Cultural Resources Supervisor

Job Description and Duties

*Pending DOF approval.*
Training & Development Assignment may be considered for this position.

Under the general direction of the Branch Manager of the Safety & Reliability Branch, the Supervisor serves as the highest-level resource specialist and performs very difficult technical work relating to public utilities along with a variety of supervisory, program evaluation, planning, policy analyses, and formulation activities including technical review and feedback to staff on written work products. The Supervisor leads, supervises, and directs multi-disciplinary team working on a variety of technical and analytical tasks related to environmental impact assessment, as well as energy site and facility planning tasks. The Supervisor completes the most complex tasks related to cultural and tribal cultural resource management, consultation with California Native American tribes, and analysis of related laws, regulations, and policies, and works to provide a positive working environment for that team. The Supervisor also confers with and assists the Branch Manager, Executive Leadership, and Commissioner leadership on Division policies and objectives and coordinates the work of the section with other sections of the Division on a broad spectrum of subject areas within the unit’s portfolio. In addition, the Supervisor represents and supports the Division and California Energy Commission (CEC) in meetings, briefings, conferences, and workshops, engaging other agencies, the Legislature, companies, research organizations, communities, and other stakeholders; participates in investigations and hearings and testifies as an expert witness in proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission and courts; and prepares correspondence and reports.

Minimum Qualifications (MQs): The MQs for this classification can be found at  Program and Project Supervisor, PUC. The documents you submit in your application package must highlight how you meet the MQs. If the MQs are not met, you will not be considered for this position.

Education Information: If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications for this classification, please provide your unofficial transcripts. Applicants who completed their education outside of the United States (with foreign degrees/transcripts) must provide evaluated transcripts. The transcript evaluation must state the number of units to which foreign coursework is equal. Foreign education evaluation services can be found at  .  Official transcripts and official foreign degree transcripts will be required prior to appointment. If you are not using education to qualify for this classification, you do not need to submit transcripts. To bypass the required document, select Choose/Upload and select Bypass File.
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Working Conditions

The CEC supports a hybrid workplace model with office-based and remote-centered workers. Limited in-person attendance and occasional travel may be required based on the needs of the division. Regular and consistent attendance is essential to successful performance. This position is remote-centered, which means the incumbent works 50 percent or more of their time from an alternate work location.

Teleworking is only available for employees who reside in California. You must be located in California and provide your in-state address prior to your start date.

Special Requirements

You must include the following if you are applying by mail or in person:
1) How you are eligible (list eligibility, transfer within state service, reinstatement, SROA/surplus, etc.) in the Explanations box on the first page of the STD. 678.
2) The Job Control number JC-525982 and the title of the position you are applying for in the Examination(s) or Job Title(s) box on the first page of the STD. 678.
3) Request for Personnel Action Number RPA 710-251 in the Explanations box of the STD. 678.
4) Your original signature at the bottom of the first page of the STD. 678.
5) Include unofficial school transcripts with your application package if the position you are applying for has an educational requirement. You may be required to provide official transcripts if hired.

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:

1) Experience leading staff engaged in Cultural and Tribal California Environmental Quality Act analysis.
2) California Native American tribal consultation experience.
3) Experience presenting before the government and the general public.
4) Experience ensuring quality control measures and deadlines are met 5) Excellent writing and editing skills.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Other - Cover Letter – Include a cover letter of no more than one page in length describing why you are the best candidate for this position.