Engineer, Water Resources

California Department of Water Resources; California; Hybrid; USD 9,000 - 12,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid telework

Job summary

California Department of Water Resources seeks a dedicated Engineer, Water Resources to monitor storms, develop inflow forecasts for rivers and reservoirs, and issue flood bulletins. The role blends hydrology, meteorology, and hydraulic engineering to support water managers across California.

The position is permanent, full time, with hybrid telework. Collaboration within the River Forecasting Unit is essential, and candidates should be prepared to handle varied hydrologic analyses and modeling

Qualifications

• Innovative engineer with hydrology/meteorology interest.
• Experience applying hydrologic/hydraulic methods.

Responsibilities

• Monitor storms and hydrologic conditions.
• Prepare and update river/reservoir inflow forecasts.
• Issue flood bulletins and support water management decisions.

Job description

One of Department of Water Resources’ most vital responsibilities is to provide accurate hydrologic runoff forecasts that aid water management decisions, flood and drought management response, environmental and water quality decisions, and even help the public plan recreational opportunities. The River Forecasting Unit (RFU) needs innovative and passionate engineers who can maintain and periodically update, create, and calibrate hydrologic models to provide timely and accurate river and reservoir inflow forecasts to State, federal, and local agency water managers across California.

The Engineer, Water Resources (WR), under the direction of the Senior Engineer, WR in RFU is a member of the State-Federal River forecasting team and is responsible for monitoring storms, preparing river and reservoir inflow forecasts, issuing flood bulletins, and performing hydrologic and hydraulic engineering studies. This is a unique opportunity to combine your passion for hydrology, meteorology, and engineering ingenuity into an exciting career opportunity. If this sounds like an exciting challenge for you, then we have the perfect position for you to consider.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Job Code #: 533301

Salary Range:

$6,488.00 - $7,735.00 A

$7,428.00 - $9,296.00 B

$8,896.00 - $11,131.00 C

$9,712.00 - $12,152.00 D

# of Positions: Multiple

Telework: Hybrid

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Contact Information

Timothy McDaniel

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