Job Description

Job Description and Duties

This position can be located in Sacramento or Riverside County.

The Chief of the Mobile Source Control Division (MSCD) oversees activities related to the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) development and implementation of programs to reduce emissions from medium- and heavy- duty vehicles and engines, along with off-road mobile sources, and to implement a broad array of air quality and climate incentives to reduce emissions. This includes directing a diverse staff of engineers, scientists, analysts, and support staff to develop regulations and other strategies to reduce emissions to achieve the goals in the Statewide Implementation Plan (SIP).

The Division Chief works closely with the Board’s Executive Office, the Office of the Board Chair, and other program divisions within CARB to establish and implement regulations for the control of emissions from medium- and heavy- duty on- and off- road engines and manage incentive programs to secure emissions reductions. The Chief also works cooperatively with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), other State agencies, local air quality districts, and local city and county government agencies.

The Division Chief is a member of the Board’s Executive Staff and represents the Board in meetings with legislative staff, local community members, the affected regulated community, environmental and environmental justice groups, federal, State and local officials, and other government agencies.

The Division Chief reports directly to the Deputy Executive Officer, advises the Board, Chair, and Executive Office staff on issues relating to emissions from medium- and heavy- duty engines, zero-emissions technology for medium- and heavy- duty applications, regulatory development, and incentive program implementation.

Specifically, the Division Chief is responsible for:

• Developing and maintaining a relationship with air districts, US EPA, other federal government agencies, manufacturers of mobile technology and emissions control technologies, environmental and environmental justice organizations, and;
• Setting and maintaining policies for mobile sources and technologies;
• Determining appropriate criteria for identifying sources of emissions and opportunities for programs to reduce these emissions;
• Establishing appropriate program goals and metrics for assessing progress and the effectiveness of mobile source emissions reduction programs;
• Developing appropriate technical and policy elements of regulatory and incentive programs to reduce the air pollution burden from mobile-sources, especially in disadvantaged communities; and
• Determining appropriate allocation of resources and program focus to ensure sufficient programmatic, regulatory, and incentive efforts across a broad range of mobile emission sources;
• Coordinating with other Division Chiefs to ensure the CARB board-wide missions and goals are consistently adhered to and achieved when considering diverse program areas.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Minimum Requirements

This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.

Additional Documents

Special Requirements

• A Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) detailing experience, knowledge, ability, or potential to meet the Desirable Qualifications is required. It is imperative you review the Desirable Qualifications section when responding to the number of questions (4) questions listed below.

• The SOQ serves as the examination for this position and shall be the only basis for the candidate's final score and rank on the eligible list. The SOQ must not exceed three pages in length with a font size of at least Arial 12 point .

• The SOQ must provide specific examples indicating the specific years of experience for each numbered item listed below.

• The SOQ must respond to each question and numbered in the same order listed below or you may be given a disqualifying score.

1. Describe your experience and knowledge leading large, multi-disciplinary teams responsible for developing and implementing complex policies and programs, including setting a vision, empowering your team, establishing communication protocols, and managing personnel, workload, and budget.

2 . Describe your knowledge and experience developing and implementing a variety of emission reduction measures (including regulations, credit mechanisms and/or incentives) to address criteria pollutants, air toxics, diesel particulate matter, and/or greenhouse gases.

3. Describe your knowledge and experience fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. How has this understanding helped you achieve more equitable programmatic outcomes?

4 . Describe your experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with representatives of local government agencies, environmental groups, environmental justice groups, businesses, industry groups, the Legislature, and media organizations.

Application Instructions

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Final Filing Date: 4/14/2025

Who May Apply

Individuals who are eligible to be appointed to this Career Executive Assignment (CEA) by the State of California.

How To Apply

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:

Address for Mailing Application Packages

You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:

State Air Resources Board

Shahbanou Cashkouli

Attn: C/O ASD-Examination & Recruitment Unit

1001 I Street, 5th Floor

Sacramento , CA 95814

Address for Drop-Off Application Packages

You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:

State Air Resources Board

Shahbanou Cashkouli

C/O ASD-Examination & Recruitment Unit

1001 I Street, 5th Floor

Sacramento , CA 95814

If dropping off hardcopy applications, please email recruitment@arb.ca.gov to confirm submission

08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

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.
• Statement of Qualifications -
  • The application form submitted MUST be accompanied by a Statement of Qualifications (numbered questions) detailing the experience, knowledge, ability, or potential to meet the Desirable Qualifications. Refer to instructions under Special Requirements .
  • A resume does not replace the Statement of Qualifications.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview. The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview. Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting.

Benefits

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

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position or application process.

Department Website:

Human Resources Contact:
Ian Ratliff
(279) 216-0644
ian.ratliff@arb.ca.gov

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:
Payam Ahmadi
(279) 208-7110
EEOP@arb.ca.gov

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Hard Copy Application Submission

CARB highly recommends electronic application submissions . For those applicants who are unable to submit an electronic application, they may be submitted in paper format and should contain the following information on the first page:

• The JC number listed on the job posting.
• The classification title.
• Current CalCareer I.D. number (from your  account under the "CalCareer Account" tab).

If submitting hardcopy applications (mail/drop-off), please send an email to recruitment@arb.ca.gov to confirm submission.

NOTE: Applicants must not include Social Security Numbers, LEAP status information or paperwork, Equal Employment Opportunity information, exam result notices or scores, or medical or criminal history information on any document within their application package.

Please do not submit a second application by paper if you submitted an electronic application.

Failure to follow the application instructions may result in your application not being considered for hire.

Job Tags

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