Senior CWRE: Water Rights & Permitting Expert

AKS Engineering & Forestry; Keizer (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

AKS Engineering & Forestry seeks a Certified Water Rights Examiner (CWRE) to support water rights and water resources services for land development and infrastructure projects. You will research, analyze, and support permitting, transfers, compliance, and due diligence for public and private clients.

You will mentor junior staff, contribute to multidisciplinary teams, and help integrate water rights into project planning while advancing business development with clients.

Qualifications

• CWRE certification is required.
• 5+ years experience in water rights, water resources, or regulatory permitting.
• Strong knowledge of surface and groundwater rights in the Pacific Northwest.
• Experience with state water rights databases and mapping tools.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator with multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentor others and develop talent.

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, places of use, and associated conditions.
• Identify potential risks, constraints, and opportunities related to water rights
• 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 water rights experience

Surface/groundwater rights knowledge

State water rights databases

Mapping tools (GIS)

Strong communicator

Mentor junior staff

Tools

GIS mapping tools

Water rights databases

Job description

AKS Engineering & Forestry seeks a Certified Water Rights Examiner (CWRE) to support water rights and water resources services for land development and infrastructure projects. You will research, analyze, and support permitting, transfers, compliance, and due diligence for public and private clients.

You will mentor junior staff, contribute to multidisciplinary teams, and help integrate water rights into project planning while advancing business development with clients.