Air Resources Supervisor Series

California State Personnel Board Specification

Series established October 8, 1997

Scope

This series specification describes two classifications used by the Air Resources Board which are the first and second supervisory levels of the Air Pollution Specialist and Air Resources Engineer classifications.

This series is available for use only by the Air Resources Board.

Definition of Series

Incumbents in this series direct and supervise the activities of Air Resources Engineers, Air Pollution Specialists, Air Pollution Research Specialists, Air Resources Technicians, Automotive Emissions Tests Specialists, Air Resources Field Representatives, Instrument Technicians, and clerical staff. Typical tasks performed by Air Resources Supervisors I and Air Resources Supervisors II include, but are not limited to: planning, evaluating, and managing air pollution control programs and projects and implementing regulations to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles and stationary sources; and presenting technical staff recommendations at board meetings.

Entry Level

Entry into this series is typically promotionally from the Air Resources Engineer or the Air Pollution Specialist classifications.

Definition of Levels

Air Resources Supervisor I

This is the first line supervisor of a section of professional and technical employees performing complex air pollution control and engineering work and the first level to which administrative responsibility is assigned. The Air Resources Supervisor I supervises a section responsible for air pollution and motor vehicle control programs or investigative studies into the nature and causes of air pollution.

Air Resources Supervisor II

This is the second supervisory level of the Air Resources Engineer and Air Pollution Specialist classifications. They manage, plan, organize, and direct major and highly complex air pollution control programs or investigative studies into the nature and causes of air pollution, of two or more major sections within a division.

Minimum Qualifications

Air Resources Supervisor I

Either I

One year of experience in the California state service performing air pollution work comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to a Staff Air Pollution Specialist.

Or II

Two years of experience in the California state service performing air pollution work comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to an Air Pollution Specialist (Range C) or Air Resources Engineer (Range C or D).

Or III

Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible experience in air pollution monitoring, regulation, research and development, engineering, or a closely related field, at least two years of which were in a position comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to that of an Air Pollution Specialist (Range C) or Air Resources Engineer (Range C or D) in the California state service. and

Education: Equivalent to graduation from college with a major in the physical, biological, or environmental sciences, mathematics, engineering, or a related field. (Possession of a doctorate degree in any physical, biological, or environmental science, mathematics, engineering, or a related degree may be substituted for two years of general experience; possession of a master's degree in the same fields may be substituted for one year of general experience.)

Desirable Qualification: Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a professional engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

Air Resources Supervisor II

Either I

Two years of experience in the California state service performing air pollution work comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to an Air Resources Supervisor I.

Or II

Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible experience in positions performing air pollution monitoring, regulation, research and development, engineering, or a closely related field. At least two years of the required experience shall have been supervisory and comparable in level, duties, and responsibilities to an Air Resources Supervisor I in the California state service. and

Education: Equivalent to graduation from college with a major in the physical, biological, or environmental sciences, mathematics, engineering, or a related field.

(Possession of a doctorate degree in any physical, biological, or environmental science, mathematics, engineering, or a related degree may be substituted for two years of general experience; possession of a master's degree in the same fields may be substituted for one year of general experience.)

Desirable Qualification: Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a professional engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

Knowledge and Abilities

Both Levels:

Knowledge of: Engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, natural sciences, and meteorology as related to air sanitation; research methods; scientific computer programming; modeling applications; principles and methods of measuring atmospheric conditions and pollution levels; methods of measuring automotive emissions; chemical and physical characteristics of air impurities and their interactions with the environment; principles and procedures of air quality management and vehicular emission control; statistical techniques and their fundamental bases; laws and regulations applicable to air quality and motor vehicle emission control; instrumentation, methods, and techniques of air sampling and determination of physical and chemical characteristics and pollutants; factors contributing to air pollution in metropolitan areas and available control measures; design and operation of air monitoring stations; scientific computer programming/modeling applications; air pollution control measures, laws, and regulations in California; problems of industrial waste disposal and refuse disposal; factors involved in the control of vehicular and stationary source emissions from internal combustion sources; analysis, development, design, optimization, operation, testing, and maintenance of control systems as related to air pollution; theory, practices, and methods used in engineering work as related to air pollution control; design and use of atmospheric pollution control devices and surveillance instruments; statistical techniques employed in the analyses of air pollution and meteorological data; economic and health effects of the discharge of pollutants into the atmosphere; principles and techniques of personnel management and training; methods for collecting and analyzing air samples for determination of their chemical and physical characteristics; factors involved in assessment of the effects of discharge of pollutants into the atmosphere; meteorology and the methods used for determining meteorological characteristics of an area; engineering principles relating to air sanitation and automotive engine design or testing; factors involved in planning, establishing, and operating an air monitoring network; research methods; instrumentation and equipment used in the study of the causes and control of air pollution; the Department's Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; a supervisor's role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program and the processes available to meet these objectives; the Department's upward mobility program and goals.

Ability to: Collect environmental data; collect vehicular or stationary source emission data; analyze data and reach sound conclusions; calibrate complex air monitoring equipment; apply scientific methods and principles; apply computer programming and modeling skills; analyze situations and take effective action; work cooperatively with others; prepare clear, complete, and technically accurate reports; communicate effectively; plan, organize, and carry out studies and analyses; make oral presentations; coordinate the work of others; evaluate data and develop recommendations based on findings; plan, organize, direct, and evaluate the work of technical staff; interpret policies and develop proposals for policies and procedures; direct and evaluate comprehensive engineering studies and investigations; establish and maintain cooperative relationships with individuals and organizations contacted in the course of the work; prepare technical reports; analyze situations accurately and take effective action; effectively contribute to the Department's equal employment opportunity objectives.

Class History