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Job Description
Definition & Distinguishing Characteristics
Join the County of Colusa Air Pollution Control District as a Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer and play a key role in protecting air quality and the environment. This position offers the opportunity to lead, supervise, and manage a dedicated team responsible for enforcing air pollution control laws and regulations. You’ll be involved in developing and implementing goals and policies, coordinating air quality programs, and working closely with local, state, and federal agencies. If you are passionate about environmental protection, enjoy leadership responsibilities, and want to make a meaningful impact on air quality, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the community’s well-being and future. For more details about the position, please click on the job description HERE .
This is a promotional opportunity within the Ag Department. Only individuals currently employed in this department are eligible to apply.
What's this Job All About?
The Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer is a dynamic leadership role focused on managing air quality programs and ensuring compliance with air pollution laws and regulations. This position involves overseeing staff, coordinating inspections, developing policies, and collaborating with various agencies to improve air quality across the region. You'll be at the forefront of environmental stewardship, helping to shape and implement strategies that protect public health and the environment while managing a team dedicated to air pollution control.
What are the benefits?- A beautiful, safe community in which to work and serve
- A caring, empathetic, & fun work family that you will be welcomed into
- A job with WORK-LIFE BALANCE
- A LIFETIME PAYCHECK (3% @ 60 for Classic Members and 2% @ 62 for New Members)
- Amazing health care BENEFITS at NO COST to you - Unless you choose a premium health care plan.
- Authentically kind and engaged leadership who truly enjoy developing staff
- 457 Deferred Compensation
- Management Leave: 40 Hours
- PAID vacation, PAID holidays (13), and PAID sick leave
- Vacation Parity! - Previous service with a public agency counts towards vacation accrual at Colusa County (Includes cities, counties, districts, military and similar entities.) To learn more about vacation parity please see our benefit summary.)
Supervision & Examples of Duties
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Receives general direction from the Air Pollution Control Officer.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Exercises direct supervision over lower-level staff.
Qualifications
Experience and Training Guidelines: Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
Four-year’s experience investigating and inspecting sources of air pollution for compliance with federal and state standards, including one-year supervisory responsibility. Additional comprehensive knowledge in the field of Air Pollution may be substituted for the requirement of graduation from an accredited four-year college or university on a year for year basis.
Training:
Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major work in environmental health, chemistry, physics, engineering, business or a related field.
Licenses:
Possession of or the ability to obtain an appropriate, valid California driver's license.
Supplemental Information
The salary range above consists of 15 steps. Steps 1-6 are annual merit steps with approximately 5% difference between each step, based on successful performance. Steps 7-15 are additional merit steps, requiring 2 years of satisfactory performance at the previous step. Steps 7-14 provide 2.5% increases, while Step 15 offers a 5% increase. The final salary offered will depend on the applicant's experience and qualifications, ranging from steps 1 to 15.
Colusa County offers an excellent benefit package. For a summary of current benefits, please click here: 2025 Benefit Summary
Closing Date/Time: 3/10/2025 11:59 PM Pacific -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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County of Colusa
Show moreThe County of Colusa, nestled in the heart of the Sacramento Valley approximately 60 miles north of Sacramento and 100 miles northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a vibrant community rich in history and tradition and, offering a wonderful environment in which to live, work and play. The County, with approximately 22,000 residents, includes two incorporated cities; Colusa, which is the county seat, and Williams. The local economy is largely agriculturally based producing crops valued at more than $900 million each year and exporting farm commodities throughout the United States and to about seventy countries worldwide.
County government business is still conducted within the antebellum court house which was built in 1861 and has operated continuously ever since. The County’s annual General Fund budget is roughly $28 million; the total budget is about $78 million. The workforce is comprised of approximately 350 full-time equivalent positions that are assigned to five represented bargaining units.
Colusa County also offers many diverse outdoor recreational opportunities and is considered to be a sportsman’s paradise. The Sacramento River meanders through the County. Portions of five national protected areas are located within the county: Butte Sink Wildlife Refuge; Colusa National Wildlife Refuge; Delevan National Wildlife Refuge; Mendocino National Forest and; Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Recreational opportunities such as hiking, bird watching, camping and water sports abound. The Sacramento River and local lakes, offer world class fishing
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