Looking for a career change in Sacramento County?
The state of California is seeking applicants for full-time positions in fields including accounting, human resources and legal work.
State jobs are known for offering competitive benefits and enrollment in the nation’s largest pension plan.
Although some positions require employees to work in the office, others offer the option of working remotely from home with hybrid schedules.
Each job has different requirements, which are listed.
According to CalCareers, there were more than 2,900 open government positions in the state of California as of Wednesday, Oct. 8, including 800-plus job openings in Sacramento County.
These were some of the latest available jobs in Sacramento County on the CalCareers site as of Wednesday:
Chief accounting officer | Permanent, full-time
The chief accounting officer is responsible for the overall direction, management and accountability of the California Department of Rehabilitation’s accounting program, ensuring fiscal integrity and compliance with state and federal requirements.
Duties include overseeing complex financial operations exceeding $500 million; managing federal grant and state cash activities and leading multiple accounting units responsible for essential fiscal functions.
The chief accounting officer serves as the department’s authority on accounting policy, internal controls and fiscal accountability.
This is a hybrid postion with a mix of in-office work and telework.
Administrator I | Permanent, full-time
As part of the Filing Enforcement Section, the administrator performs a wide variety of supervisory work necessary to effectively administer the Franchise Tax Board’s Personal Income Tax and Business Entities Filing Enforcement non-filer programs.
The administrator provides first-line leadership to a team of staff working the Quality Assurance, Correspondence and Automatic Call Distribution phone line workloads.
Duties include planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating and directing the work of employees performing non-filer work activities.
The administrator also evaluates staff’s day-to-day work using established performance goals and provides timely and relevant feedback to staff on a regular and ongoing basis.
This is a hybrid position.
Air pollution specialist | Permanent, full-time
The California Air Resources Board’s Monitoring and Laboratory Division is seeking an air pollution specialist to join the Operation and Support Section.
The air pollution specialist is responsible for the administration and enhancement of the agency’s air quality data systems, including the Air Quality Data Management System and CARBLogger.
Duties include working with real-time data clients and ensuring seamless data submission to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s national air quality database.
This position may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on operational needs.
Assistant chief | Permanent, full-time
Under the general direction of the Personnel Management Division chief, the assistant chief ensures effective administration of the Human Resources, Uniformed Hiring and Injury Case Management sections, as well as the Selection Standards and Examinations Section.
The assistant chief directly supervises section commanders, providing leadership, mentorship and guidance.
The assistant chief assists in advising the California Highway Patrol’s executive management, commanders and staff on a variety of complex policy, program and organizational issues.
Duties include developing and implementing strategies to address personnel management challenges, as well as overseeing execution of strategic goals.
Associate cost estimator | Permanent, full-time
The associate cost estimator’s duties include preparing engineer’s estimates for the construction of State Water Project facilities, flood control, remediation, restoration and associated facilities and projects for the California Department of Energy.
The associate cost estimator also prepares and reviews preliminary and feasibility level cost estimates for construction projects for the California State Water Resources Control Board and other agencies.
This is a hybrid position.
Staff counsel | Permanent, full-time
Under the supervision of the agency’s chief counsel, the staff counsel is responsible for providing research and analytical legal services needed to advise executives, management and staff on a variety of legal issues, including rulemaking processes.
The attorney provides written and oral advice, draft and review legal correspondence, and performs a variety of legal tasks.
Other duties include providing legal support when the agency is engaged in litigation in coordination with the attorney general and chief counsel.
This is a hybrid position.
Business taxes specialist II | Permanent, full-time
Under the direction of the business taxes administrator, the business taxes specialist serves as a technical and strategic advisor.
The business taxes specialist supports and provides guidance to the operations administrator and the Field Operations Division team on administrative issues related to the operations of field offices.
The business taxes specalist also leads and directs high-impact projects and activities, in addition to driving operational improvements and helping shape strategies to ensure the division operates at peak efficiency.
Partial telework may be available.
Deputy director | Permanent, full-time
Under the administrative direction of the chief deputy director, the deputy director functions as the chief information officer.
The deputy director has executive leadership responsibility for the planning, development, implementation, administration and assessment of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s policies, programs and procedures for the Office of Environmental Information Management.
The deputy director provides high-level policy design and oversight for all of the department’s information technology services, data programs and analytics.
This position acts as the liaison to top-level managers, the California State Legislature, the California Governor’s Office and state, federal and local governmental agencies.
Under the direction of the deputy director of the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment program, this postion serves as the associate director for the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Compliance and Oversight Unit.
The associate director is responsible for leadership, compliance and operational support requiring a high level of knowledge, skill and expertise to manage a specialized workload impacting all institutions statewide.
Travel to institutions and work activities outside normal working hours may be required due to operational needs. This is a hybrid position.
Adult institution captain | Permanent, full-time
Under the direction of the correctional administrator, the adult institution captain has primary responsibility for maintaining a liaison with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as well as certain California counties, the Los Angeles County Fire Department and the wardens of the Sierra Conservation Center, California Men’s Colony, California Rehabilitation Center and California Institution for Women.
As the conservation camps liaison, this position has statewide responsibility for the research, planning, organizing, coordinating and operational analysis of the agency’s Conservation Camps Program.
Travel is required.
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