Water Resources Engineer I (Extra Help)

County of Sonoma (CA); Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonoma Water is seeking an Entry-Level Water Agency Engineer I - Extra Help to work both independently and with a multidisciplinary team on projects within Environmental Resources and Operations and Engineering. You will contribute to planning initiatives and support the Russian River watershed analyses.

Ideal candidates have some hydrology experience, a background in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering, and familiarity with Excel, SQL, MATLAB, and Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering (or eligible for EIT).
• Graduate degree in water resources or hydrologic sciences desirable.
• Experience with hydrologic data analysis and modeling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Compile and analyze hydrologic data from the Russian River watershed.
• Prepare system reports for water supply, water rights, watershed planning, and studies.
• Contribute to water quality sampling, discharge measurements, and infrastructure assessments.
• Support Russian River hydrologic and hydraulic modeling.

Skills

Hydrologic data analysis

Team collaboration

Hydrology applications

Excel & SQL

Graduate degree desirable

Education

Civil/mechanical/electrical eng. degree

Engineer-in-Training cert (CA)

Tools

Excel

Access

SQL

MATLAB

Python/Jupyter

Job description

Sonoma Water is seeking an Entry-Level Water Agency Engineer I - Extra Help to work both independently and with a multidisciplinary team on projects within Environmental Resources and Operations and Engineering. You will contribute to planning initiatives and support the Russian River watershed analyses.

Ideal candidates have some hydrology experience, a background in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering, and familiarity with Excel, SQL, MATLAB, and Python.