Air Pollution Specialist

About the role

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is seeking a motivated, innovative, and technically oriented individual to join our multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers. This position plays a critical role in developing, maintaining, and enhancing CARB’s emissions inventories, which support State Implementation Plans (SIPs), community health initiatives, regulatory development, and air quality planning across California.

Responsibilities

• Compile and perform rigorous quality assurance on emissions inventories submitted by local air districts and internal CARB programs.
• Collaborate closely with the team’s lead forecaster to develop control profiles informed by emerging regulations and new control technologies.
• Create analytical tools and summary reports to evaluate emissions inventory forecasts used for air quality modeling and planning.
• Prepare standardized documentation outlining internal procedures for updating emissions inventories and control profiles.
• Work with CARB staff, other government agencies, and academic partners to apply advanced QA/QC methods and strengthen the overall accuracy and reliability of CARB’s emissions data.
• Support air quality planning, photochemical modeling, regulatory development, community level emission reduction strategies, and project level environmental assessments.

Desirable qualifications

• Strong scientific and technical background in one or more of the following areas: emissions forecasting, air quality, air quality modeling, emissions inventory development, stationary source emissions, or a closely related field.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, collaborative capabilities, and comfort working with large datasets.

Pay

• Range A: $5,918.00 - $7,059.00
• Range B: $7,089.00 - $8,872.00
• Range C: $9,158.00 - $11,455.00
• New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Schedule

• Work Location: Sacramento County
• Telework: Hybrid
• Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Special requirements

Applicants must include a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for this recruitment. The SOQ is a narrative discussion prepared by the applicant describing how their skills, knowledge, abilities, education, training, and experience qualify them for the position. The SOQ documents each candidate’s ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing. Candidates whose applications do not include the required SOQ will not be considered for this position. Resumes do not take the place of the SOQ.

• Require Name on SOQ
• Require Job Control Number on SOQ
• Maximum number of pages: 2 (Arial 12 point, single spaced, 1-inch margins)
• Please describe your interest in this specific position and how your professional experiences can contribute to the objectives of the program.
• Please describe relevant professional experience and technical skills as they are related to the Desirable Qualifications, the Job Description and Duties sections, and the Duty Statement.