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Environmental jobs in California are among the most active in the nation, concentrated in state and local government agencies, water utilities, energy companies, and engineering consulting firms, with openings for entry-level technicians through senior program managers. The largest hiring markets are Los Angeles, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area, where employers like the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, PG&E, and AECOM maintain ongoing environmental programs. The most in-demand specialties include hazardous waste remediation, CEQA compliance review, and air quality permitting. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION
and is subject to closure without prior notice.
The Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking qualified candidates to fill an emergency Regional Park Superintendent II (Permanent) vacancy related to this effort to stabilize critical services and accelerate hiring in high-need areas.
Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.
Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Regional Park Superintendent II
What does a Regional Park Superintendent II do?
Has immediate responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations, programs, and services of the Environmental Justice Center. This position oversees programming, facility operations, community engagement, and coordination of activities that reflect the Center’s mission and the cultural significance of the environmental injustices experienced by the surrounding communities, both past and present. The Regional Park Superintendent II plays a key role in ensuring the Environmental Justice Center serves as a place for education, community connection, and meaningful recognition of the historical and ongoing environmental challenges experienced by these communities.
Essential Job Functions
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this class.
- Coordinate sustainability projects, conservation efforts, habitat restoration activities, and environmental justice programs.
- Manage the environmental education workshops, school field trips, interpretive programs, and community outreach events.
- Manage Interactive exhibits and collections
- Regularly inspects the facility to assure optimum maintenance and use of buildings, grounds, hiking and equestrian trails, and water areas; and reports deficiencies to appropriate agency.
- Maintains working relationships with other County departments, governmental agencies, support groups, and other organizations which provide services to or have a special interest in the facility.
- Ensures compliance by concessionaires and service contractors with negotiated terms of contracts; and reports violations to the appropriate departmental agency.
- Identifies, plans, budgets, and oversees the execution of restoration projects for historic buildings, artifacts, gardens, and associated elements, such as hardscape and garden statuary.
- Participates in the planning of future development or additions to the facility; and attends meetings with community organizations, private contractors, or other agencies involved with planning and developing the facility.
- Prepares or supervises the preparation of maintenance of records, reports, budgets, and fee collection systems.
- May work directly with stakeholders, such as staff within the Board of Supervisors, on park facility operations and programs.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Museum Studies, Public Administration, Business Management, Environmental Studies, Recreation Administration, Park Administration, Park Management, or a related field and two years of experience supervising staff and managing an Environmental Justice Center, museum, or other similar facility with educational, interactive, environmental, cultural, or recreational activities and programs.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Developing, managing, or expanding programs involving environmental education, environmental stewardship, conservation, cultural or historical interpretation, or access to parks and natural spaces.
Leading community engagement efforts and incorporating community input into programs, services, operations, or facility planning.
Developing and sustaining partnerships with community-based organizations, educational institutions, environmental organizations, public agencies, tribal or Native/Indigenous organizations, or other community stakeholders.
Managing programs or facilities serving communities that have experienced environmental burdens, limited access to parks or natural spaces, or other environmental inequities.
Developing educational, interpretive, or experiential programming for children, families, schools, and community members, including programs connecting environmental science, community history, conservation, and stewardship.
Leading the operations, programming, or development of a high-use public facility, nature center, environmental education center, cultural institution, or comparable community-serving facility.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS:
3- Moderate- Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10- 25 pounds.
Additional Information
During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.
VACANCY INFORMATION:
The eligible list for this examination will be used to fill vacancies within the Department of Parks and Recreation for Regional Park Superintendent II positions throughout Los Angeles County.
Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add sking@parks.lacounty.gov as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com and info@governmentjobs.com to your email and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.
You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.comand viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.
Plan to submit your online application well in advance as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Department Contact Number: (626) 612-1282
Department Contact Email: sking@parks.lacounty.gov
ADA Coordinator Phone: (626) 609-2957
Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Employment Information
Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.
This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.
Testing Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.
Fair Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.
Veteran’s Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf
Revised September 2025
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION
and is subject to closure without prior notice.
The Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking qualified candidates to fill an emergency Regional Park Superintendent II (Permanent) vacancy related to this effort to stabilize critical services and accelerate hiring in high-need areas.
Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.
Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Regional Park Superintendent II
What does a Regional Park Superintendent II do?
Has immediate responsibility for managing the day-to-day operations, programs, and services of the Environmental Justice Center. This position oversees programming, facility operations, community engagement, and coordination of activities that reflect the Center’s mission and the cultural significance of the environmental injustices experienced by the surrounding communities, both past and present. The Regional Park Superintendent II plays a key role in ensuring the Environmental Justice Center serves as a place for education, community connection, and meaningful recognition of the historical and ongoing environmental challenges experienced by these communities.
Essential Job Functions
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this class.
- Coordinate sustainability projects, conservation efforts, habitat restoration activities, and environmental justice programs.
- Manage the environmental education workshops, school field trips, interpretive programs, and community outreach events.
- Manage Interactive exhibits and collections
- Regularly inspects the facility to assure optimum maintenance and use of buildings, grounds, hiking and equestrian trails, and water areas; and reports deficiencies to appropriate agency.
- Maintains working relationships with other County departments, governmental agencies, support groups, and other organizations which provide services to or have a special interest in the facility.
- Ensures compliance by concessionaires and service contractors with negotiated terms of contracts; and reports violations to the appropriate departmental agency.
