Regional Liaison, Sustainable Communities Policy and Planning
Duties
The Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division (STCD) of CARB is recruiting for an Air Pollution Specialist (APS) to work in its Sustainable Communities Policy and Planning Section. The Section is focused on advancing innovative strategies to reduce emissions by increasing opportunities to travel by bike, walking, and transit. This position will be part of a high-performing team at CARB shaping the next generation of working to advance implementation of land use and transportation system development strategies that reduce emissions and accelerate support for the transition to a carbon-free transportation system in California.
This role is ideal for a self-starter who is energized by complex policy challenges and motivated to take the lead on one or more high-priority projects that will help shape the future of California's sustainable communities work. This position will focus on:
Leading and contributing to the development of innovative quantitative and qualitative approaches to transportation, land use, and housing policies and practices that accelerate implementation of sustainable communities strategies.
This may include designing and advancing new analytical approaches, preparing comparative studies of project or program impacts on emissions, land use, economic activities, housing, transportation, other environmental factors, and related subjects;
Helping shape emerging policy frameworks for CARB and other State agency incentive and regulatory programs;
Tracking progress and conducting reviews of assigned SB 375 sustainable communities strategy (SCS) plan updates, through participation in State, regional, and local advisory groups, stakeholder meetings, and other collaborative settings pertaining to SCS plan development.
The APS will lead and contribute to written and oral reports, Board briefings, and strategic policy recommendations on emerging transportation, land use, and local government issues pertaining to implementation of SB 375 and related Board policy work and proceedings;
Working with external sector experts to evaluate policy proposals, and to connect project assignments to CARB’s broader objectives to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, criteria pollutants, and air toxics.
In addition, the APS will coordinate with CARB staff in other sections or branches on overlapping issues pertaining to local and regional planning and VMT reduction strategies, including review and comment on pending legislation, grant guidelines, and research proposals as well as outreach strategies.
Qualifications
Public policy background with experience in the field of transportation, land use, housing and / or environmental planning are required. You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.