Water Resources Engineer I - Hydrology & Modeling

County-of-Sonoma-; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonoma Water in Santa Rosa, CA seeks a Water Agency Engineer I - Extra Help to work independently and with teams in Environmental Resources and Operations and Engineering. You will also work on complex water supply planning initiatives with the Resource Planning Section.

Responsibilities include compiling hydrologic data, preparing system reports for water supply and watershed planning, and supporting modeling and field measurements using Excel, Access, SQL, MATLAB, and Python.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing hydrologic information using numerical and analytical techniques.
• Ability to work on a project with a diverse team of biologists, engineers, planners, regulators, etc.
• Apply physical and chemical processes to surface, groundwater, and watershed hydrology.
• Create and utilize spreadsheets using programs such as Microsoft Excel and Access, SQL, and scripting tools such as MatLab and Python/Jupyter Notebook.
• Graduate level study or a graduate degree in water resources engineering or hydrologic sciences is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Compiling and analyzing hydrologic data from the Russian River watershed
• Preparing system reports for water supply, water rights, watershed planning, and conducting studies, and other submittals
• Contributing to surface water and groundwater quality sampling, stream discharge measurements, and infrastructure assessments
• Supporting Russian River hydrologic and hydraulic modeling

Skills

Hydrologic data analysis

Collaborative teamwork

Written and verbal communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in water resources engineering or hydrologic sciences

Engineer-in-Training certification (CA)

Tools

Excel

Access

SQL

MATLAB

Python/Jupyter Notebook

Job description

Sonoma Water in Santa Rosa, CA seeks a Water Agency Engineer I - Extra Help to work independently and with teams in Environmental Resources and Operations and Engineering. You will also work on complex water supply planning initiatives with the Resource Planning Section.

Responsibilities include compiling hydrologic data, preparing system reports for water supply and watershed planning, and supporting modeling and field measurements using Excel, Access, SQL, MATLAB, and Python.