The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is implementing two groundbreaking climate programs—Senate Bill (SB) 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Climate-Related Financial Risk Act)—that will require large companies doing business in California to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. These landmark laws establish California as the first in the nation to require comprehensive corporate climate transparency.
CARB is hiring two Staff Air Pollution Specialists (SAPS) to serve as senior technical leads within the Climate Data Communications Section (CDCS) of the Climate Data & Risk Reporting Branch (CDRRB). CDCS is responsible for designing and executing strategic communications and stakeholder engagement to support successful implementation of SB 253 and SB 261. Under the direction of an Air Resources Supervisor I, these SAPS positions will lead cross-cutting communication efforts that ensure transparency, foster stakeholder trust, and support informed public participation.
The SAPS will:
• Provide project management, planning, and leadership for staff developing public-facing communications materials, including regulatory guidance, fact sheets, FAQs, and outreach tools;
• Serve as senior technical advisors in shaping the tone and content of CARB’s corporate climate data messaging;
• Lead the development and facilitation of stakeholder workshops, webinars, and interagency briefings;
• Mentor APS-level staff and provide technical and editorial oversight of communication deliverables;
• Collaborate with internal program staff, leadership, legal, enforcement, and external partners to ensure materials are scientifically accurate, aligned with policy goals, and responsive to stakeholder needs; and
• Represent CDCS and CDRRB in high-level meetings, working groups, and engagements with industry, government agencies, and the public.
These positions offer a unique opportunity to lead the communications strategy for California’s first-in-the-nation climate reporting laws and to play a key role in how the public and regulated community engage with climate risk and emissions disclosure.
CARB's regulatory programs have potentially broad applicability to a large number of entities that do business in California. Any applicant should carefully evaluate whether their financial interests, including their immediate family's (spouse and dependent children) financial interests, would disqualify them from participating in decision-making for such programs. Please refer to California Government Code section 19990 and the Fair Political Practices Commission resources for information on Conflicts of Interest Rules.