The California Department of Food and Agriculture is seeking to hire a Senior Environmental Scientist Supervisor. Under the direction of the Environmental Program Manager I, the incumbent performs all duties related to the supervision of the Environmental Scientist staff, including, but not limited to, the assignment of work and the evaluation of staff performing the assigned work. Furthermore, the incumbent will be required to provide direction and oversight to staff while conducting fertilizing materials review. As a scientific expert, the incumbent performs a broad range of work concerning present and future environmental, environmental health, and the State’s natural resources management issues related to the use of fertilizing materials.
Responsibilities:
- Plan, organize, and direct scientific and technical staff in performing their duties to ensure uniform training and compliance with Departmental policies and procedures.
- Review, assign, and prioritize tasks and delegate assignments to fertilizer registration staff based on classification and job duties.
- Recruit, hire, transfer, promote, and discipline staff.
- Establish measures to effectively monitor and measure staff performance to ensure Program goals and objectives are met.
- Provide direction and oversight to scientific and technical staff while reviewing fertilizing materials.
- Supervise the registration staff in applying scientific methods and principles in researching and evaluating fertilizing material product label registration applications, including efficacy data and supporting documentation.
- Review environmental hazard assessment for hazardous contaminants in fertilizing materials, including the ecological fate of those materials relative to the potential for air, soil, and water contamination.
- Analyze and evaluate submitted research, statistical data, and studies to assess fertilizing materials efficacy, environment, impact data regarding use and labeling claims.
- Evaluate independent reviews of scientific studies submitted to meet department requirements for the registration of fertilizing materials.
- Collaborate with University of California researchers and other scientists in specialized fields of plant physiology, agronomy, or other related sciences.
- Review efficacy data and provide written recommendations for novel fertilizing material ingredients and labeling claims.
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