Senior Water Rights Examiner (CWRE) – Pacific Northwest

AKS Engineering & Forestry; Tualatin (OR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

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. This role will research, analyze, and support water right permitting, transfers, compliance, and due diligence for public and private clients.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and contribute to business development through client relationships and proposals as experience allows.

Qualifications

• CWRE certification required.
• 5+ years of professional experience with water rights, water resources, or regulatory permitting.
• Strong knowledge of surface water and groundwater rights in the Pacific Northwest.

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.
• Mentor junior staff and provide technical leadership to project teams.
• Support business development through client relationships and proposals when appropriate.

Skills

CWRE

Water rights

Regulatory permitting

Stakeholder communication

Education

CWRE certification

Tools

GIS software

Mapping tools

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. This role will research, analyze, and support water right permitting, transfers, compliance, and due diligence for public and private clients.

You will work within multidisciplinary teams, mentor junior staff, and contribute to business development through client relationships and proposals as experience allows.