CWRE Senior Examiner — Lead Water Rights & Projects

AKS Engineering & Forestry, LLC; Medford (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Weekly team lunches

Job summary

AKS Engineering & Forestry, LLC in Medford, MA is seeking a Certified Water Rights Examiner (CWRE) to support water rights and water resources for land development and infrastructure projects. The role focuses on researching, analyzing, and supporting permitting, transfers, compliance, and due diligence for public and private clients.

You will mentor junior staff, integrate water rights into project planning, and contribute to business development through client relationships and proposals as

Qualifications

• CWRE certification is required.
• 5+ years of experience in water rights, water resources, or regulatory permitting.
• Strong knowledge of surface water and groundwater rights in the Pacific Northwest.
• Experience with state water rights databases, records, and mapping tools.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator who can work with multidisciplinary teams.
• Self-motivated with strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Mentor others and develop talent within project teams.
• Proactive, with a 'do what needs to be done' mindset.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed research and evaluation of surface water and groundwater rights using state records, maps, databases, and historical documentation.
• Prepare water rights summaries, ownership evaluations, use confirmations, and legal descriptions.
• Analyze water right validity, priority dates, beneficial use, points of diversion, and places of use.
• Prepare applications for surface water, groundwater, and storage rights.
• Prepare claims of beneficial use.
• Prepare transfer applications.
• Support multidisciplinary project teams by integrating water rights considerations into project planning, land use entitlements, and infrastructure design.
• Mentor junior staff and provide technical leadership to project teams.
• Support business development through client relationships and proposals (as your experience allows).

Skills

CWRE Certification

5+ years experience

Water rights knowledge

Regulatory permitting

Excellent communication

Mentorship

Tools

GIS

Job description

AKS Engineering & Forestry, LLC in Medford, MA is seeking a Certified Water Rights Examiner (CWRE) to support water rights and water resources for land development and infrastructure projects. The role focuses on researching, analyzing, and supporting permitting, transfers, compliance, and due diligence for public and private clients.

You will mentor junior staff, integrate water rights into project planning, and contribute to business development through client relationships and proposals as