The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety is seeking a Senior Policy Investigator (Analyst III) in Sacramento, Oakland, or Lakewood to perform the following key responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive investigations of underground incidents, equipment failures, and safety concerns.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret data from monitoring systems, logs, sensors, and field observations.
• Perform root-cause analyses using established investigative frameworks.
• Interview witnesses, excavators, operators, and other stakeholders.
• Prepare clear, accurate, and defensible investigative reports.
• Identify systemic safety issues and propose corrective actions.
• Participate in safety audits, field inspections, risk assessments, and trend analysis.
• Maintain strict adherence to ethical standards, confidentiality, and evidence-handling protocols.
• Conduct Education and outreach activities and providing expert guidance to promote compliance with the Dig Safe Act.
• Travel is required. Possession of a valid driver's license is required when operating a state owned or leased vehicle. Travel it will be performed up to 50% of the time.

To learn more about the daily responsibilities associated with this role, please view the duty statement located on the Calcarers job posting.

The assigned location will be based on the selected candidate and will report to the closest OEIS office. To view our office locations, please click here.

• Four years of work experience performing analytical, technical, clerical, and/or customer service duties. Academic education from an accredited college/university may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis; and
• An additional two years of professional analytical and/or technical experience, one year of which must be equivalent to an Analyst II.