Water Resources Engineer in Training II

State of Colorado; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental plans

Strong retirement plans (PERA)

Paid life insurance

Disability coverage

Employee Wellness programs

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

11 paid holidays per year plus leave

Flexible work schedule options and rem

Job summary

The State of Colorado, Division of Water Resources (State Engineer's Office), is seeking personnel to support the management and conservation of Colorado's water resources. Responsibilities include analyzing applications for well permits, water rights determinations, and substitute water supply plans within the designated basins and Denver Basin area.

Successful candidates will perform engineering and hydrologic analyses, review cases, and provide technical guidance to counties and the public,

Qualifications

• Current enrollment as an Engineer Intern by the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and evaluates requests for substitute water supply plans/replacement plans by evaluating surface and ground water hydrology, performing engineering analyses, researching water court decrees, and evaluating site specific data.
• Determine if substitute water supply plans result in injury to decreed water rights based on review and evaluation of the engineering report, consumptive use model and Glover model.
• Performs engineering evaluations of water court cases for engineering, geologic, legal, and administrative correctness and provides comments to the Division staff.
• Participates in negotiations with attorneys, consulting engineers, and geologist of applicants for water rights on behalf of the Division of Water Resources.
• Reviews and provides analysis and the State Engineer’s opinion to counties regarding the adequacy and potential injury to other water rights of proposed subdivision water supply plans by reviewing applicable statutes, rules, regulations, and policies, and evaluating groundwater hydrology, performing engineering analyses, researching water rights, evaluating site specific data
• Provide (written and verbal) information, assistance, and advisement to the general public, water users, attorneys, engineers and private organizations on water issues, Colorado Revised Statutes, State Engineer and Ground Water Commission Rules, regulations, and guidelines, policies, geology, hydrology, and availability of groundwater.
• Conducts engineering, hydrologic, and geologic analysis and evaluation of applications for change of water rights within the Designated Basins and applications to construct and use large-capacity and non-exempt wells pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes, rules, regulations, and the policies of the State Engineer and Ground Water Commission.
• Evaluation and/or final review of applications to construct and use small-capacity and exempt wells.
• Determine, after analysis and evaluation, if an application to the Ground Water Commission for Determination of Water Right within a Denver Basin bedrock aquifer can be approved in accordance with applicable statutes and rules and decide if the application can be given favorable consideration by the Commission.

Education

Engineer Intern enrollment (Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors)

Job description

The State of Colorado, Division of Water Resources (State Engineer's Office), is seeking personnel to support the management and conservation of Colorado's water resources. Responsibilities include analyzing applications for well permits, water rights determinations, and substitute water supply plans within the designated basins and Denver Basin area.

Successful candidates will perform engineering and hydrologic analyses, review cases, and provide technical guidance to counties and the public,