Website State of California - State Air Resources Board
Job Description and Duties
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), referred to as “The Board”, is a dynamic and innovative leader in setting and implementing controls to protect and improve air quality for the citizens of California. The Board’s scientific and technical programs rely extensively on web-based information systems.
The mission of the Office of Information Services (OIS) is to leverage the most effective information technologies available to achieve CARB’s and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program goals. The mission includes ensuring that such technologies are professionally managed, properly maintained and efficiently used.
The Portfolio & Project Management Office Branch (PPMO) is responsible for leading the most complex CARB Information Technology (IT) projects and contracts. CARB’s IT PPMO branch manages an average of more than $100 million in IT projects and contracts each year and promotes the use of standardized project management methodologies and best practices throughout the organization.
The IT Procurement Contracts & Reporting Section (ITPCRS) is responsible for managing complex and sensitive IT Services and Goods acquisitions. ITPCRS manages and oversees the planning, projecting, and executing of all IT acquisitions (i.e., Request for Quotation (RFQ), Request for Offer (RFO), Request for Proposal (RFP), and Invitation for Bids (IFB)). Develops, facilitates, and communicates with Program staff to draft the Statement of Work. Selects the best IT acquisition strategy, obtains quotes, and develops the hardware/software acquisition completely; ensures appropriate approvals and signatures are obtained, funds are available, and IT acquisitions are processed accurately, timely, and within budget while ensuring all documents sustain any type of
audit. Oversee the OIS budgeting process, legislative bill reviews, and approve expenditures.
Under direction of the IT Supervisor II (IT Sup II) of the ITPCRS within the PPMO, the IT Specialist I (ITS I) manages complex IT-related contracts, including services agreements, software licenses, and hardware maintenance contracts. This position works on the complex, high -risk, politically sensitive, and high-cost IT procurements. The ITS I researches, analyzes, determines and/or recommends solicitation vehicles/methods to utilize for formal or informal IT Goods and/or Services procurements such as, Request for Proposal, Request for Offers, Request for Quotations, etc. The ITS I conducts business activities in a professional manner that leads to superior customer satisfaction and delivers services that meet or exceed the customer’s expectations. The ITS I is responsible for individual decisions and actions while working on systems using best practices and innovative technologies.
Final Filing Date: 8/27/2026
To apply for this job please visit calcareers.ca.gov.