Building Embodied Carbon Specialist

State Air Resources Board

JC-504379 - Building Embodied Carbon Specialist
AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST

$5,918.00 - $11,455.00 per Month
New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Final Filing Date: 2/8/2026

Are you interested in joining a team at the forefront of California’s efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions from the built environment? The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is seeking an enthusiastic and mission-driven staff member to join the Building Embodied Carbon Policy team in the Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division (STCD).

The team is leading the development of California’s regulatory framework to reduce embodied carbon emissions from buildings and building materials. This includes implementing an embodied carbon reporting regulation, developing a tracking and reporting tool that regulated entities will use to report data, and evaluating policy options and strategies to reduce costs, support market demand, and address barriers to reduce GHG emissions in building materials and buildings.

• Development of reports, presentations, speeches, and other technical and policy documents.
• Forming and maintaining কর্মনীতি efectiva working relationships with stakeholders and public agencies.
• Responding to public inquiries.
• Reviewing and managing contracts and reports.
• Performing other duties as required to meet the needs of the section.
• Communicating in a direct, concise, and non-technical language.
• Presenting to non-technical audiences.
• Managing multiple high-priority assignments under accelerated and competing deadlines.
• Adapting to a rapidly changing policy and political environment and working within a collaborative management structure based on cross‑branch project teams.

Include the Minimum Requirements from the Classification Specification. The following items are referenced in the ad:

• Work as an AIR POLLUTION SPECIALIST.
• Salary ranges: $5,918.00 - $7,059.00 (A), $7,089.00 - $8, қыз
  $9,158.00 - $11,455.00 (C).
• Multiple positions available.
• Telework:
  Hybrid.
• Job Type: Permanent, Full Time.

This position may be eligible for hybrid in‑office work and in‑state telework. The amount of telework is at the agency’s discretion and is based on CARB’s current telework policy. While telework may be supported, some in‑person attendance is required. Employees not residing in California are not eligible for telework. Regardless of hybrid empleados, all may be required to report to the position’s designated headquarters at their own expense, as indicated on their duty statement.

Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee shall receive a 3 percent reduction in pay in exchange for 5 hours PLP 2025 leave credits, monthly. The salary ranges do not reflect this 3 percent reductionერი.

• Position located in a high‑rise building.
• Requires being stationary for extended periods.
• Standard office environment (artificial lighting, controlled temperature, etc.).
• Daily use of a personal computer, office equipment, and/or telephone.

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date to be considered. Submit electronically through your Cal Career Account at  or by mail/drop‑off.

Address for Mailing Application Packages:

State Air Resources Board
Lisa Webb
Attn:
Classification and Certification Unit
1001 I Street, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Address for Drop‑Off Application Packages (please see front entrance security guard):

State Air Resources Board
Lisa Webb
Classification and Certification Unit
1001 I Street, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814

Important Required Application Package Documents (timely submission required):

• Current state employment application (STD Form 678) or electronic equivalent.
• Resume.
• Degree and/or school transcripts.
• Statement of Qualifications (SOQ). Candidates who do not submit…