
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