- Identifies, plans, budgets, and oversees the execution of restoration projects for historic buildings, artifacts, gardens, and associated elements, such as hardscape and garden statuary.
- Participates in the planning of future development or additions to the facility; and attends meetings with community organizations, private contractors, or other agencies involved with planning and developing the facility.
- Prepares or supervises the preparation of maintenance of records, reports, budgets, and fee collection systems.
- May work directly with stakeholders, such as staff within the Board of Supervisors, on park facility operations and programs.
Requirements
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Museum Studies, Public Administration, Business Management, Environmental Studies, Recreation Administration, Park Administration, Park Management, or a related field and two years of experience supervising staff and managing an Environmental Justice Center, museum, or other similar facility with educational, interactive, environmental, cultural, or recreational activities and programs.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Developing, managing, or expanding programs involving environmental education, environmental stewardship, conservation, cultural or historical interpretation, or access to parks and natural spaces.
Leading community engagement efforts and incorporating community input into programs, services, operations, or facility planning.
Developing and sustaining partnerships with community-based organizations, educational institutions, environmental organizations, public agencies, tribal or Native/Indigenous organizations, or other community stakeholders.
Managing programs or facilities serving communities that have experienced environmental burdens, limited access to parks or natural spaces, or other environmental inequities.
Developing educational, interpretive, or experiential programming for children, families, schools, and community members, including programs connecting environmental science, community history, conservation, and stewardship.
Leading the operations, programming, or development of a high-use public facility, nature center, environmental education center, cultural institution, or comparable community-serving facility.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
PHYSICAL CLASS:
3- Moderate- Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighing over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10- 25 pounds.
Additional Information
During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.
VACANCY INFORMATION:
The eligible list for this examination will be used to fill vacancies within the Department of Parks and Recreation for Regional Park Superintendent II positions throughout Los Angeles County.
Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add sking@parks.lacounty.gov as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com and info@governmentjobs.com to your email and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.
You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.comand viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.
Plan to submit your online application well in advance as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty, you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Department Contact Number: (626) 612-1282
Department Contact Email: sking@parks.lacounty.gov
ADA Coordinator Phone: (626) 609-2957
Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Employment Information
Any language contained in the job posting supersedes any language contained below.
This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce, regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information, please visit: https://employee.hr.lacounty.gov/eeo-programs/.
Testing Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations, please visit: https://hr.lacounty.gov/accessibility/.
Fair Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws, you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and will also consider potential mitigating factors, which may include, but is not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).
Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.
Career PathFinder:
Resources to help current and prospective employees plan a career with Los Angeles County are available. To explore career paths to and from nearly all job titles, please visit our interactive Career PathFinder application at http://career-pathfinder.hr.lacounty.gov.
Veteran’s Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy, in all open competitive examinations (i.e., examinations open to everyone), the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran, as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran, who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veteran’s credit, please visit: https://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhr/205102_PPG_115.pdf
Revised September 2025
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Environmental Job Market in California
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Who's Hiring
- Sodexo10
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What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in environmental jobs across California.
- Registered Environmental Health Specialist certification from the California Department of Public Health
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, or closely related field
- Experience with California Environmental Quality Act review and compliance documentation
- Proficiency with GIS software and environmental data management platforms
- Familiarity with California Air Resources Board regulations and permit applications
- Strong technical writing skills for preparing environmental impact assessments and reports
Environmental Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a environmental in California?
The core credential for many environmental roles in California is the Registered Environmental Health Specialist license, issued by the California Department of Public Health after passing the REHS exam. Most candidates need a bachelor's degree in environmental science, public health, or a related field before sitting for the exam. Some positions, particularly at consulting firms and utilities, hire without the REHS but prefer candidates working toward it or holding a Professional Geologist or Professional Engineer license from the California Board for Professional Engineers.
Which companies hire environmentals in California?
Companies currently hiring environmentals in California include Sodexo, Sutter Health, and DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. California's large public utilities, state and regional regulatory agencies, and environmental consulting firms with offices in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and the Bay Area are among the most consistent sources of full-time openings.
Which California cities have the most environmental jobs?
Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco have the most environmental openings in California. Los Angeles and the Bay Area generate volume through their large utilities, port and industrial remediation projects, and engineering consulting offices, while Sacramento drives consistent demand as the seat of state agencies including the California Environmental Protection Agency, the Air Resources Board, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
Are there remote environmental jobs in California?
Yes, but they're uncommon. Environmental work is largely field- and site-based, so fully remote positions are a small share of the market. About 64% of environmental openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, and those tend to be roles focused on CEQA document review, data analysis, or policy writing rather than site inspection or remediation work.
How can I get hired as a environmental in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a technician or environmental analyst role at a California water district, county environmental health department, or mid-size consulting firm. Large employers like Los Angeles County and Bay Area water agencies regularly hire new graduates for field sampling and compliance support positions. Completing coursework toward the REHS exam or earning a Professional Geologist-in-Training designation from the California Board for Professional Engineers strengthens any entry-level application. Lateral moves from public health inspector or laboratory technician roles are common and well-recognized by California hiring managers.
Where can I find and apply to environmental jobs in California?
You can find and apply to environmental jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings across agencies, utilities, and consulting firms. Search the listings for roles that match your experience and location, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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